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Rep. Eric Cantor: Labor Day celebrates business owners
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on Monday mistakenly described Labor Day as a celebration of entrepreneurs and business owners, rather than workers. “Today, we celebrate those who have taken a risk, worked hard, built a business and earned their own success,” the conservative congressman said in a statement. “I…
Sen. Franken praises Labor Department for withdrawing new child labor rules
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture for withdrawing proposed rules dealing with children who work on farms. “I’m relieved that the Department of Labor decided to shelve these regulations,” Franken said. “I’ve heard from a lot of Minnesotans about this proposal — and I’ve worked…
Rep. Huelskamp speaks out against new child labor regulations for farms
Re. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) on Thursday described new child labor regulation proposed by the Department of Labor as “a very dumb and dangerous idea.” “We are still pushing on the Department of Labor to back off on what is a silly and I think dangerous regulation,” he said during a…
‘Fox & Friends’ invents conspiracy: Labor Dept. ‘cooking the books’
While many have been encouraged by the job figures released last Friday, the crew at Fox & Friends aren’t among them — and on Monday morning, they seemed to think the numbers were a little hard to believe. “Are they playing around with the numbers?” fill-in host Eric Bolling asked.…
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