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- President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Richard Cordray to be Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and commends Elizabeth Warren for her work in setting up the bureau. Obama recounts the causes of the current recession, describes new laws to prevent financial misconduct and eliminate taxpayer bailout of large financial institutions. Obama also describes Cordray's credentials and praises him.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, President Barack H. Obama talks about the need for Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before signing the bill into law. He describes the bill as containing the most sweeping reforms of the American financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history. Obama provides examples of citizens who were hurt by predatory lending practices and declares that the days of the bank bailout and too big to fail are over.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama gives remarks following an Oval Office meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and members of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees. President Obama discusses the need to transform the regulatory system to meet the new century's financial structure. Obama calls the day's meeting a "critical first step" to restoring financial accountability.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Obama talks about the state of the economy, recalls the origins of the recession and describes the progress made during his sixteen months in office. He defends his focus on education, infrastructure, health insurance coverage, reforming Wall Street, innovation and global competitiveness. He criticizes Republican efforts to stop his initiatives and suggests that the mid-term elections present an opportunity for voters repudiate Republican efforts.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, President Barack H. Obama talks about the need for Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before signing the bill into law. He describes the bill as containing the most sweeping reforms of the American financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history. Obama provides examples of citizens who were hurt by predatory lending practices and declares that the days of the bank bailout and too big to fail are over.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama gives remarks following an Oval Office meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and members of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees. President Obama discusses the need to transform the regulatory system to meet the new century's financial structure. Obama calls the day's meeting a "critical first step" to restoring financial accountability.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Obama talks about the state of the economy, recalls the origins of the recession and describes the progress made during his sixteen months in office. He defends his focus on education, infrastructure, health insurance coverage, reforming Wall Street, innovation and global competitiveness. He criticizes Republican efforts to stop his initiatives and suggests that the mid-term elections present an opportunity for voters repudiate Republican efforts.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Richard Cordray to be Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and commends Elizabeth Warren for her work in setting up the bureau. Obama recounts the causes of the current recession, describes new laws to prevent financial misconduct and eliminate taxpayer bailout of large financial institutions. Obama also describes Cordray's credentials and praises him.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection