Elaine Chao

Elaine Chao
Elaine Lan Chao is an American economist who served as the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Born in Taiwan to Chinese parents, she was the first Asian American woman in U.S. history to be appointed to a U.S. president's cabinet. She is married to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
giving choices levels
It will level the playing field, ... It will give American workers choice, confidence and also control.
pay intention
Our intention is to clarify and modernize overtime pay rules,
wave economy sept-11
The attacks on Sept. 11 really sent a shock wave through our economy, and the full reverberation of that is not yet known,
illegal-activities pathways immigration
We feel a pathway to citizenship would reward illegal activity, ... Amnesty encourages further illegal immigration.
pay citizenship program
Those who come forward will not be offered an automatic pass to citizenship and should be expected to pay a substantial fine or penalty to participate in the temporary program.
retirement assets states
Many Enron employees lost 70 percent to 90 percent of their retirement assets after the company indicated that it would re-state profit reports,
fashion moving recovery
Given the rest of the economic news, including the fact that GDP growth is positive, inflation is still low, jobless claims are still moving downward and temporary services are firming up, that means the recovery continues, and we hope it will continue in a more robust fashion,
support pathways citizenship
We do not support an automatic pathway to citizenship,