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" It's not coincidental that America's vigorous recovery in the early 1980s was led by a president who worked hard to unshackle growth in the private sector. "
Elaine Chao
America
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" If we did not have Obamacare, we could've addressed the healthcare crisis in a comprehensive but segmented fashion - meaning that we could have promoted a health savings plan. We could've pushed for tort reform, which added so much more cost to healthcare. "
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" The greatest job creation is driven by entrepreneurs and young businesses, so they merit special attention. "
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" My husband has an outstanding record in promoting opportunity for women and the women that he surrounds himself in his staff and the women that he has promoted throughout his career. He's the father of three daughters. He's obviously a husband who's been very supportive of a very active wife with her own career. "
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" There are many reasons to worry; the evening news is full of them. "
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" America needs a new approach to boost the economy - one that does not doom future generations to being saddled with paying off today's federal deficits. "
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" Three years after the four deepest previous recessions began - in 1953, 1957, 1973 and 1981 - employment was on average 4.7% higher than the pre-recession peak. "
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" Progress is being made, but a lot of women are realizing it is not what they envisioned. "
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" 401k savings accounts have become so important in the landscape of retirement planning that their security and expansion became a top priority in formulating and implementing the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that was enacted during my tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Labor. "
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" My parents were very, very strict parents, and they were not used to this new, you know, American custom of letting your children sleep in someone else's house. "
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" I'm the first secretary of labor in the 21st century, and the competitiveness of the American work force and the modernization of decades-old regulations have been among our top priorities. "
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" As tough as it is for many college graduates to get their planned careers on track, it could be worse: They could be trying to find a job without a college degree. "
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" We want to make sure that workers know their rights and that employers know their obligations. That is the best way to protect workers. "
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" Never far from my thoughts are memories of being a little girl in Queens, N.Y., our family of five crowded in a small one-bedroom apartment, struggling to learn English and survive a new life in a new country, America. We humbly and gratefully still recall the kindnesses shown by strangers and neighbors who became new friends. "
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" It has long been said the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. Automatic enrollment for insurance of 401k loans would add an additional certainty. Fewer Americans would suffer the unnecessary loss of retirement savings due to unanticipated and untimely misfortune in an already stressful time of need. "
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" My first port of call was Los Angeles. That's where I laid my first foot on America. "
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