Elaine Chao

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. ”

America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force. ”

To maintain their own competitiveness, workers need to attain and stay current on the qualifications needed to advance in a constantly evolving economy. ”

Policymakers, elected and unelected, need to be ever-mindful that the U.S. economy does not exist in isolation. ”

Typically, after moving backwards, the economy takes even more steps forward. ”

To better deal with shortages of qualified applicants now and in the future, government policy makers need to acknowledge that government job training programs could stand improvement. ”

America needs a new approach to boost the economy - one that does not doom future generations to being saddled with paying off today's federal deficits. ”

Progress is being made, but a lot of women are realizing it is not what they envisioned. ”

The expenses of complying with Washington's torrent of mandates and regulatory overreach are costing American workers jobs and income growth. ”

Our country needs to produce 250,000 net new jobs every month just to keep even with population growth. ”