the department of labor enforces these. and if confirmed, i will work to enforce the laws under the department's jurisdiction fully and fairly. as a former prosecutor, my enforcement efforts will always be on the side of the law. it's enacted by congress. it should be enforced fully. it should be enforced fairly. and it should not be enforced in favor or against any particular constituency. finally, the department of labor was formed a bit more than 100 years ago and it's an interesting history because originally it was a department of commerce and labor and then it was split into two. and so why was it split? and the reason was this. that a voice for commerce and a voice for workers, or a workforce, as the chairman mentioned, within the executive branch, would promote better decisionmaking. i think this concept is absolutely correct. advocates for the american workforce within the administration are important. whether it's those who are working, those who still seek work, those who are discouraged or unemployed, or those wh

the department of labor cannot do this alone. it has to work with local government with educational institutions, public private partnerships that would have substantial positive impact on the american workforce. this division of the workforce innovation that had the job for many other programs not only a dll, but across government. if confirmed, i will work with you to maximize every taxpayer dollar that is directed towards a job training program. sakic, good job should also be save jobs. congress has enacted workplace standard and safety laws. the department of labor enforces the senate could her and i will work to enforce the laws under the department's jurisdiction fully and fairly. as a former prosecutor, my enforcement efforts will always be on the side of the law. if enacted by congress. it should be enforced fully. it should be fair and it should not enforce favor or against any particular constituents. finally, the department of labor was formed more than 100 years ago when it's an interesting history because originally i

let me also add, i don't think the department of labor can do this alone. thee department of education is such a key player in this and in all candor their funding is somewhat deeper than the department of labor's funding. i keep it's very important to break down the silos to not have this department's doing this and that department's doing that but to work together as one executive branch addressing these issues. >>se thank you. i think, mr. chairperson my time is almost up. >> thank you, senator hatch. haasen? >> thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member murray. good morning, nice to see you here. i will just add support to the comments you've heard from just about everybody on the committee about the importance of job training. it's critical to the state of the new hampshire as is our job core center which is the newest job core center in the country. i had the opportunity at its first graduation recently and it was great to see the lives that were changed through that job core center. so i hope you will do everything should you be confirmed to support b

at agencies like the department of labor, department of defense, department of labor done the most reportingn. there is the secretary of labor yet, as you may remember, trump's first pick andrew puzder, because he had go to the senate scrutiny, revelations about domestic abuse, mistreatment of workers, his cavity came out, hit a dropout. no senate confirmed official at the department of labor right now. there is this group of people some of whom's names we did not know until last week in this so-called beachhead team. again, a lot of unknowns about what these people are doing. lobbyistspeople are previously were lobbying the agencies they are networking -- not amy: i want to ask you about this. donald trump talked about a ban on lobbying. lobbying ban. this is all of the people, most of the people, standing behind me will not be able to go to adverse to anything our wonderful country. five year ban. it is a two-year ban now and it has full of loopholes. this is a five year ban. a makeup what about that? >> there are two parts of it. trump has talked about a five year ban on lobbying after yo

judge gorsuch was so hostile to the department of labor attorney that in the middle of a question that department of labor attorney essentially conceded the rest of his time to me, indicated, you know, i have agreed to split my time with mr. fetter and he could have the rest of my time. it was so difficult on the department of labor attorney from judge gorsuch that he essentially gave up time that he had in the oral argument, which as attorneys, appellate time coming of such little time, you don't normally give it up. amy: i want to turn to senator al franken who questioned judge gorsuch on the alphonse maddin, the so-called frozen trucker, case during gorsuch's confirmation hearing. >> a couple of hours goes by. the heater is not working in his cab. it is 14 below zero. 14 below zero. he calls in and says, my feet -- i can't feel. i can't feel my feet. my torso -- and beginning to not be able to feel my torso. they say, hang on. wait for us. ok, now he actually falls asleep. at 1:18 a.m., his cousin calls in and wakes him up. his cousin says that he is slurring his speech and he does

clerk: house joint resolution 83, joint resolution disapproving the rules submitted by the department of labor relating to clarification of employers' continuing obligation to maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury or illness. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the >> it improved itself. and we are at that same point today before an industrial economy and information economy or however you want to say it. that creates amazing opportunity to not just survive, but to create a more perfect union. >> i believe that the cyber facility agenda in general is a superimportant agenda that needs to be pushed. and cybersecurity is a problem that is here to stay. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> president trump has nominated former georgia governor sonny perdue to be agriculture secretary. they held his confirmation hearing. he said he will be a strong advocate for farmers and rural communities and talked about the importance of trade. this is about 2.5 hours.

