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- Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the implementation of the Healthcare.gov web site for the health insurance exchange which was provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Rogers asserts that the website has inadequate security provisions to protect consumer's personal information. Sebelius declares the security protocols are adequate and that Rogers is misrepresenting the facts. Part of Sebelius' testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Prudence Burns Burrell talks about enlisting in the the United States Army Nurse Corps as a registered nurse in 1942 and her service during World War Two in medical units in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She also talks about the racism she experienced while in the Army, and marrying a medical administrator with whom she worked in the Philippines in a wedding dress made from a parachute.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Gina Haspel, acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Former Senators Saxby Chambliss and Evan Bayh introduce Haspel to the Committee. Haspel talks about her thirty year career with the CIA and answers members' questions about her involvement in a controversial detention and interrogation program. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) chairs the committee.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-05-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama announces that ten states will be authorized to implement reforms that raise standards for student achievement without being required to meet certain parts of the No Child Left Behind Act, which was enacted during the Bush presidency.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks at the Republican Party Dinner in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. President Bush discusses the country's improving economy, America's dependence on foreign oil and the technologies being made available to end this, a new bill for prescription drugs in medicare, education, and the war in Iraq. Bush then answers questions from the audience.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 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:
- House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt hands the gavel of power over to Speaker Newt Gingrich.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-01-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his weekly address, President Obama discusses the launch of the Internet based Health Insurance Marketplace for the Affordable Care Act. Obama reminds listeners that the ACA allows people who have found health insurance expensive or unaffordable an opportunity to find coverage. He comments on website problems that have made it difficult for many to get information and criticizes Republicans for complaining about website problems when they have been "rooting for its failure." He calls affordable heath care a "right for each of us to enjoy."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection