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- President Obama speaks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Michigan, about the importance of a strong middle class, calling on Congress to pass legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff." Obama says he wants a tax code that rewards companies for creating jobs, pointing to Daimler's $120 million investment. He criticizes Michigan's "right to work" legislation saying, "...they don't have anything to do with economics. They have everything to do with politics."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-12-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan holds a press conference and talks about the Jobs Bill, spending cuts, the EPA firings, and his plan for the anti-ballistic missile system.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Following a tie vote broken by Vice President Mike Pence's yes vote to begin debate on the Senate's health care bill, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) admonishes the Senate for failing to offer up a healthcare bill that is bi-partisan. McCain is introduced by Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 111th National Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Biden recounts the long history of Americans in combat and promises that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of 2011. Biden also talks about U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, reforms made in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the positive effect of the new G.I. Bill on service families.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a dinner meeting of Organizing for Action volunteers. Obama talks about his administration's efforts to push for legislation on student loans, immigration, and other issues. He reminds listeners of the American dream, "if you are willing to work hard you can make it" and says he ran to help get the country back to that ideal. Obama also talks about his upcoming speech in Galesburg, Illinois, to kick off a campaign to refocus national attention onto the economy. He encourages activists to be resolute and persevere. Held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama delivers his fourth State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. He recounts the accomplishments of the previous year including the death of Osama bin Ladin and the end of combat in Iraq. Obama says, "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules." He promises to continue fighting against the polices that brought on the 2008 economic crisis and proposes lowering taxes on companies that choose to stay in the U.S. and to cease rewarding companies that move operations and assets off shore. He also talks about immigration, education, energy, tax policy, the deficit, campaign financing and lobbying, the Afghan War, and revolution throughout the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and attract good jobs with good wages. He calls on Congress to pass an extension of long-term unemployment benefits. Held at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about the status of a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, which the Senate is scheduled to vote on the the next day. Trump says that Senate Republicans have not done their job in repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act and warns that any senator who votes against starting the debate on health care is saying they are "fine with the Obamacare nightmare." Vice President Mike Pence introduces Trump.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sue Kerr Hicks, best known for his role as prosecutor in the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes for teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee school, reflects on the trial and the part he played in history. Hicks claims that he actually worked with others to bring the case forward in the courts in order to test the constitutionality of Tennessee's Butler Act which prevented the teaching of evolution. He discusses how the trial progressed, the celebrities who were involved, and his hope that the case would eventually be tested in the United States Supreme Court. Hicks also explains how his name came to be the inspiration for the Shel Silverstein song "A Boy Named Sue," which was popularized by country music performer Johnny Cash. Hicks is interviewed by Jeff Bradley. Ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama, in his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, outlines his administration's proposed legislative efforts to provide middle class Americans with paid sick leave, a free community college education, and an improved technological infrastructure and a free and open internet. Obama also vows coordinated attacks on terrorism and foreign cyber attacks, and halting America's large contributions to global warming. Speaker of the House John Boehner introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection