Elaine Chao Quotes

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Elaine Chao

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 26, 1953

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

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I know what it is like to feel vulnerable and fearful during a difficult time.

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We're a robust democracy here. That's the wonderful thing about this country.

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People can voice their different points of view. We are also a country where there will be criticism.

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When there's change, people are always anxious.

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I can tell you I love California - and no more.

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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.

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My first port of call was Los Angeles. That's where I laid my first foot on America.

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I am not seeking any position in a Dole Administration.

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Every person - we want to make sure that every person who wants a job will indeed get one.

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When my mother, sisters and I arrived on the shores of America when I was 8 years old, the boat on which we came, a freighter, passed the Statue of Liberty.

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

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The ingenuity and creativity of the private sector is essential to meeting American's needs for a skilled work force.

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Progress is being made, but a lot of women are realizing it is not what they envisioned.

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We need fair and free trade.

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We are a Republic with different branches of government, and so the Senate and the House are going to be full partners in working with the White House.

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For any trade deal to move forward, there has to be agreement.

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My parents were very supportive.

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I will carry with me always the deep sense of what it feels like to be an outsider and how tough it was, how hard it was to adapt to this country.

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My parents were very, very strict parents, and they were not used to this new, you know, American custom of letting your children sleep in someone else's house.

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