Alexis Herman
Alexis Herman
Alexis Margaret Hermanis an American politician who served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment, she was Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth16 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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Overall I think it's fair to say we're seeing some impact of interest rate adjustments affecting the overall economy, ... It's clear we have certain skill shortages in certain sectors of the economy, but overall we have a majority of sectors that continue to hire. We have a skills shortage, not a labor shortage.
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I always say we don't have a worker shortage in this country, we have a skill shortage, ... This is an economy that needs skilled workers and what we're trying to do is manage the change that is taking place and help provide those skills so that more positions can be filled.
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I support the actions (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan is taking. I believe that they will take this report into consideration.
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Their presence here today is a clear signal of their commitment to redouble their efforts to try to reach a settlement, ... I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement.
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I have yet to go to a grocery store and buy a loaf of bread, and have the clerk tell me since you're a woman, you only have to pay 75 cents and not a dollar,
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I really don't think we can make too much out of one month's report. I don't think it's enough for us to predict where the economy is headed right now.
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In their own filing today the Justice Department said that neither they nor the FBI concluded that I had done anything wrong and that is because I have not. These allegations have been false from the very beginning.
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I certainly don't want to simply open up the floodgates and raise our own levels in terms of high-tech visas,
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I am pleased that both sides have agreed to go back to the bargaining table, and I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement, ... The key now is for both parties to find a new way to look at the issues and find the solution.
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I don't want to have to train a new guy.
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I'm encouraged in that I believe that both sides expressed a willingness to be more flexible in looking at their own differences,
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These figures show that our prosperity is propelling more and more Americans into the mainstream,
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I intend to talk with each party individually to find out what it will take to move these talks forward and to urge greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise to get back to the bargaining table,
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in detail ... what it would take to get them back to the bargaining table. I made it clear that everyone involved must show greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise.