2008 Audio Clips

December

Mike's comments following the Senate's vote on the auto rescue package.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 1:00

12/04/2008

Mike questions auto executives during a Senate Banking Hearing regarding the auto industry's request for federal funds.  First round of questions.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:07

12/04/2008

Mike questions auto executives during a Senate Banking Hearing regarding the auto industry's request for federal funds.  Second round of questions.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:07

November

Mike's opening statement from a hearing in the Senate Banking Committee which featured testimony from executives of the Big 3 domestic auto makers. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 3:54

October

Mike questions witnesses during a Senate Banking Hearing examining the recent regulatory responses to the financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:05

10/14/2008

Mike's opening remarks at Senate Agriculture Hearing on the role of financial derivatives in the current financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:44

10/14/2008

Mike questions witnesses during Senate Agriculture Hearing on the role of financial derivatives in the current financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 10:50

10/14/2008

Mike questions witnesses during Senate Agriculture Hearing on the role of financial derivatives in the current financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:37

10/14/2008

Mike questions witnesses during Senate Agriculture Hearing on the role of financial derivatives in the current financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 9:24

10/14/2008

Mike questions witnesses during Senate Agriculture Hearing on the role of financial derivatives in the current financial crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:05

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on October 3, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:28

10/01/2008

Mike discusses his vote against the financial rescue package.

MP# format; studio quality; runs 3:26

09/30/2008

Satellite teleconference with Idaho reporters - Mike discusses the financial proposal.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 16:06

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the recent developments on the financial proposal; a housing grant awarded to Idaho and his vote on the Continuing Resolution.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 16:28

Listen to Mike's comments on the financial crisis. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 3:36

iTownHall meeting for September 2008.  Idahoans ask Mike questions about issues before Congress. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 55:50

Mike's opening statement at the Senate Banking Committee hearing featuring the testimony of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 3:14

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on September 19, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:28

Mike comments on the Senate Finance Committee's tax relief plan.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:44

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the defense authorization bill; energy legislation; the concern in the financial markets; his upcoming Farm Bill meetings in Idaho and announces his next iTownHall meeting.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 13:37

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on September 12, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:01

Mike comments on the Highway Trust Fund fix passed by the Senate.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:25

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the defense authorization bill; Idaho's roadless plan; the Highway Trust Fund; the Secure Rural Schools Act and other issues before Congress.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 10:43

Mike comments on the Department of Energy's decision to docket the license application for Yucca Mountain.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:02

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on September 5, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:22

Mike comments on the letter he sent last week to the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) asking for an explanation why the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) was not funded by the department for Fiscal Year 2007.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs :58

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on August 22, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:29

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on August 15, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:15

07/30/2008

Mike speaks on the Senate Floor regarding high gas prices and the need for a national energy policy; he addresses oil speculation as well as the need for conservation and alternative/renewable fuel development.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 49:29

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses energy issues; the housing bill; the Healthy Americans Act; his position on the Senate Finance Committee and announces his next iTownHall meeting to discuss the Farm Bill.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 15:55

07/26/2008

Mike speaks about firearms excise tax reforms.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:56

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on July 25, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:45

07/24/2008

Mike on Nate Shelman Show, Boise, Idaho radio; energy issues discussed.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 9:47

07/24/2008

Mike on Lars Larson Show; energy issues discussed.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 7:20

07/24/2008

Mike on Marc Bernier Show; energy issues discussed.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 9:20

Mike speaks on the Senate Floor on energy issues.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 10:42

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the issues before Congress including a bill on energy speculation and the housing crisis.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 9:47

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on July 18, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:45

Mike speaks on the Senate Floor on energy issues.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 19:17

07/16/2008

Mike speaks about vote regarding Medicare.

MP3 format; studio quality

Mike questioning witnesses at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee.  Witnesses at the hearing included Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 4:47

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on July 11, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:30

iTownHall meeting for July 2008.  Idahoans ask Mike questions about issues before Congress with a focus on energy issues. 

MP3 format; studio and phone quality; runs 52:12

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Housing Bill; FISA; Medicare legislation; the Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008; his next iTownHall meeting and other issues before Congress.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 12:15

Mike guest hosting the Nate Shelman Show on 670 AM KBOI in Boise.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:25:30

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on June 27, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:00

06/26/2008

Mike speaks about the Gas Price Reduction Act.

MP3 format; studio quality

06/26/2008

Mike speaks about the Supreme Court ruling regarding handguns in Washington, DC.

MP3 format; studio quality

Mike speaks on the floor of the Senate to discuss the need to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, commonly called County Payments, and fully fund Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT). 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:58

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the stories he has received from Idahoans regarding energy; his next iTownHall Meeting; the Housing bill; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); the war supplemental and more.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 12:50

Listen to Mike speak on the floor of the Senate after attempting to offer amendments to H.R. 3221, the Housing Reform Act.  

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:02

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week including the stories sent to him from Idahoans about how the high cost of energy is affecting their lives.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 10:27

06/20/2008

Mike announces JulyiTownHall will focus on energy issues.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 1:30

06/18/2008

Mike asks Idahoans to share stories on how high energy prices are affecting them.

MP3 format; phone quality

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses a tax bill on the floor of the Senate.  He also reads responses he received from Idahoans on how gas prices have affected their daily lives.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 15:05

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on June 13, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:02

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on June 6, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:25

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses climate change legislation; energy and the economy; Internet Safety Month and online safety measures.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 16:55

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on May 23, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 3:35

Listen to Mike's opening statement at a hearing by the Senate Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit on how agriculture and forestry can help lower costs in a low-carbon economy.  

