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- President George W. Bush speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce tax cut rally about federal spending and cutting taxes, and urges Americans to press Congress to pass his $1.6 billion tax cut plan. Bush is introduced by Kelly Stanley, chairman of the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President of the Ontario Corporation.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-04-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama addresses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at their headquarters in Washington D.C. Obama talks about realigning the federal government, cutting federal expenditures, changing the corporate tax structure, pursuing infrastructure improvements, and opening foreign markets for exports. The President reflects on regulations from past decades that were heavily criticized by the Chamber and says that current regulations have had a profound effect on American businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a program entitled "Your governor'" Michigan Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams argues for an appropriation from the state's General Fund and a tax on corporations to fund road building and maintenance across the state. Williams laments the terrible condition of Michigan roads and says that a proposed gas tax hike would be too little too late and another terrible burden for the average consumer to bear. The governor instead proposes borrowing from the General Fund to finance the Highway Department's building fund and supplementing those dollars with a tax on corporations.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Obama talks about civility and the need for legislators to work together to insure that the U.S. can compete in a rapidly changing global economy. To sharpen the country's competitive edge, he calls for increased spending on education, infrastructure, clean energy technology, and high-speed Internet, while at the same time, in a nod to the burgeoning deficit, proposes a five-year freeze on domestic discretionary spending and a massive, cost cutting reorganization of the federal government. He also discuses health care, the tax code, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, national security, gays in the military, and immigration. Obama closes by saying that America is still a place where a person can rise from humble beginnings to achieve great things.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection