Elaine Chao

In campaigns, lots of things will be said, and what they have said about my husband is just simply not true. ”

Because of these layaway angels, many children did not have to wonder why Santa skipped them in 2011. ”

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. ”

Washington's parasitic approach to the private sector must change for there to be widespread, near-term and enduring prosperity and job creation. ”

When there's change, people are always anxious. ”

The majority of the new jobs being created require higher skills, more education. ”

Around the time President Lyndon B. Johnson was declaring a War on Poverty in the 1960s, federal, state and local governments began accelerating a veritable War on the Private Sector. ”

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks. ”

As I looked up at the Statue of Liberty, I thought at that time, 'What a wonderful country.' ”

I know what it is like to feel vulnerable and fearful during a difficult time. ”