while they're gathered down here at john marshal park with a large number up street at the department of labor, that is an arm of the u.s. government that is supposed enforce labor law to make sure women have a level playing field in the workplace. right now, that department of labor is without a leader. there is no secretary of labor right now. because congress has not approved alex acosta who has been nominated to serve on that job. >>> the protesters were inspired by an international women's day which was originally called international working women's day. >> it was for safe living and working conditions and fair wages. fox alexandria hoff joins us for a look at what's being done. >> reporter: well, one way to support women, all around the world is by this organization, for example, 10,000 villages only carries things that are hand made by artist ens around the world like these dishes from vietnam that were made by women and 10,000 villages insures they're paid fair living wages. >> these are recycled sorie, paces that have been sewn together and made into a throw. look on you beautiful th

the department of labor does not take that position. to claim that these resolutions along would have such -- alone would have such broad effect on the interaction of erisa with state law is troubling to say the least. let me be clear, i would prefer federal action in this space. retirement security is one of the seemingly p dwindling number of bipartisan issues we can tackle in congress. and the concerns raised by many of the stakeholders i've worked with in the past on retirement reform are understandable. i'm concerned that a lack of federal action will lead to a state-level patchwork that will be hard for employers of more mobile workers to navigate. i would much rather build on the efforts of the states to create a uniform federal system under which employers would adopt high-quality, well-managed plans. i'm also concerned that providing a state-run option could diminish competition with the private sector. the point of these state-run plans is to decrees our coverage gap. however, we must not also race to the bottom where employers

to stop the obama administration department of labor's regulation known as the volks rule from expanding the statute of limitations for record keeping violations. this regulatory scheme represents a backwards approach to workplace safety and is a blatant overreach by the federal government. under the occupational safety and health act, employers are required to record injuries and illnesses that occur on the workplace and maintain those records for five years. the law provides for a six-month period for which osha can issue citations to employers who fail to maintain the records properly. however, it was the practice of osha based on their interpretation of the law that they were able to issue citations regarding keeping these records properly for the entire five-year period employers must keep those records. under this practice, osha took action against volks constructioners in 2006 for record keeping violations that occurred nearly five years earlier. again, record-keeping violations. this was well beyond the six-month statute of limitations. volks constructors, again located in prairi

and repealing these department of labor safe harbors will only move us in the wrong direction. i urge my colleagues to oppose these resolutions of disapproval. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: war mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you, mr. president. are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. ms. warren: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: thank you, mr. president. republicans are this charge of the senate and so forth they haven't put up for a vote in this congress a single piece of original legislation to help working families. not one. they haven't fixed a piece of our crumbling infrastructure. they haven't put americans back to worth. they haven't brought down the soaring cost of prescription drugs and they haven't done a thing to help the 55 million americans who don't have access to a workplace retirement account, help them save for their retireme

of other departments budgets. the epa state department, department of agriculture, and department of labor would all face cuts of at least 20%. the budget completely eliminates the national endowment for the arts, legal aid for the poor. the budget must pass the house and get 60 votes in the senate. >>> abc 7 news spoke tonight with the family of a 16-year-old girl shot and killed by freemont police. elena was one of four people inside a car that police shot at last night next to cal state east bay in heyward, the car was stolen and two freemont officers opened fire. his family thinks officers were reckless. >> thinking they weren't being done right. they took it out on the wrong person. and now our whole family is at a loss. this is crazy. >> the family in antioch says the one suspect who ran and is still wanted by police is her boyfriend. her aunt said she had not been home for weeks and they were trying to track her down. >>. >> many lit candles in a park near her home. >>> a big shake-up tonight in a story first brought to you by the abc 7 news i team. it involves the hazing allegations that have rocked the foo

