Political Quotes

I strongly oppose the Department of Labor's directive to pause operations at Job Corps centers in Maine and across the country.

Regardless of our views on the Fiscal Responsibility Act and accompanying implementation agreement, it is incumbent on all of us to follow the law as written—not as we would like it to be.

There are synergies that occur having them all in one department. There may be a case for spinning off some programs, there may be a case for downsizing the department, but those are decisions that the new secretary should make.

The decision on whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make. The president does not have the authority to completely abolish the department.