Elaine Chao Quotes

"Workers in these temporary jobs will be involved in the provision of food, shelter and other services to fellow Mississippians,"

"Our intention is to clarify and modernize overtime pay rules,"

"an integral component in improving the safety and border security of the nation ... [and] will enhance border security and interior enforcement by providing a workable and enforceable process for hiring temporary workers."

"There are more class-action complaints against companies over overtime pay than there are about harassment,"

"We do not support an automatic pathway to citizenship,"

"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."

"We feel a pathway to citizenship would reward illegal activity, ... Amnesty encourages further illegal immigration."

"This is a major victory for the workers, who will now get paid what they are entitled to and be compensated for health and safety precautions at their plants, ... I am pleased that Perdue has stepped forward to do the right thing."

"It will level the playing field, ... It will give American workers choice, confidence and also control."

"Both surveys portend much greater job creation in the future,"

"Today, men and women in uniform ... work so hard on our behalf to protect our freedom (and) our liberty. As they give their best for us, we want to be there for them, ... The good news for returning veterans is that the demand for skilled talent is very strong."