I'm the first secretary of labor in the 21st century, and the competitiveness of the American work force and the modernization of decades-old regulations have been among our top priorities.
When Peace Corps was first proposed, some in Congress assumed that only men would be volunteers.
If we did not have Obamacare, we could've addressed the healthcare crisis in a comprehensive but segmented fashion - meaning that we could have promoted a health savings plan. We could've pushed for tort reform, which added so much more cost to healthcare.
Progress is being made, but a lot of women are realizing it is not what they envisioned.
As we celebrate Women's History Month this March, it's important to remember the key role women have played in promoting a better understanding and relationships between our country and the rest of the world.
What out country is facing right now is a skills gap.
Left-wing shareholder activists seek to leverage the mass economic power of institutional investors such as pension funds, whose managers are supposed to focus strictly on their fiduciary responsibilities to retirees.
In campaigns, lots of things will be said, and what they have said about my husband is just simply not true.
Confidence, capital, and new markets fuel entrepreneurship and job-generating expansion of existing businesses.
President Obama has been admirably pro-trade in public remarks, but there has been no progress in moving any new free trade agreements to expand exports abroad and create jobs at home.
Outside of Washington, D.C., most Americans aren't concerned with doing things 'big.' They're looking for less government spending, lower taxes, and good jobs.
Consider trade protectionism. It's been tried - and found wanting - since the Great Depression.
Government at all levels has kicked the fiscal can down the road for far too long.
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.
Most private sector workers can only dream of getting the generous lifetime pension and health benefits typical of government service.
The Obama administration likes to say that it is 'pro-worker.' But something is amiss when its labor priorities are forcing unionization and labor contracts on American workplaces, and denying union members information on how their dues money is spent.
There are many reasons to worry; the evening news is full of them.
To better deal with shortages of qualified applicants now and in the future, government policy makers need to acknowledge that government job training programs could stand improvement.
Capital available for individuals to start and expand businesses would increase with regulatory and strategic tax reforms, like reducing marginal rates, repealing the alternative minimum tax, and making the U.S. the most welcoming place for employers to relocate and create jobs.
The Obama administration's zeal to not 'waste a good crisis,' as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put it, has been stunning even for Washington insiders to behold.
