Fmr Acting Sec and Dep Sec of Labor, dad, husband, attorney, advisor, teacher, @CornellILR & @NYULaw alum & b-ball fan, but not in that order.
Jun 2, 2023 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
A false narrative is developing that President Biden and Speaker McCarthy both won in the #defaultnegotiations. Wrong. President Biden badly beat McCarthy and Donald Trump. Here’s a thread with receipts and a close about why Biden won. (1/18)
Donald Trump openly campaigned for default and demanded McCarthy win everything plus the kitchen sink. . President Biden avoided default and McCarthy got no sinks. Loser? Donald Trump. (2/18)
Mar 11, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The latest @realDonaldTrump budget proposes to slash @USDOL by 9.7 percent. No matter where those cuts are targeted, workers would suffer the consequences. Fortunately, this proposal has no chance of passage in Congress, just like his last two proposals to cut DOL.
Further insights into @POTUS's 2020 budget for @USDOL:
Job training:
- Massive cut to Job Corps of $700 million. That's about 40%. Dozens of centers would have to close.
- Slashes dislocated worker training by $100 million. (1/7)
