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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. "
Elaine Chao
Rights
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" For any trade deal to move forward, there has to be agreement. "
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" Those memories of living in a developing nation are part of who I am today and give me a profound understanding of the challenges of economic development - an understanding which will make my tenure as Peace Corps director, I hope, a very special one. "
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" Employers should overcome a myopic quarterly earnings posture and focus on long-term strategies for growth that include investing in their own skills-training efforts to enable a broader pool of applicants. "
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" My parents were very supportive. "
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" America's private sector job creators need elected leaders to lead and get out of the way. "
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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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" Nan Gorman was born in Memphis, Tenn., on St. Patrick's Day. She moved to Hazard in 1929 when her father, James Hagan, a recent medical school graduate and aspiring surgeon, went to work there. "
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" The Democratic Party's governing elite has long believed there is no problem that European-style policies cannot cure. "
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Long
" We have many rules and regulations that can be sometimes confusing and complicated. By reaching out to the employer community and educating them on what their responsibilities and obligations are to their work force, that, along, with strong enforcement, is the best way to protect workers. "
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Community
Rules
" Where public pensions are concerned, many jurisdictions are running out of road. "
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Out
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" Washington's parasitic approach to the private sector must change for there to be widespread, near-term and enduring prosperity and job creation. "
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" Policymakers, elected and unelected, need to be ever-mindful that the U.S. economy does not exist in isolation. "
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" In the best of years, millions of jobs are lost. "
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Best
" To foster entrepreneurship, expansion and job creation, more leaders at all levels of government have to demonstrate some understanding of what it takes to build and grow businesses in the private sector. "
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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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" Washington policymakers have to understand the adverse implications of their actions on job creation, and they must reorder some of their priorities. "
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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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" Activists have every right to espouse their views of utopia. "
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