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- Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in these excerpts from the second day of hearings. In response to questions from U.S. Senators Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)and Al Franken (D-MN), Gorsuch discusses "water boarding" as torture, the concept of "originalism" and its relationship with technology and scientific advances, the rights of corporations, the "plain meaning rule", and his past opinions on judicial interpretation of administrative rules. Senator Chuck Grassley chairs the committee.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama says Garland is experienced and respected by his peers and recounts Garland's education and qualifications. Obama criticizes the Senate Republican leadership who have stated they will hold no confirmation hearings on any nominee until after the Presidential election in November. Garland says the nomination is the greatest honor of his life and looks forward to the confirmation process. Held in the White House Rose Garden.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Supreme Court Justice Nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford at a house party in Maryland while the two were teenagers. Kavanaugh categorically denies the allegations and asserts that any investigation will clear him and that there is an organized effort to discredit him and scuttle his nomination. He acknowledges that he attended parties while in high school but says that he never met Blasey Ford and that he never had sex until he was married. Kavanaugh also talks about his support of women and says that he has already hired a team of women law clerks in anticipation of being confirmed to the Supreme Court. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the hearing.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton announces that he is withdrawing the nomination of Lani Guinier for assistant U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-06-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces his nominee to head the World Bank, Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim. Obama remarks on Kim's previous experiences which prepares him for the position. He jokes about Kim's golf handicap and athletic prowess. President Obama also answers a reporter's question regarding the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, saying, "If I had a son, he would look just like Trayvon."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Segment of the President's weekly radio address dedicated to supporting the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-09-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces he is nominating U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Lynch thanks the President for the faith and trust he has expressed. She thanks the people with whom she has worked in the past. In response to a question President Obama expresses pleasure in the news that two American citizens have been freed by North Korea. Held in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses the body about about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and about President Trump's potential nominees to replace him. Schumer speculates on the impact a conservative Trump appointee may have on rolling back existing rulings on women's health, the Affordable Care Act, and marriage equality. Schumer reminds the audience about McConnell's purposeful actions to delay hearings on President Obama's nominee until after the 2016 election and says McConnell should similarly wait until the the new legislature is seated after the 2018 mid-term election.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump answers questions from the press and defends his administration's immigration policy as well as the personnel changes he has made in the Department of Homeland Security. Trump also says that current immigration laws allow too many people into the country and attacks President Obama's immigration policies. Trump's comments are made during an Oval Office meeting with the Egyptian President.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces that he will nominate Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense, General David Petraeus to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Marine Lt. General John Allen to succeed Petraeus, and Ryan Crocker to serve as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Obama begins his remarks by discussing the storms and tornadoes that swept across several southern states the previous evening killing almost 300 people. Obama praises the records of outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, as well as Panetta, Petraeus, Allen and Crocker. All five men speak briefly.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-04-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection