Tuesday, June 28, 2011
If we increased the growth rate by 1% that would drastically bring down the debt.
Posted by Linda H on 10:05:00 PM
Uphold our tradition as a nation of laws and that we also uphold our tradition as a nation of immigrants
Posted by Linda H on 9:12:00 PM
We need to restore business confidence and the confidence of the American people
Posted by Linda H on 5:55:00 PM
Streamlining regulations could save billions of dollars for companies over the next several years
Posted by Linda H on 5:50:00 PM
We’re moving in a direction of greater equality and I think that’s a good thing
Posted by Linda H on 5:08:00 PM
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President's Remarks
Chuck, I think what you’re seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they’ve got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out. It’s not going to be perfectly smooth, and it turns out that the President — I’ve discovered since I’ve been in this office — can’t dictate precisely how this process moves. But I think we’re moving in a direction of greater equality and I think that’s a good thing.
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The End of Cheap Labor in China
Posted by Linda H on 11:02:00 AM
In the past decade, according to Helen Qiao, chief economist for Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, real wages for manufacturing workers in China have grown nearly 12% per year. That's the result of an economy that's been growing by double digits annually for two decades, fueled domestically by a frenzied infrastructure and housing build-out — one that, for now anyway, continues apace — combined with what was for a time an almost unquenchable thirst for Chinese exports in the developed world.
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Posted by Linda H on 9:19:00 AM
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Stimulus: Maine Community Seeing Things in a New Light
Posted by Linda H on 9:05:00 AM
As one of the northernmost communities in the “Lower 48,” Fort Fairfield, Maine (population 3,500) averages less sunlight every year than towns in the southern part of the state. In the summer months, this isn’t a big problem since it stays lighter much later in the evening. In the winter, however, the hours of actual daylight are dramatically shorter, which can lead to higher utility bills for keeping streetlights on for more hours per day.
All this darkness and the need to save energy is one of the reasons Fort Fairfield was able to leverage $58,290 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding with a $45,675 lighting incentive from Efficiency Maine to replace 174 streetlights with LED lighting technology.
Supporting Rurual Miners with Safety Regulation and Training
Posted by Linda H on 8:00:00 AM
Editor's Note: Cross-posted from the Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
Secretary Solis speaks with local miners during a visit to a West Virginia mine. (Photo by Department of Labor)
Secretary Solis speaks with local miners during a visit to a West Virginia mine. (Photo by Department of Labor) 
Apple Needs to Make it in America
