You may be seated. Behalf of pence on the president of the United States, it is my honor to welcome you here for a very ofortant moment in the life our administration as id minister the oath of office to of labor foretary the United States of america, alexander acosta. [applause] vice pres. Pence we are fortunate to be joined by his family. Would you welcome them as well . [applause] vice pres. Pence i also want to thank all of our distinguished guests, who have joined us for this important moment, especially congresswoman iliana the hispanic, and community that are here with us today. Thank you for being here on the historic day. This saturday marks the end of President Trumps first 100 days in office, and is the straws to this draws to as a close, we need to reflect on the progress sweeping across the nation thanks to President Trump. For nearly 100 days, President Trump has been delivering on the promises he made to the american people, one after another. He picked a worldclass cabinet, which is implementing a plan right now to mak make America Great again. Storingt trump has been liberty and the arsenal of now just short of 100 days, President Trump has bills 30 bills and 20 into law, 30 executive orders, which show that he is not only a man of his word, President Trump is a man of action. [applause] vice pres. Pence since day one, the president has taken concise toaction Decisive Action make our economy moving again, looking for prosperity for every american family. President trump, i like to say, has a threepart agenda jobs, jobs, and jobs. The president has been slashing through mountains of red tape, and her focus earlier today on American Energy and American Energy independence. He put forward a plan for the biggest tax cut for individuals and businesses in american history. [applause] vice pres. Pence the result . Than 500,000 new jobs have been created so far this year. Small Business Confidence is skyrocketing to its highest level in decades, and for manufacturers, the highest level in two decades. Does companies around the world want to invest in our country for american jobs and american injured. President trumps leadership has been making a difference every day. And with alex acosta, we are confident we will accomplish even more for working americans and job creators all across this nation. [applause] vice pres. Pence alex acosta is the right man at the right time to leave department of labor. Born the son of two cuban refugees, he has showed potential from his he entered into the noble path of Public Service. Bush02, resident george w. Appointed them as a member of the National Relations board. Appoints iner, he the assistant for the Civil Rights Division at the department of justice. Two years after he became the u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of florida. I know you have tried to retire from Public Service more than once. In 2090 did it when you became dean of Florida InternationalUniversity College of law. The President Trump has now call you back to Public Service to bring your character, intellect, and ability to serve the country. We couldnt be more grateful. Your service, past, present, and future, is truly it testament to the American Dream and to your own character and abilities. I want to thank you again for stepping up to serve our country and to serve working americans at the time of this, given your long indistinguishable distinguished record, your integrity and leadership, the president and i are absolutely you as ourhat with new secretary of labor, we will continue to restore opportunity, prosperity, and growth for working americans now and for generations to come. [applause] vp pence so on behalf of President Trump, it is my great privilege to a mr. To you the oath of office. To administer to you the oath of office. Please place your left and on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, alexander acosta, do solemnly swear. Mr. Acosta i come alexander acosta, do solemnly swear. Vp pence that i will support and defend the constitution of the United States. Mr. Acosta that i was born and defend the constitution of the United States. Mr. Acosta against all enemies foreign and domestic. That i will bear true and allegiance to the state, that i take this obligation freely, reservationsntal or purpose of evasion. And i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. So help me god. [applause] vp pence [indiscernible] [applause] mr. Acosta i want to thank President Trump, Vice President pence, and the members of the senate for the privilege of serving as secretary of labor. I want to thank my wife jan for unyielding was unyielding support and her heartfelt love. It is amazing to be loved, and i love her back more than words can really say. So thank you. [applause] mr. Acosta my daughters Delia Andrew Celia delia and rosie are amazing. When President Trump nominated me, i had to sit down and explain to them that we were going to move to washington. They wanted to know why. And sort of took a pause tried to explain what being secretary of labor means in words that a four and sixyearold can understand. And this is what i said. I said, daddy helps students find good jobs, and the president has asked that to help people all over america find good jobs, too. [applause] mr. Acosta then it struck me, explaining the responsibilities of the secretary of labor to a four and sixyearold really helped me encapsulate so many of the responsibilities of the department of labor because, as Vice President said, it is about finding and helping and supporting jobs and job growth. Left a cuban dictatorship in search of freedom. They met in high school, fell in love, and married young. Neither attended college. Ist an amazing nation this for the son of refugees who went and education to support a family could be standing here in oath,oom, taking this administered by the Vice President of the United States. That is what america is about. [applause] mr. Acosta my parents experience is part of who i am and frames my perspectives that i will bring to the important responsibilities of the department of labor. We have a lot of work to do. Committee Many Americans have seen jobs go overseas. Too Many Americans have seen jobs taken by foreign workers. Too Many Americans see that jobs are available, but they dont have the skills or experience to fill those jobs. The skills gap is real and needs to be addressed. Ability toamericans find good jobs is a port for President Trump, vice President Trump, and for me. I am honored and profoundly serviceto be called in of this important act. Thank you very much. [applause] vp pence we will take some pictures and then service away. And then clear this away. Announcer congress has passed a oneweek extension of federal funding for next friday, may 5. It includes Health Benefits for minors and continues existing funding levels. We found out what we can expect next week by speaking with a reporter on capitol hill. She was an appropriations reporter. What is the status of talks on the longerterm spending measure . Guest those talks have been going on for weeks if not months. We are looking at a very intense weekend session, maybe spilling into next week, maybe not, to nail down the final details of the