And the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations economy, employment growth, Retirement Security, and more. Whether they relate to health care, worker protections, retirement planning, Workforce Development, or employee wages and benefits, its the responsibility of this committee to am sure these policies are in the best interest of
Priorities including overtime rules, training and apreniveship programs, collective bargaining rights, retirement programs and accessibility of other employment benefits. The House Education Committee held this hearing last month. The quorum being present, the committee on education and the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations e
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This comes on the heels of other immigration news. In california, state attorney general Javier Becerra praised the decision by a federal judge in San Francisco to stop the Trump Administration from ending daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. Becerra had sued the administration for ending daca. The program has helped about 800,000 undocumented people who had entered the u. S. As minors. Becerra also took aim at the department of Homeland Securitys decision to end temporary protected status for undocumented immigrants from el salvador, calling it, quote, backwards and reckless. Attorney general Javier Becerra, thank you for joining us. Thuy, thank you for having me. This week President Trump questioned why the u. S. Should accept immigrants from haiti and countries in africa referring to them as quote, shithole countries. The president has issued a vague denial about that. What is your take on this . This is what happens when you cant trust a president with his word
This comes on the heels of other immigration news. In california, state attorney general Javier Becerra praised the decision by a federal judge in San Francisco to stop the Trump Administration from ending daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. Becerra had sued the administration for ending daca. The program has helped about 800,000 undocumented people who had entered the u. S. As minors. Becerra also took aim at the department of Homeland Securitys decision to end temporary protected status for undocumented immigrants from el salvador, calling it, quote, backwards and reckless. Attorney general Javier Becerra, thank you for joining us. Thuy, thank you for having me. This week President Trump questioned why the u. S. Should accept immigrants from haiti and countries in africa referring to them as quote, shithole countries. The president has issued a vague denial about that. What is your take on this . This is what happens when you cant trust a president with his word