[MNJohnnie]

Following her service in the government, Chao worked for four years as President and CEO of United Way of America. She is credited with returning credibility and public trust in the organization after a financial mismanagement scandal involving former president William Aramony. From 1996 until her appointment as Secretary of Labor, Chao was a Distinguished Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. She was also a board member of the Independent Women's Forum.[17] She returned to the Heritage Foundation after leaving the government in January 2009. -----Snip----

She also restructured departmental programs and modernized regulations.[21] -----Snip----

In 2002, a major West Coast ports dispute costing the U.S. economy nearly $1 billion daily was resolved when the Bush administration obtained a national emergency injunction against both the employers and the union under the Taft–Hartley Act for the first time since 1971.[22] In 2003, for the first time in more than 40 years, the Department updated the labor union financial disclosure regulations under the Landrum–Griffin Act of 1959 to provide union members with more information on union finances. In 2004, the Department issued revisions of the white-collar overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.[23] ---Snip------- In 2009 Chao resumed her previous role as a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and she contributes to Fox News and other media outlets.

I work in Logistics. My job will be directly impacted by Chao.I not worried about Chao at DOT at all.

[rlmorel]

Well, having read your posts over the years, I admit to feeling less queasy about her, having a more trustworthy source of info. Thanks.

I think I am so anti-McConnell after reading about his verbal mash notes to Biden the other day. That turned my stomach.