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- Earl Butz says that he will stay on as Secretary of Agriculture for the chance to fight against harmful legislation.
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama nominates Dr. Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Obama reflects on economic successes over the last five years. He thanks outgoing Federal reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and comments on Bernanke's accomplishments. Obama talks about the qualifications of Janet Yellen that make her a good choice to succeed Bernanke and calls on the Senate to confirm her quickly. Yellen says she is "honored and humbled" by the President's trust and describes the responsibilities of the Fed Chair as serving the American public. Yellen is the first female nominee to lead the Federal Reserve.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses the Senate about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. McConnell announces that the Senate will vote on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee in the fall, discusses Kennedy's career and explains how the pending nomination is different than the fraught situation surrounding the 2016 Obama nomination and is more akin to situations faced by other presidents making mid-term nominations to the court.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan holds a press conference and talks about the Jobs Bill, spending cuts, the EPA firings, and his plan for the anti-ballistic missile system.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama discusses the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama talks about Scalia's career and personal life and declares his intent to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss border security funding and the ongoing government shutdown. Trump says that negotiations with congressional Democrats have been productive and that he hopes that the two sides can come to an agreement. He also answers questions about trade relations with China and Mexico, and impeachment. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, Congressmen Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, and Vice President Pence also speak. Held in the White House Rose Garden.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-01-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Opening day of confirmation hearings for Judge Thomas. This begins with his formal statement and questions by the Senate Judiciary Chairman Joseph Biden (D-Del). Thomas speaks of his career up to this point and Biden asks questions about his inerpretation of Natural Law.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-09-10T00:00:00Z
- 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 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