203 Quotes by Tom Perez

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    The labor movement is our brother's keeper! The labor movement is our sister's keeper!

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    Here's the reality: when Hillary Clinton won the nomination, the DNC handed her insufficient and substandard tools for success.

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    Labor Day 2013 is special. This year marks the centennial of the U.S. Department of Labor - 100 years of working for America's workers.

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    And as we work together, we will build a better America! As we work together, we will bring the middle class to thrive again! As we work together, we will make sure that everybody has the ladder of opportunity to climb!

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    I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience.

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    Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no.

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    To reward work, to grow the middle class and strengthen the economy, to give millions of Americans the respect they deserve... It's time to raise the minimum wage.

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    If you're one car accident away from poverty, you're on a high wire without a safety net. And that's a challenging proposition.

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    The Democratic Party has learned from the terrible mistakes of the past. Our platform requires that we honor, fulfill, and strengthen the federal government's trust responsibility to American Indians. We take this responsibility seriously.

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