Transcript: Remarks by Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Munoz on Obama’s FY2014 budget

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Cecilia Munoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, on President Barack Obama’s FY2014 budget. The press briefing was…

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FBI faces $550 million shortfall if sequester takes effect

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
SOURCE: FBI.gov

The Federal Bureau of Investigation will see $550 million in across-the-board cuts if sequestration is not averted by March 1st.

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Sequestration will cut food assistance to 600,000 low-income moms & children

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Women, Children, and Infants (WIC). SOURCE: USDA.gov

Sequestration will cut the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and Children [WIC] by $333 million, taking away vital food assistance and health care services for 600,000 low-income…

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan calls sequestration “economically foolish and morally indefensible”

Monday, February 18, 2013
Children participating in Head Start. SOURCE: Office of Head Start / HHS

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warned that sequestration would amount to “educational malpractice” by imposing steep cuts to schools and programs that help students from impoverish areas or…

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Transcript: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents the GOP’s 2013 agenda “Make Life Work” at AEI

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents the 2013 Republican agenda at the American Enterprise Institute on Feb. 5, 2013. SOURCE: C-Span.org

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) presents the 2013 Republican agenda at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on Feb. 5, 2013:

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Transcript: President Barack Obama presents plan to reduce gun violence

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama on reducing gun violence on Jan. 16, 2013:

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Gunman used a Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle to kill students, teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary

Monday, December 24, 2012
Buschmaster AR-15 rifle similar to the one used in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. SOURCE: Cabelas.com

Adam Lanza, 20, brought four weapons to Sandy Hook Elementary School on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012: a Bushmaster AR-15 semi-automatic rifle; a Glock 10 mm handgun;…

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Transcript: Connecticut State Police briefing on the Sandy Hook shooting on Dec. 16, 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of press conference remarks by Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 16, 2012: 

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Transcript: Connecticut State Police briefing on the Sandy Hook shooting on Dec. 15, 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of press conference remarks by Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 15, 2012: 

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Transcript: Remarks by Newtown First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra on the Sandy Hook shooting

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of press briefing remarks by Newtown’s First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 15, 2012: 

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