Well, certainly very disappointed in the ruling. You know, we were doing this rule to keep Americans safe, to help get Americans back to work, to make sure that people don`t have to worry about when they`re going to work. But…

The president was very clear back at the end of summer, early fall, that he wanted to make sure that we weren`t going to have a problem here during the holiday season.

I don’t think there’s ever a normal in the supply chain. I think it’s always been, you know, ups and downs.

This is about keeping people safe. This is about helping people. This is not about a political stand in this -- and when I hear that, you know, I just kind of see myself -- I think to myself, I know I`m not a -- I`m not an elected official…

I feel that you know -- I feel that it`s a -- it`s a good well-thought-out plan here and we`re going to -- we`re going to hopefully get some positive feedback, but more importantly some positive results from it.

The idea behind this is not to spend hours and hours and a lot of public money in court. The intent behind this is to get the health and safety of workers in the workplace. Put that front and center.

Yes, we feel confident about that. You know, like I said, that was well-written standard. A lot of thought went into it and I think it`s important.

The president was very clear when these bills were passed, they would not be paid by the average American. He would increase taxes and move taxes on the people that can afford to pay more taxes and he kept his word and that's what we're…

I think the president said today he would like to see this bill pass, if I heard correctly in his words within a week.

I grew up in a working class family. I am the son of immigrants and a proud second-generation capital laborer. I have always stood with America`s working people. I will continue to do so as your secretary of labor.

We have allowed governors across the country, if they need to, to look at using CARES money. It should be using rescue plan money to extend the unemployment benefit in their state if they need to.

I think it’s incumbent upon all of us and the Senate to work hard through the rest of tonight and the next couple days and get this bill done.

These two bills are honestly transformative for America. It`s an investment that America`s never seen.

Jobs training, a hundred billion dollars in job training, apprentices, apprenticeships as well, but also for the American worker, child care, for the American worker, the cares economy, for the American worker all -- you know, universal…

The pandemic proved that the systems failing some workers end up failing all workers, and failing our country, ultimately.

We need to rebuild and strengthen our capacity to protect workers, wages, benefits, and rights, and safety on the job sites.

People should not be, businesses should not look at OSHA as a burden. People should be looking at OSHA as a partner.

I am honored and humbled to lead the Department in its critical work.

We represent workers in all different levels, whether it is security on the job site, safe retirement, and safe working conditions.

We have a huge opportunity right now in this country to really think about those apprenticeships, and how do we create more apprenticeships.

If I do anything as Secretary of Labor, it is making sure that the money in the workforce development grants, in the apprenticeship program, money that we get, we get out in the street because that, that is going to be the fundamental…

I think it sends a strong message to the Senate and the Congress about the importance of this bill, that labor and business understand the importance of infrastructure.

This investment in the infrastructure, this investment in the Cares Economy, this investment in child care and universal pre-kindergarten -- all these different investments are so important to continue moving our country forward.

President Biden has said from the very beginning he is going to work on a bipartisan solution. He has put his own, political capital on the line, if you will.

President Biden's economic plans are working.