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No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.
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I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most to him. In my case, I have been working to improve the overall quality of life for working families for most of my adult life, and I think that experience resonated with the president.
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I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area.
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In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.
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I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people... some of the hardest-working people I've ever met.
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I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole life, and I had to seize it.
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Well, I'll tell you, one of things I'm proud of is for someone from Southern California, who didn't grow up around coal mines, I learned a lot that tragic day we lost twenty-nine miners at Upper Big Branch coal mine.
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Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and inspiration.
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My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.
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