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- Vice President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address at the South Carolina Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner. Biden focuses on current issues and the political climate in Washington. He argues that Republicans are simply copying the Democratic Party's message of help for the middle class while proposing massive cuts to programs the middle class depends on. Biden is introduced by South Carolina State Representative Mia McLeod.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama talks about the steps he is taking to improve competition in the cable television industry and the American economy in general. Obama says that people have not yet gotten over the "trauma" of the Great Recession even as the economy snaps back, discusses steps he has taken to prevent corporate tax inversion and monopolies and argues for helping consumers with loans and mortgages, changing the tax code to help working people and making sure that the wealthy pay their fair share. Obama is interviewed by Nicole Sinclair for Yahoo.com Finance.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner in downtown Columbus. Trump tells party members to encourage voters to cast their ballots in the 2018 elections and says that Democrats in Congress are obstructionists. He also talks about recent economic metrics, immigration policy and the environment and takes credit for reducing federal regulations.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) reports on his trip to Haiti and discusses U.S. policy on Haitian refugees.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a speech before the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference, U.S. President Donald Trump thanks Christians for supporting him in the presidential election and promises that his administration will protect religious liberty. Trump also reflects on the accomplishments of his administration, including appointing a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, decreasing the rate of illegal immigration, and pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accords.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-06-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Speaking before a group of business owners and immigration reform supporters, President Obama urges the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform that's good for the country's economic and national security, and says that it should be done this year.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a press conference following his naming of Jack Kemp as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, George Bush answers questions about nuclear energy, privatization of inner city housing, attitudes toward Yasir Arafat, the introduction of "new faces" into the cabinet, and the amount of money he intends to put into housing programs. Jack Kemp also tells of his intention to work for adequate housing for the homeless as well as on affordable housing for the other classes.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush speaks on the economy from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Bush explains how the current financial crisis unfolded in a series of events beginning over a decade ago in the combination of interest rates, loans, and the supply and demand of housing. The President goes on to explain how the government is handling the situation by inject hundreds of billions of dollars in new liquidity into the financial system, providing substantial new protections for responsible consumers, businesses and investors, and working with other nations to combat the global crisis.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator nominee and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in this excerpt from the hearing. Senator John A. Barrasso M.D. (R-WY) chairs the hearing and recounts Pruitt's career. Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduce Pruitt. Following his introductory remarks, Pruitt talks about the role of a regulator and says he disagrees with President-elect Trump's views on climate change. Pruitt is challenged on his relationships to major energy corporations and their contributions to his campaign. Pruitt discuses whether human activity is the primary cause of climate change saying that the issue is subject to more debate. He is also questioned about the numerous lawsuits he filed against the EPA as Oklahoma Attorney General.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush makes his fourth State of the Union address focusing on domestic issues, foreign policy, and the war in Iraq. On the United States economy, President Bush says in order to make it stronger, more dynamic, competitive, and productive we need to demand better results from high schools, encourage small businesses, and look towards renewable energy. President Bush announces that the government will continue to support faith-based groups, which bring hope to harsh places. He asks that the Ryan White Act be reauthorized to bring prevention, care, and treatment to the HIV/AIDS outbreak. When speaking of the war in Iraq, Bush says, "In the long term, the peace we seek will only be achieved by eliminating the conditions that feed radicalism and ideologies of murder." Showing the improvements of the Palestinian regions, Bush talks about the recent voting in the area, in which many women got the chance to speak out in their government. To promote peace in the Middle East, Bush states that the U.S. must work with its friends in the region to fight the common threat of terror and confront regimes that continue to harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass murder. "Today, Iran remains the world's primary state sponsor of terror -- pursuing nuclear weapons while depriving its people of the freedom they seek and deserve."
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection