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Tom Perez

American Politician

Born: Oct 7, 1961

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The theme of the Labor Department's centennial is 'Then, Now, Next.' So in honoring Esther Peterson, we look not just to the past but to the future, acknowledging with honesty and a sense of purpose the lingering challenges we still face and the distance we've yet to travel before equality is truly a reality in the lives of all women. Tom Perez

Future Travel Challenges Women Reality Honesty Equality Face Past Before Sense Distance Honoring All Women Purpose Look Still Truly Lingering Labor Department Just Acknowledging Theme Then Next Now Lives

Too many jobs don't pay enough to get by, let alone get ahead. Tom Perez

Alone Pay Too Enough Jobs Get Many

We can't understand what we've accomplished on civil rights without telling the story of Bayard Rustin. And now, we must write the next chapter in the American civil rights story by drawing strength and inspiration from his moral courage. Tom Perez

People are so sick of these Twitter tirades. They want leaders they can be proud of. Tom Perez

People Twitter Sick Leaders Proud Want

The Republican playbook is voter suppression. Tom Perez

Voter Suppression Republican

I consider Keith Ellison a friend. Tom Perez

Consider Friend

We have to have a conversation where we bring in all the stakeholders and say, 'What is the vision of the Democratic Party?' Tom Perez

Conversation Vision Party Say Democratic Democratic Party Where Stakeholders Bring

Sometimes you have to push the envelope in pursuit of the right thing. Tom Perez

You Sometimes Right Thing Pursuit Push Envelope The Right Thing Right Thing

I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience. Tom Perez

Youth Experience People Opportunities Become Young Apprenticeship States About Learned Because Trades Germany Unemployment Than Model Get Young People Far Lower Paid United United States Coincidence

Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no. Tom Perez

Courage Smart Say Having Yes Growth

It's not only inhumane to treat Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. It's deeply un-American. Tom Perez

Treat Un-American Citizens Only Inhumane Deeply Puerto Second-Class Second-Class Citizens

Growing up in Buffalo, I saw shuttered factories that once housed thousands of steel manufacturing jobs. I remember the hollowing-out of the middle class in our community. I witnessed hope turn to hardship as a once-thriving city reckoned with a fast-changing world. Tom Perez

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What you learn growing up in a place like Buffalo is that your job isn't just your paycheck, it's your identity. It doesn't just give you dollars, it gives you dignity. Tom Perez

You Dignity Job Give Gives Like Buffalo Identity Learn Dollars Up Just Place Your Paycheck Growing Growing Up

Every president since Nixon has embraced a policy of 'self-determination without termination' - the idea that Native Americans are best equipped to govern themselves. Trump is breaking with this position. Tom Perez

I am proud of our diversity, and when you attack the federal workforce, you are having significant impact on women - many of whom are single moms working to support their family - and you're having a significant impact on communities of color. Tom Perez

You can't eat cake and lose weight. Tom Perez

You Cake Lose Eat Weight

Michigan is a state we should have won in 2016, and we didn't, and I want to understand why. Tom Perez

State Understand Won Michigan Want Should Why

We're the party that has fought for Medicare. We're the party that has fought for Social Security. The Republicans have tried to privatize Social Security and voucherize Medicare. Tom Perez

Party Security Tried Privatize Republicans Social Social Security Fought Medicare

We're the party that's fought for increased wages, fought for the union movement, fought to make sure that collective bargaining is not eviscerated, it's strengthened. And when we communicate those messages, we succeed. Tom Perez

Communicate Collective Party Increased Those Collective Bargaining Messages Make Sure Wages Movement Succeed Bargaining Union Union Movement Fought Strengthened

Our message of opportunity and inclusion is, I think, a very powerful message that does indeed speak to Americans, but we've got to do a better job of listening. Tom Perez

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Donald Trump's vision of America, his nativist vision of America, his fear mongering - that's what we have to fight. Tom Perez

Fight Vision Fear His Trump America Donald

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