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- U.S. President Donald Trump talks about some of his proposed changes for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump asserts that it is time to heal the wounds that divide the country and calls for unity, saying that skin color does not define us as Americans. Following his remarks, Trump signs a bill that he says will modernize and speed up the veterans' appeal process. Held at the National Convention of the American Legion in Reno, Nevada.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama, making his first major speech of 2012, announces that he will appoint former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Obama also rejects the idea that the financial crisis was caused by excessive regulation and accuses Republicans of playing politics with the normal appointment process. The President makes his remarks at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, OH.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Supreme Court of the United States oral arguments for Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. At issue in the case is the requirement within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that obliges businesses to provide health insurance plans including contraceptives for female employees. Hobby Lobby Inc. seeks to apply the Free Exercise clause within the First Amendment of the Constitution to nullify the statute within the Affordable Care Act and avoid the per employee tax that comes from denying contraceptive-covering insurance. Attorney Paul Drew Clement argues for Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. argues for the United States Government.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama gives an address to the White House staff, speaking on public service to advance the interests of Americans in a more "responsible and accountable" government. President Obama discusses the executive orders he will be signing that day, including a pay freeze on senior White House staff salaries, strict limitations on lobbyists, and policies needed to make the government more trustworthy. After Obama signs the executive orders, Vice President Joe Biden leads the White House staff through the oath of office.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama describes the complications associated with the individual sign-up for the Affordable Care Act and apologizes to Americans whose insurance plans are being canceled due to the law. Obama explains that about five percent of the population are at risk of having current policies cancelled because those plans no longer meet the ACA standards for minimum coverage. He says the website is being fixed and is confident everyone will be able to register by the March 2014 deadline. Obama also talks about National Security Agency surveillance of foreign leaders, negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and the rumor he considered replacing Vice President Biden with Hillary Clinton for the 2012 campaign.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump announces the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump lists Gorsuch's credentials and experience and says that he wanted to nominate someone who had a similar understanding of the Constitution as Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch thanks Trump and promises to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and the laws of the U.S.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama spoofs Stephen Colbert and pokes fun at himself and the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "Obamacare," in a piece entitled "To health in a handbasket." Obama delivers a special edition of "The word," proving he is perfectly capable of doing Colbert's job as host of Comedy Central's show "The Colbert report."
- Date Issued:
- 2014-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama says it would be inexcusable for Congress to refuse to pass the surface transportation and FAA extensions which will keep Americans working. Obama reminds listeners that renewing these pieces of legislation was once routine saying, "the transportation bill has been renewed seven times in the past two years." He says extensions are supported by groups as diverse as the Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE) answers questions about his Bi-Partisan Commission on Entitlements and Tax Reform.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama addresses the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He talks about the creation of new jobs, the payroll tax cut, and the U.S. economic recovery in general. Obama describes the agency's mission as "making sure the American people have someone in their corner." Obama is introduced by the newly appointed director of the agency, Richard Cordray, a Michigan State University graduate.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection