I'm only the first person, ... I can tell you (attorney general nominee) John Ashcroft is going to face much worse than I have. Gale Norton (the interior secretary nominee) may face worse than I have. Even Christine Todd Whitman (nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency), who is considered a moderate, may face worse than I have. -Linda Chavez

 

I'm only the first person, ... I can tell you (attorney general nominee) John Ashcroft is going to face much worse than I have. Gale Norton (the interior secretary nominee) may face worse than I have. Even Christine Todd Whitman (nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency), who is considered a moderate, may face worse than I have.


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I think most of the American people were upset during the Zoe Baird nomination that she hired an illegal alien. That was what upset them more than the fact the she did not pay Social Security taxes.

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If I am confirmed as secretary of labor, I intend to keep faith with the men and the women who still work at jobs like those my parents held.

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We are all saying no blank check to China, ... We have to be very clear to (Congress) about how important their vote is going to be. -Linda Chavez
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I do believe Zoe Baird was treated unfairly.

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My, what a difference a week makes.

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But I've also been around this town long enough to know that when nobody is calling you and saying, 'Hang in there,' that isn't a great signal either. -Linda Chavez
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Unfortunately, because of the way the stories have played over the last few days, I have decided that I am becoming a distraction, and therefore I have asked President Bush to withdraw my name for secretary of labor.

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