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Post-military service can be a period of anxiety and uncertainty. So many men and women return and ask themselves, 'What now?' The Labor Department is here to help answer that question with an array of programs designed to clear pathways into the middle class.

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Improving veterans' employment is an all-hands-on-deck enterprise. We work with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, with private sector partners and others.

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Helping veterans isn't just a part of my job. For me, it's personal. It's in my blood.

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Too many jobs don't pay enough to get by, let alone get ahead.

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When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students. I'd write 'civil rights' on the board and ask them to tell me what immediately came to mind.

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We can't understand what we've accomplished on civil rights without telling the story of Bayard Rustin. And now, we must write the next chapter in the American civil rights story by drawing strength and inspiration from his moral courage.

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From the new hate crimes law to the repeal of DOMA and 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' to the emerging popular support for marriage equality, we are making progress at breakneck speed. As someone who has dedicated most of my career to civil rights law, I am deeply moved by this sea change and proud to have done my part.

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I've heard the argument that unemployment benefits somehow act as a disincentive to the long-term unemployed when it comes to looking for work, but the opposite is true. Unemployment insurance serves as a powerful incentive for people to keep searching for jobs rather than drop out of the labor force altogether.

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My parents didn't feel that they had any choice but to leave the Dominican Republic. They did, however, choose to become Americans, and they lived American values every day.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: October 7th, 1961

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