Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
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• Remarks at the Minority Business RoundTable, Washington, D.C., December 2, 2004

• Remarks at the DOL Annual Holiday Tree Lighting, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., December 2, 2004

• Remarks at the New Freedom Initiative Awards Ceremony, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., November 17, 2004

• Remarks at the Salute to Veterans U.S. Department Of Labor Tuesday, November 9, 2004

• Remarks at the Steve Young Memorial Scholarship Fund Grant Announcement, FOP Lodge #91, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2004

• Remarks at the Ohio Flood NEG Announcement, Carroll, Ohio, October 28, 2004

• Remarks at the High-Tech Industry Grant Announcement, Tampa, Florida, October 27, 2004

• Remarks at the St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program Grant Announcement, Afton, Missouri, October 25, 2004

• Remarks at the Industrial Machine Works Pennsylvania NEG Announcement, Etna, Pennsylvania, October 21, 2004

• Remarks at the Disability Mentoring Day, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., October 20, 2004

• Remarks at the 16th Annual Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., October 13, 2004

• Remarks at the 2004 Opportunity Conference, Washington, D.C., October 12, 2004

• Remarks at the Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., October 12, 2004

• Remarks at the Florida NEG Announcement, Stuart, Florida, October 7, 2004

• Remarks at the Support the Troops Gala 40th Annual Scholarship Dinner/Dance, New York, New York, October 7, 2004

• Remarks at the Home Builders Institute Grant Announcement, Columbus, Ohio, September 30, 2004

• Remarks at the WIPP [Women Impacting Public Policy], Reception EEOB Indian Treaty Room, September 27, 2004

• Remarks at the Ford Mustang "Job One" Event; AutoAlliance International, Inc., Flat Rock, Michigan, September 27, 2004

• Remarks at the Announcement of Personal Reemployment Account Demonstration Projects September 24, 2004

• Remarks at the AARP “Best Employers for Workers Over 50” Awards Dinner, New York, New York, September 23, 2004

• Remarks at the Youth Employment Development Initiative Grant Announcement, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 22, 2004

• Remarks at The Home Depot News Conference, Washington, D.C., September 21, 2004

• Remarks at the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., September 10, 2004

• Remarks Prepared at the 2004 Community Leadership Award, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Washington, D.C., September 9, 2004

• Remarks Prepared at Pueblo of Laguna Tribe Grant, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 17, 2004

• Remarks at the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Youth Build, South Dakota, August 4, 2004

• Remarks Prepared at Louisiana Economic Forum, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, August 2, 2004

• Remarks at the Montana Women's Conference, Kalispell, Montana, July 29, 2004

• Remarks at the SES Leadership Training Conference, July 28, 2004

• Remarks at the Ready4Work Grant Award, Jacksonville, Florida, July 27, 2004

• Remarks at the National Urban League Grant Announcement, Detroit, Michigan, July 23, 2004

• Remarks at the Hispanic Safety and Health Summit, Orlando, Florida, July 22, 2004

• Remarks at the Signing of the Joint Declaration and Letters of Agreement on Worker Protection between the United States and Mexico, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2004

• Remarks to the International Leadership Foundation, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2004

• Remarks to the Violence Against Women Summit, Anchorage, Alaska, June 30, 2004

• Remarks to the High-Growth Job Training Initiative Grant Award, Winston-Salem, N.C., June 28, 2004

• Remarks to the Latino Coalition Grant, Denver, Colorado Friday, June 18, 2004

• Remarks at 2004 NFIB National Small Business Summit, Washington, D.C., June 17, 2004

• Remarks to the National Grocers Association, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 15, 2004

• Remarks for the 92^nd Session of the International Labor Conference, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, June 9, 2004

• Columbus School of Law Commencement Address, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., May 29, 2004

• “Get it Right: Responsibilities of an ERISA Fiduciary,” Address to the 49^th CEO Summit of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, New Haven, Conn., May 28, 2004

• Remarks for the Joint DOL/HHS Symposium: Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care, Washington, D.C., May 24, 2004

• Remarks for the Fraternal Order of Police/Minnesota, Marriott City Center Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 21, 2004

• Remarks at the University Good Samaritan Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 21, 2004

• Remarks at the National Maritime Day Observance, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2004

• Remarks at the Ronald Reagan Tribute Dinner, Leadership Institute, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2004

• Remarks at the Kickoff of the Fiduciary Education Campaign, “Getting it Right—Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” Washington, D.C., May 18, 2004

• Northern Kentucky University Commencement Address, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 15, 2004

• Remarks to Excellence in Public Service, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2004

• Remarks to Women’s Business Center Annual Gala Awards Dinner, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2004

• Address to 3^rd Annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2004

• Wingate University Commencement Address, Wingate, North Carolina, May 8, 2004

• DOL Observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., May 6, 2004

• Address to Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, May 3, 2004

• Remarks at 11^th Annual Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), New York, N.Y., April 28, 2004

• Remarks to Announcement of Formation of Fair Pay Enforcement Team, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27, 2004

• Remarks to Meeting with Wage and Hour Regional Administrators, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27, 2004

• Remarks to Fraternal Order of Police State Presidents Meeting,Louisville, Kentucky, April 24, 2004

• Announcement of Issuance of the Final Part 541 Regulations Defining the Fair Labor Standards Act "White Collar" Exemptions, April 20, 2004

• Remarks at DOL 91^st Anniversary Honor Awards, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2004

• Remarks at National Association of Asian American Professionals, New York, N.Y., April 9, 2004

• Remarks to Skills to Build America's Future Partner Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2004

• Remarks at Skills to Build America's Future Initiative, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2004