Labor Department Issues Statement on Trump Remarks Encouraging Rural Prosperity
January 08, 2018
January 08, 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement by Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta regarding President Trump's remarks on encouraging rural prosperity:
"President Trump's commitment to reducing the barriers that stand in the way of rural development is already having an impact. For instance, after losing jobs in 2016, mining and logging industries created more than 54,000 jobs in 2017. The Department of Labor is committed to ensur . . .
"President Trump's commitment to reducing the barriers that stand in the way of rural development is already having an impact. For instance, after losing jobs in 2016, mining and logging industries created more than 54,000 jobs in 2017. The Department of Labor is committed to ensur . . .