Feb 12, 2013
Job Corps program has a long history of preparing disadvantaged youth for a successful transition into the workforce.
Hilda L. Solis
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Any attempt to vandalize election facilities, damage voting materials, or interfere with the voting process is unacceptable.
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by number of sources- during rollcall vote No. 574 on H. Res. 38, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________3 sources2005govinfo.gov
- today I rise to denounce the Republican attack on our system of checks and balances that has existed in our country for well over 200 years. Led by the Senate majority leader, the Senate Republicans are creating an unnecessary showdown over judicial nominations that will hurt the American public and especially women. The truth is that since President Bush took office, the Senate has confirmed 208 of his judicial nominations and turned back only 10, which is a 95 percent confirmation rate. There are reasons the Democrats are concerned about the judicial nominations. As Chair of the Democratic Women's Working Group, I am concerned about the nominations of Janice Rogers Brown and Priscilla Owen to the circuit court seats. Both these nominees would come to the Federal bench with an agenda to roll back civil rights and labor protections, many of which would affect women and all Americans. We have held these values dear for many decades, and I cannot stand quiet and allow the Senate Republicans to abuse their power. Eliminating the filibuster would destroy the procedures that would protect democracy in this institution. The American public must stand up and be heard. ____________________2 sources2005govinfo.gov
- today I rise because I believe working-class Americans deserve a Federal budget which is compassionate, decent, and provides hope to the American public. President Bush's budget for fiscal year 2007 fails on all counts and provides insufficient funding for one of our Nation's greatest investments: its health. Despite the confusing and poorly implemented new Medicare prescription drug benefit program, President Bush's budget cuts Medicare by $35 billion in the next 5 years, it cuts funding for public health programs by $126 million, and puts more families at risk of food and security by cutting more than $706 million in assistance. Even with the growing problem of health care disparities and lack of insurance for communities of color, the budget slashes the Office of Minority Health Programs by 20 percent. To our children, to those battling high health care costs, and to the uninsured, this budget, in my opinion, is not compassionate and it doesn't provide the American public with hope. Americans deserve better. We must not inflict this pain on the most vulnerable populations in our country. ____________________2 sources2006govinfo.gov
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Oct 4, 2012
I have the highest regard for our professional staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, highly trained, highly skilled Ph.D.s, economists, statisticians, folks that have been working in this area for many years. And this is a methodology…
Mar 20, 2012
I believe that programs and policies of the Department of Labor are making a difference in American lives.
Mar 20, 2012
He indeed was a true champion for working people and did so much to improve our nation's workforce.
Mar 20, 2012
Since I last came here and testified before you more than a year ago many economic indicators show we are moving on a path to long-term economic recovery.
Mar 20, 2012
At stake is the very survival of the basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well enough to raise a family, own a home and put enough away for retirement.
Mar 20, 2012
However, you and I know we still have a lot more work to do because we realize there are 12.8 million people that are still looking for work.
Mar 20, 2012
To create an economy that is built to last President Obama has laid out a blueprint that emphasizes strengthening American manufacturing.
Mar 13, 2012
As the President said in the State of the Union Address, we must renew our commitment to revitalizing our Nation's economy and to building an America that is built to last--where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and plays…
Mar 6, 2012
As the President said in the State of the Union Address, we must renew our commitment to revitalizing our Nation's economy and to building an America that is built to last--where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and plays…
Jul 25, 2011
We need to do better, and I am pleased to be working with employers to help grow the size of the disability labor force to six million by 2015.
Jul 25, 2011
There is no more important issue facing our country today than shoring up the embattled middle class.
Jul 25, 2011
What we are trying to get at here is that those businesses and employers that misuse the system are actually hurting our economy
Jul 25, 2011
I do feel that it is important for this country to have a solid middle class.
Jul 25, 2011
His story gives me hope that we can meet this challenge head on and help people with disabilities move into and beyond the middle class.
Jul 25, 2011
We need to preserve the middle class by continuing extended unemployment benefits.
Jul 25, 2011
I agree with you that we need to have better trade agreements that are fair, and I look forward to encouraging the manufacturing base here to grow and be robust.
May 3, 2011
The administration is committed to making the tough cuts necessary to achieve these savings--including to programs we care about--but will not sacrifice the core investments we need to grow and create jobs.
May 3, 2011
They're not asking for a handout. They're asking for a hand up, an ability to be able to work in different employment situations.
May 3, 2011
There is broad agreement that the Federal Government has to start living within its means.
May 3, 2011
the President's 2012 budget reflects difficult choices but retains the critical investments needed to get America back to work and in safe jobs
May 3, 2011
We must come together, reduce our deficit, and get back on a path that will allow us to pay down our debt.
May 3, 2011
we have to make those investments that will allow our future to prosper by out-innovating out-competing, out-educating
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