Sentences with phrase «as labor secretary»

Instead of pumping billions into job training, financial aid for college students, and other education programs, Mr. Clinton became obsessed with cutting the federal budget deficit, according to Robert B. Reich, who resigned as labor secretary earlier this year.

As labor secretary, he pushed through new rules allowing more workers to get overtime pay and protecting retiree investments.

Democrats in Washington, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are vowing to fight the nomination of Andy Pudzer as labor secretary, setting up another major fight over Trump's cabinet choices.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman celebrated the withdraw of businessman Andrew Puzder as labor secretary on Wednesday, a development that is also be feted by organized labor.

Thomas E. Perez, a Buffalo native who serves as labor secretary in the Obama administration, has made Clinton's short list for vice president.

He understands why this is such an important election and he took time out to come here today, to talk to not only people he knows, but others to say I as the Labor Secretary, someone who's there defending workers rights, knows that Hillary Clinton is the right person to be the President,» Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

The two men have worked together since 2013 when Perez took over as Labor Secretary for the Obama administration.

If confirmed, we will hold Mr. Acosta accountable as labor secretary and do whatever it takes to make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear in Washington,» said Aiesha Meadows McLaurin, a Burger King worker, in a statement released by the Fight For $ 15 group.

Trump scrambled to nominate R. Alexander Acosta as labor secretary after fast food executive Andrew F. Puzder withdrew his nomination.

WASHINGTON - With his choice of restaurant executive Andrew Puzder to serve as his Labor secretary, President - elect Donald Trump has now tapped six big donors and fundraisers to serve in his administration, lining up an unprecedented concentration of...

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Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich have all cited income inequality as a growing concern for our economic well - being.

CNN reported that Puzder has had «second thoughts» about accepting the nomination as secretary of labor.

«As Secretary of Labor, he will be able to apply his business successes in a way that will benefit all Americans - growing wages and creating opportunity.»

«We are excited that Andy Puzder will serve as our nation's next Secretary of Labor,» Dawn Sweeney, the National Restaurant Association's president and CEO, said in a statement.

The current head of the FAA, Michael Huerta, will remain in his seat until 2018, but Trump plans to nominate Elaine Chao, who previously served as the secretary of labor under the Bush administration, to lead the Department of Transportation.

Raj Nayak, director of research with the National Employment Law Project, previously served as deputy chief of staff to former Labor Secretary Tom Perez.

The President, by Memorandum to the Secretary of Labor dated February 3, 2017, directed the Department of Labor to examine whether the Fiduciary Rule may adversely affect the ability of Americans to gain access to retirement information and financial advice, and to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Rule as part of that examination.

Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

After initial support while serving as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton is being iffy at best about whether she will support the President Barack Obama - backed Asian trade deal, which organized labor opposes.

As ThinkAdvisor's Melanie Waddell has reported, President Donald Trump is expected to issue an order directing the DOL to delay its fiduciary rule by six months or a year and has appointed an acting secretary of Labor while confirmation hearings for his chosen Labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, have been delayed.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Acting Labor Secretary Edward Hugler on Tuesday not to delay the April 10 implementation date of Labor's fiduciary rule as it would be «a slap in the face» to financial services companies that have already invested in compliance.

Following release of the final memorandum on Friday, acting Labor Secretary Ed Hugler, in a statement, said, «The Department of Labor will now consider its legal options to delay the applicability date as we comply with the president's memorandum.»

Prior to joining MBA, Howard served as deputy chief of staff to the Secretary of Labor, and was responsible for planning and event logistics for the department.

-- The ESOP Association is encouraged to learn that Preston Rutledge has been nominated as the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).

Washington, DC, October 16, 2017 — The ESOP Association is encouraged to learn that Preston Rutledge has been nominated as the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).

The 25 - page lawsuit named the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; and the U.S. Department of Labor and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis as defendants.

A project of the State Game and Fish Department, it was built with penitentiary labor and installed under the authority of the New Mexico Secretary of State, who handles such official items as the state's official flower (yucca), official mammal (black bear) and official fish (cutthroat trout).

Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and former Obama Administration Labor Secretary Tom Perez have emerged as the front - runners for the job.

43 year - old Feeney is one of the Labor Party's machine men, having started as an Industrial Officer with Transport Workers» Union, and served as Labor State Secretary and Campaign Director in both Victoria and South Australia.

Unison's general secretary Dave Prentis warned Labour in Britain could suffer the same fate as its namesake party in Australia, where former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been decisively defeated by Tony Abbott's Liberal - National coalition by taking 88 seats to Labor's 57.

Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez — seen as a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate — admitted «understandable angst» about the economy remained at the end of the Obama administration, but ripped into Republican economic proposals and a candidate whose name «rhymes with «dump.»»

Democrats chose former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman Saturday over a liberal Minnesota congressman, capping a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of the party's electoral failures as well as the energy from resistance to President Donald Trump.

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).

But they had plenty to say afterward, as did the newly elected Democratic national chairman, Snyder native and Obama administration Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, who tweeted five times during the speech.

As usually happens at the end of session, the Senate confirmed a host of gubernatorial appointees, including several who for the past few months have been in «acting» status: DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, Secretary of State Rossana Rosado and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.

When the national and New York Working Families Parties recently chose to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president over Hillary Clinton, it was widely seen as something of a snub to the former secretary of state — especially since the labor - backed party had endorsed her when she ran for the US Senate in the Empire State.

Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump's choice for labor secretary.

CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has named Jason Marker as CEO, succeeding Andy Puzder, who was supposed to be Trump's Labor secretary but withdrew his name from consideration as opposition to his appointment mounted.

Espaillat, the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to the House, assailed several other Trump's proposed appointees: Breitbart News co-founder Stephen Bannon for chief political strategist; Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General; Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; fast food magnate Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor.

If Clinton picks Labor Secretary — and WNY native — Thomas E. Perez as her running mate, his friends and supporters say it will be because he earned it.

Frances Perkins was the first woman to hold a U.S. cabinet post when she served as secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.

She also serves as secretary - treasurer of the New York City Central Labor Council.

BATON ROUGE — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis of the U.S. Department of Labor requesting through the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 for disaster related workforce training and job placement services and unemployment benefit services for workers displaced as a result of the oil spill.

The McMahon confirmation likely represents a lull before more hotly contested confirmation battles ensue, most notably that of Andrew Puzder to serve as the next labor secretary.

Tyler said that DNC Chairman Tom Perez, as former labor secretary under President Obama, «fought for these values day in and day out for years.»

Chao, who served as Secretary of Labor under former President George W. Bush, is married to Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Michael H. Posner was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor on September 23, 2009.

Liberals such as former secretary of labor Robert Reich and conservatives such as Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee support the approach, as do a growing number of climate scientists and economists.

In determining the distribution of amounts to insular areas, the Secretary may also include other statistical criteria as data become available from the Bureau of Census of the Department of Labor, but only if such criteria are set forth by regulation issued after notice and an opportunity for comment.

This realpolitik the film approaches with cheery dark humor, as Lincoln's surrogates, including Secretary of State William Seward (thoughtful, calculating David Strathairn) and Democratic operative W.N. Bilboe (blunt, funny James Spader), labor to pressure the necessary votes to fall into place.