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:09

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on May 16, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:00

Listen to Mike's remarks on the floor of the Senate on the Farm Bill. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 18:35

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses energy lesgislation; his Endangered Species Act tax provisions in the Farm Bill; the Owyhee Initiative; upper Snake River dams buyout; and global aid. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 18:35

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on May 9, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:16

iTownHall meeting for May 2008.  Idahoans ask Mike questions about issues before Congress.  The issues covered include immigration; energy and gas prices; the housing crisis; county payments; the Farm Bill and Medicare.

MP3 format; studio and phone quality; runs 52:12

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the FAA Reauthorization Bill; progress on the Farm Bill; his upcoming iTownHall meeting; the Healthy Americans Act and the announcement that Bonneville County will be the site of a new $2 billion uranium enrichment plant. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 15:05

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on May 2, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 4:46

Mike's comments at a press conference about the Healthy Americans Act following a briefing from the Congressional Budget Office. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:05

Mike discusses the newly-proposed regulation from the Department of Interior regarding firearms on certain public lands. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:44

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the FAA Reauthorization Bill; economic stimulus checks; the rise of gas prices; the Farm Bill and his upcoming iTownHall meeting. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 20:43

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on April 25, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 3:31 

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Owyhee Initiative; Farm Bill; Nuclear Energy and other issued before Congress. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 9:30

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on April 18, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:50 

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Highway Technical Corrections Bill; the Owyhee Initiative; County Payments and PILT; the Farm Bill; his Endangered Species Recovery Act tax provisions; and the Minidoka Internment National Monument. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 18:00

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest, including the re-introduction of the Owyhee Initiative, for the week ending on April 11, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 4:55 

Mike is joined by Owyhee Initiative Work Group Chairmen Fred Grant and Craig Gehrke to announce the re-introduction of the Owyhee Initiative. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 19:20

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Housing Stimulus Bill; the Public Lands Bill; the Department of Treasury's financial regulatory proposal; states' ability to tax companies; and the Farm Bill. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 15:24

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on April 4, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:25 

Mike comments during a news conference by members of the Fiscal Reform Working Group making their recommendations public on greater accountability on earmarks.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 2:00

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Housing Stimulus Bill; the Treasury Department’s Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure; the U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement; profits for oil companies and the rising cost of fuel. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 20:53

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to a special edition of the podcast highlighting the transition to digital television.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:05 

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on March 14, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:09 

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the budget resolution; rising cost of energy; County Payments and the effectiveness of Daylight Saving Time. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:03

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on March 7, 2008.  Subjects discussed include: the Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill, concerns about the recently proposed federal budget and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:00 

Mike's comments on the insertion of language into the coming year’s federal budget blueprint to assist with an extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, commonly called county payments.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:41

Mike's comments in the Senate Budget Committee prior to the committee voting on his amendment to the budget resolution.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 0:37

Mike offers an amendment to the budget resolution during mark up by the Senate Budget Committee.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:40

Listen to Mike's remarks on the floor of the Senate on the budget and the challenges faced because of entitlement spending.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 11:15

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Consumer Protection Safety Commission bill; the budget process; U.S.-Cuba relations; the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA); and other issues. 

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 16:03

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on February 29, 2008.  Subjects discussed include: Dirk Kempthorn's comments on National Park Service gun regulations, housing stimulous package, reassessment of the United States policy regarding Cuba and the federal budget process.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:54.

Mike urges the Bush Administration to re-evaluate U.S. policy regarding Cuba.  He joined 23 other senators in sending a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice requesting the new assessment. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:27

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the upcoming votes to withdraw funding for the troops in Iraq; the President's proposed budget; entitlement spending; and his response from Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne on federal gun regulations. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 12:33

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on February 15, 2008. Subjects discussed include: Forest Landcape Restoration Act, television's conversion to digital signal and an excerpt from the February iTown Hall meeting.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 5:11 

Mike talks about hosting a series of Digital Television transition informational forums. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:23

Weekly News Conference - Mike discusses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); President's budget; Forest Landscape Restoration Act; Owyhee Initiative and energy exchange credits. 

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 8:25

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on February 8, 2008.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 14:40 

Listen to Mike's opening statement at the Banking Committee hearing on Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Regulation and Reform.  He discusses the need to establish a strong, independent regulator and the debate about how housing GSEs should meeting the affordable housing mission.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 2:16

Listen to Mike question witnesses during the Banking Committee hearing on GSE Regulation and Reform.  Questions are focused on whether the Federal Home Loan Banks should be included in the jurisdiction of the new regulator.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 7:00

iTownHall meeting for February 2008.  Idahoans ask Mike questions about issues before Congress.  The issues covered include immigration, economic stimulus, taxes, federal spending, citizen involvement in politics.

MP3 format; studio and phone quality; runs 60:00

Listen to Mike speak on the floor of the Senate regarding the need to extend county payments and fully fund Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 8:09 

Mike comments on the unveiling of the President's proposed budget for 2009.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:43 

Weekly Wrap-up Podcast - Listen to Mike comment on issues that were topics of interest for the week ending on February 1, 2008. Subjects discussed include:  death of LDS Church President Gordon Hinckley; response to Bush's State of the Union Address and thoughts on the upcoming session of Congress.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 6:27 

Listen to Mike's reaction to the President's State of the Union address.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 1:22 

Mike comments on the passing of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley.

MP3 format; phone quality; runs 0:50 

Listen to Mike's speech at the Energy Solutions Customer Conference regarding nuclear energy.

MP3 format; studio quality; runs 18:30 

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