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Eastern time. Labor secretary Alexander Acosta dressed conference earlier today. We will take a look at his remarks now. Hello everybody back from lunch . Everybody excited about the afternoon . Good job. With alighted to be here good friend. We both have the privilege of serving in the Previous Administration together, and now, i get to call you mr. Secretary. [laughter] first of all, you need to know a little bit. I think it is so impressive. Harvard not only harvard law, but harvard undergrad. I am impressed. The president said he was going to surround himself with some of americas best and brightest, and boy did he ever. Thank you. Parents were refugees from communist cuba . Thats correct. You actually were a clerk for justice the thirdalito in circuit. [laughter] impressive. So the president did not let us down at the best and brightest. When we start with what why dont we start with what does the secretary of labor do and then we will get into the meat of it, how about that . Whe