of other departments budgets. the epa state department, department of agriculture, and department of labor would all face cuts of at least 20%. the budget completely eliminates the national endowment for the arts, legal aid for the poor. the budget must pass the house and get 60 votes in the senate. >>> abc 7 news spoke tonight with the family of a 16-year-old girl shot and killed by freemont police. elena was one of four people inside a car that police shot at last night next to cal state east bay in heyward, the car was stolen and two freemont officers opened fire. his family thinks officers were reckless. >> thinking they weren't being done right. they took it out on the wrong person. and now our whole family is at a loss. this is crazy. >> the family in antioch says the one suspect who ran and is still wanted by police is her boyfriend. her aunt said she had not been home for weeks and they were trying to track her down. >>. >> many lit candles in a park near her home. >>> a big shake-up tonight in a story first brought to you by the abc 7 news i team. it involves the hazing allegations that have rocked the foo

pushing back on the overtime rule that came out of the department of labor that was trying to be jammed down the throat of small business. you mentioned the epa. the streams rules. the methane rule. these are just a handful of the suits that we've been involved in in the last year. the environmental protection agency truly has become a regulatory frankenstein. it started with good intentions. read shelley's book about frankenstein, it, too, was created with good intention, and it turned on its creator. nobody wants to drink dirty water or breathe dirty air. there's not a state that to governor walker's point could not manage this and not be incentivized to manage this at the state level. the fact of the matter is, whether it's the environment, education, whether it's commerce, whatever the case might be in on the energy front as well, push these things back to the state level control. that is where federalism was intended to be in the first place. [ applause ] >> let's follow that line of thought. how do we make that happen? how do we in effect turn back the clock and return the power t

department of labor where a rally is being held. jonathan: and our maryland bureau chief brad bell with prince george's county last-minute decision to close schools today. let's go to q, though, and the rally happening right now. q? q: let's show our viewer what is we are talking about. a live look at the crowd at the intersection of c street and third street northwest. you can see hundreds of women here and the supporters. most of the women wearing red today because it's international women's day. but it is also a day without a woman. many of the ladies here skipped work today. we spoke to a waitress, a teacher and even a nurse. all three ditched work today to push for women's rights in front of the u.s. department of labor. >> i am mainly here today because there is still a major pay gap and also reproductive rights are under atta current administration. my body is not a government issue. q: i also asked one of the ladies here how does it feel to be a woman in america right now? she told me it feels iffy. she doesn't feel confiden

equal pay and don't have access to family leave. >> reporter: from outside the doors of the department of labor -- to freedom plaza. >> women literally are the backbone of this entire country, this entire world. without women we wouldn't be here. i need to be here in solidarity. >> reporter: one thing was clear, the men and women below protesting say they want to live in a world where women are equal to men. >> i wanted to come out to support all the women that need equal pay. >> reporter: so with signs in hand, protesters made it to lafayette square hoping president trump to hear their pride. >> i just see too many people that want to divide instead of get together. >> reporter: this man didn't want us to use his name but says he thinks protesters are exacerbating the issues women say >> i'm not so sure it exists at the level they would like us to believe that 2 does. i don't see it. i've been in the workforce almost 50 years. >> reporter: but other male p - protesters see things differently. >> i felt i had to be here to be in solidarity with them. >> reporter: change doesn't happen overnight

tonight preparing to be with us tomorrow afternoon at the department of labor speaking up for one fair, the elimination of the lower wage for tipped workers, and to resist the trump agenda. >> thank you both for joining us tonight and good luck tomorrow at the labor department. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. u're nee. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe. we're fine. (vo) love is why we built a car you can trust. now and for a long time to come. the all-new subaru impreza sedan and five-door. a car you can love no matter what road you're on. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. allure best of beauty and marie claire's most wanted. eyes show emotion, not your age. olay eyes. ageless. [kids cheering] [kids screaming] wr wrab. but then they make us kraft mac & cheese and everything's good again. >>> breaking news tonight. hawaii is the first sta to challenge president trump's revised travel ban in court. hawaii will file its complaint in court and seek a temporary restraining order tomorrow. argument

