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Mar 15, 2018
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Five Cabinet secretaries testified before a Senate panel to discuss the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal over the next ten years. Witnesses included Secretaries Elaine Chao of Transportation, Rick Perry of Energy, Wilbur Ross of Commerce, Sonny Perdue of Agriculture and Alex Acosta of Labor. They addressed a wide range of issues such as public-private partnerships, investments in high speed broadband, streamlining the permitting process, foreign investment and...
Topics: ross, russia, florida, perry, indiana, faa, acosta, texas, perdue, purdue, corpus christi,...
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Jun 28, 2017
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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta defended the president's 2018 budget request for the department on Capitol Hill. He testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies. Other issues discussed included the impact on jobs if the health care law is repealed and replaced, expanding apprenticeship programs, and the labor force participation rate. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) chairs the subcommittee while Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) serves as the...
Topics: chicago, murray, trump, acosta, osha, kelly, sec, alexander, west virginia, rubio, washington,...
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Sean Spicer briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues. He addressed the alleged tapes of conversations between President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the president's executive order on immigration and refugees, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' upcoming testimony on Capitol Hill. At the top of the briefing, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta updated reporters on workforce initiatives and job creation. People:...
Topics: Alexander Acosta, Trump Administration, Executive Branch, Sean Spicer, Jobs, Education, Labor
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Mar 23, 2017
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held the confirmation hearing for President Trump's labor secretary nominee, Alexander Acosta. He was asked about several issues including overtime pay, education and training, equal pay for women, minimum wage law and workplace safety. Mr. Acosta was the president's second choice for labor secretary. The first nominee, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his nomination in mid February 2017 amid concern from senators on both sides of the aisle...
Topics: mr. acosta, trump, murray, florida, rubio, baldwin, maine, south carolina, osha, washington,...
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