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- President Barack Obama delivers a speech on the prevalence of gun violence and the executive powers he is invoking to limit gun deaths. He outlines executive actions he is implementing including, requiring licensing for gun sellers, expanding and updating the background check system, hiring new people in agencies that prevent gun violence such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and investing in both mental health care and in gun safety technology. The president also calls on the U.S. Congress to enact "common sense" gun legislation and the American people to support gun control legislation through voting and political action. President Obama is introduced by Mark Barden, managing director of Sandy Hook Promise and father of Daniel Barden, killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Taft explains the terms and the purposes for the proposed enactment of the Taft-Hartley Labor Bill fighting to override President Trumans veto. Broadcast on NBC June 22, 1947.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama and Vice President Biden deliver remarks before the signing of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. Biden reflects on the courage needed to free oneself from an abusive relationship and says this bill offers help. Obama says that the original bill changed our culture and made it possible to talk about domestic abuse and gave victims a place to go. The event ends with Obama signing the bill.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, President Barack H. Obama talks about the need for Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before signing the bill into law. He describes the bill as containing the most sweeping reforms of the American financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history. Obama provides examples of citizens who were hurt by predatory lending practices and declares that the days of the bank bailout and too big to fail are over.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mindy Morgan, professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom: Models for Indigenous Language Programs within the University System." Morgan describes the strategies and methods employed by the indigenous languages program at MSU to meet specific needs of indigenous-language learners. Morgan describes the various laws and initiatives that created an opportunity to start and augment indigenous-language programs. She provides descriptions of a number of programs around the country then focuses the rest of her discussion on the University of Minnesota and MSU. Morgan answers questions from the audience. Morgan is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton responds to accusations made at the Republican National Convention. Clinton says he does not plan on raising taxes but does plan to sign the Minimum Wage Bill. On "60 Minutes."
- Date Issued:
- 1996-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Iowa to celebrate the passage and signing of health care legislation. He talks about the immediate effects of health care reform on small business and families and congratulates all those that helped get the bill passed.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a press conference, Bill Clinton deals with good economic news, an economic bill now in legislation, campaign finance reform, and filibustering. He then answers general questions.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-06-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama calls on Congress to pass legislation extending emergency unemployment insurance. Obama advocates for the extension because 1.3 million Americans lost coverage when Congress adjourned at the end of 2013 without extending the insurance. Obama's remarks come after the Senate advanced a bill that would extend insurance for eligible workers for three months.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton announces to a group gathered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House that a killer amendment will be introduced in order to stop the best chance of campaign finance reform in a generation, the McCain-Feingold Bill.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-10-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection