Quotes from Elaine Chao

Because of these layaway angels, many children did not have to wonder why Santa skipped them in 2011.

When Peace Corps was first proposed, some in Congress assumed that only men would be volunteers.

America needs a new approach to boost the economy - one that does not doom future generations to being saddled with paying off today's federal deficits.

Where public pensions are concerned, many jurisdictions are running out of road.

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

Consider trade protectionism. It's been tried - and found wanting - since the Great Depression.

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.

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

In campaigns, lots of things will be said, and what they have said about my husband is just simply not true.

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

My husband has an outstanding record in promoting opportunity for women and the women that he surrounds himself in his staff and the women that he has promoted throughout his career. He's the father of three daughters. He's obviously a husband who's been very supportive of a very active wife with her own career.

Policymakers, elected and unelected, need to be ever-mindful that the U.S. economy does not exist in isolation.

Rising energy costs kill jobs and hit America's poorest the hardest.

Our country needs to produce 250,000 net new jobs every month just to keep even with population growth.

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

I am not seeking any position in a Dole Administration.

America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force.

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.

Activist shareholder resolutions do not have to pass to succeed. The process itself can be so injurious to a company that management will cave to demands.

We need long-term tax reform that promotes private sector job creation. And legislated mandates that kill jobs by raising the cost of payrolls need to be eliminated.

Even a healthy economy and labor market would have struggled under the additional expenses enacted and proposed in 2009 and 2010 - from healthcare mandates and higher taxes, to carbon cap-and-trade and delay in extending the last decade's tax reforms.

Taxpayers should demand that their states honestly assess public pension plans, accurately measure the assets and liabilities, and take steps to provide fair benefits to public employees that limit taxpayers' liability.

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.

Three years after the four deepest previous recessions began - in 1953, 1957, 1973 and 1981 - employment was on average 4.7% higher than the pre-recession peak.