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Never far from my thoughts are memories of being a little girl in Queens, N.Y., our family of five crowded in a small one-bedroom apartment, struggling to learn English and survive a new life in a new country, America. We humbly and gratefully still recall the kindnesses shown by strangers and neighbors who became new friends.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: America Apartment Became Being Country Crowded English Family Far Five Friends Girl Humbly Learn Life Little Little Girl Memories Neighbors Never New New Friends New Life Our Queens Recall Shown Small Still Strangers Struggling Survive Thoughts Who

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It has long been said the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. Automatic enrollment for insurance of 401k loans would add an additional certainty. Fewer Americans would suffer the unnecessary loss of retirement savings due to unanticipated and untimely misfortune in an already stressful time of need.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Add Additional American Automatic Been Certain Certainty Death Death And Taxes Due Enrollment Fewer Insurance Life Loans Long Loss Misfortune Need Only Retirement Said Savings Stressful Suffer Taxes Things Time Unnecessary Would

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As I looked up at the Statue of Liberty, I thought at that time, 'What a wonderful country.'

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Country Liberty Looked Statue Statue Of Liberty Thought Time Up Wonderful

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We have a lot of employers who are looking for skilled workers and not being able to find them. And we have workers who lack the requisite skills to access these good-paying jobs in high growth industries.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Able Access Being Employers Find Growth High Industries Jobs Lack Looking Lot Requisite Skilled Skills Them Who Workers

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Those memories of living in a developing nation are part of who I am today and give me a profound understanding of the challenges of economic development - an understanding which will make my tenure as Peace Corps director, I hope, a very special one.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Am Challenges Corps Developing Development Director Economic Economic Development Give Give Me Hope Living Make Me Memories Nation Part Peace Peace Corps Profound Special Tenure Those Today Understanding Very Which Who Will I Am

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We want to make sure that workers know their rights and that employers know their obligations. That is the best way to protect workers.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Best Best Way Employers Know Make Obligations Protect Rights Sure Want Way Workers

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Smoot and Hawley ginned up The Tariff Act of 1930 to get America back to work after the Stock Market Crash of '29. Instead, it destroyed trade so effectively that by 1932, American exports to Europe were just a third of what they had been in 1929. World trade fell two-thirds as other nations retaliated. Jobs evaporated.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Act After America American Back Been Crash Destroyed Effectively Europe Exports Fell Get Had Instead Jobs Just Market Nations Other Stock Stock Market Tariff Third Trade Two-Thirds Up Were Work World World Trade

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Our country needs to produce 250,000 net new jobs every month just to keep even with population growth.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Country Even Every Growth Jobs Just Keep Month Needs Net New New Jobs Our Population Population Growth Produce

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Even if it's a national issue, the federal government cannot provide all the answers.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Answers Cannot Even Federal Federal Government Government Issue National Provide

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401k savings accounts have become so important in the landscape of retirement planning that their security and expansion became a top priority in formulating and implementing the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that was enacted during my tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Accounts Act Became Become Expansion Implementing Important Labor Landscape Pension Planning Priority Protection Retirement Savings Secretary Security Tenure Top

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 26th, 1953

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