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- FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee and tells senators that he felt "mildly nauseous" to think he might have affected the recent presidential election. Comey also defends re-opening the investigation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 10 days before the election and talks about the investigation of Russian ties to the Trump election campaign. The committee is chaired by Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
- Date Issued:
- 2017-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama signs the Salazar, Ken Lands Management Act. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, discusses the history of conservation in the United States and the importance to continue protecting the landscape that defines our country. President Obama remarks on the 2 million acres this Act is preserving, such as Rocky Mountain National Park and the Badlands. Obama says this bill provides solutions to such issues as clean water conservation and aid in the economic recovery plan.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama talks about the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, before signing the bill into law. Obama describes the features of the legislation including tax cuts, tuition credits, and an unemployment insurance extension. He thanks the Congress and Senate members for reaching a compromise. Vice President Joseph Biden introduces the President and predicts that the bill will produce major benefits for the national economy.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-12-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Mike Pence, when asked if he believes that the Russia investigation is a hoax, as President Donald Trump maintains, says "We've fully cooperated in it, and in the interest of the country, I think it's time to wrap it up." On the show "Today."
- Date Issued:
- 2018-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters about his decision to fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump explains that current CIA Director Mike Pompeo will be replacing Tillerson and that current Deputy Director of the CIA Gina Haspel will be his pick to replace Pompeo as CIA Director.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the results of the 2018 midterm elections and praises House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) and vows to work with the new Democratic House of Representatives majority in a bipartisan manner. Trump also threatens to respond to any House Democratic efforts to investigate the White House and engages in a heated exchange with CNN's Jim Acosta when he challenge Trump's version of the elections results.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- F.B.I. Director nominee Christopher Wray, former assistant attorney general during the George W. Bush administration, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Wray faces tough questions from both Republicans and Democrats on whether he would maintain the bureau's independence and apolitical stance. Wray denies being asked to swear loyalty to President Trump and vows only to be loyal to the United States Constitution and the rule of law. He directly disputes President Trump's assertion that the Russia investigation is a "witch hunt." Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the hearing.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks on preventing sexual assault. Obama says that the government and nation have the capacity to stop sexual assault, support those who have survived it, and bring perpetrators to justice. Obama talks of having signed the re-authorization of the violence against women's act, releasing a new report outlining administrative efforts and goals of doing more, and asks those that will be joining him to come forward so that he may sign the memorandum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama, keynote speaker at the Catholic Health Association's annual membership assembly, talks about the future of health care and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the U.S. economy and in people's lives.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-06-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama is interviewed by the new host of "Meet the Press," Chuck Todd. Todd grills Obama on planned military actions against ISIS in Iraq, military efforts in Syria, the U.S. role in fighting the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, immigration reform legislation, mid-term election prospects, the differences between the Democrat's and Republican's legislative agendas, and the slow economic recovery. Held in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection