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Quotes on labor, policy, and everyday work life.

American worker quotes start with a striking workplace statistic - fifty daily interruptions, most unrelated to actual work - before moving into policy territory, where members of Congress debate what genuinely benefits the American economy.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Average American
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Nov 07, 2020

The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing to do with work.

Quotes by W. Edwards Deming

Down
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Nov 07, 2020

So there are 535 members of Congress. Many of us want what's best for the American worker and the American economy. Others want what is best in their goals to take down President Trump.

Quotes by Lee Zeldin

Government
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Nov 07, 2020

President Trump has challenged Congress to reduce the burden on the American worker and to build an economy that rewards honest work. Congress should accept that challenge and craft a bipartisan plan that makes real reductions in what government demands from our wallets.

Quotes by Josh Hawley

Country
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Nov 07, 2020

An American worker should not expect his pay to be cut because somebody comes to this country illegally and is willing to work for less than he or she should be paid.

Quotes by Gary Miller

Outsourcing
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Nov 07, 2020

I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs.

Quotes by Ed Pastor

Nov 07, 2020

The average American worker gets something like 14 days of paid vacation. In my school, you'd use up ten of those taking care of your kids on teacher professional days, then tack on a couple more for kids getting sick.

Vacation time gets a candid look too, with one comparison noting that the average American worker's paid days off can vanish quickly once school and family obligations are factored in. Together these quotes frame the American worker through both data and lived routine.

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