department of defense. >> that's right. there's a guy named jeff burr, the head of government relations through the construction industry trade association is who is now at the department of labornd trump during the campaign -- this doesn't get brought up -- but he told several interviewers he would haven't a problem banning lobbyists from his administration so there are many lobbyists, a lot of campaign people, former hill staffers and some of these fringe types. >> sam, i want to talk to you about a guy who's not in the agency named sebastian gorko. we played a clip of him at the top of the show. he's friends with frank gaffney, a notorious anti-muslim bigot. what should we know about sebastian gorka? >> dr. g., as he refers to himself. he -- i mean, he is the guy who was a breitbart writer, i think had donald trump not won the election he would be lobbying to get on world net daily television or internet television which is, you know, just gives you -- it's not a criticism of world net daily television, just an indication of where he slots in in terms of his idea set. he is both a self-proclaimed counterterrorism expert and an anti-sjw alpha male. he's like a real breitbart

tonight preparing to be with us tomorrow afternoon at the department of labor speaking up for one fairnation of the lower wage for tipped workers, and to resist the trump agenda. >> thank you both for joining us tonight and good luck tomoow at the labor department. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >>> breaking news tonight. hawaii is the first state to challenge president trump's revised travel ban in court. hawaii will file its complaint in court and seek a temporary restraining order tomorrow. arguments are expected in court next week. we'll be right back with tonight's "last word." how do you become america's #1? start by taking care of families for 70 years. earn the trust of 32 nfl teams. be there for america's toughest and help, when help is needed america's #1 isn't a status earned overnight. it's earned in every wash, and re-ear

because the senate democrats are continuing to obstruct the confirmation of our nominees for the department of laborthe department of agriculture, the director of national intelligence and the united states trade representatives. somebody that i want very badly. in the midst of getting going, they won't approve somebody who is highly qualified. everybody understands that. the main victim of this partisan obstruction is the american public. yet in spite of this, we've assembled a great team and already made historic progress in delivering results. we're rolling back job-crushing regulations at a faster clip than ever before by far. we're seeing companies like exxon, walmart, intel, ford, fiat chrysler, so many others announcing they will keep and create tens of thousands of jobs in the united states. many, many companies are not moving now, which normally they would have been out of here a long time ago. they're not moving. they understand there's going to be consequence. if they move, that's fine. there's consequences. first two job reports that have come out since my inauguration, we've added nearl

we need to have some more enforcement in the way that those, the department of labor is handling this. other people are feeling like it is a competition for labor, so they would rather not have this program. so, for most of those two reasons, the program ends. it is not really, though, until the 1970's we start to see, as some scholars have pointed out by looking at the covers of national magazines, the ways in which the american public is truly concerned about tidal of mexicanis influx laboring people that are undocumented that are a threat to the country. host: was it somehow safer for mexican student on college campuses, was there less pushback from the american public? ms. newman: absolutely. speaking in general terms, people and united states have been interested to have mexican students on campus. that's something that dates back to the early 20th century. but i would say particular in the 1930's and 1940's, because there was this broad inpulse to actually promote friendship between united states and the rest of latin america, people were very excited to have mexican students as

as they said in a recent letter, the department of labor should go back to the drawing board and put forth a new rule that allows increased flexibility for states to implement unemployment insurance drug testing that best fits the needs of each state. with a new smarter rule, these governors believe their states will be better able to implement drug testing for those seeking unemployment insurance and help individuals suffering from substance abuse to access necessary care and treatment so that they may reenter the workforce as healthy and productive members of our society. i want to thank senator cruz for his leadership in sponsoring the senate companion to the bill we'll vote on today as well as senator cornyn and senator hatch, the finance committee chairman, for working to advance this resolution. we should pass it now so that we can restore this power back to the states where it belongs. now on another matter, in election after election, the american people have made their choices clear they want an end to obamacare. in my home state of kentucky, obamacare premiums are up by as m

the latest protest was outside the department of labor which is just behind us here.emonstration concluded just moments ago.

it was interesting, the person who was our secretary of department of workforce development, like the federal department of labor. that person said, what should be my measure of success because i predecessor measure have more people to sign up for unemployment insurance. they said that was bringing federal money into the state. that was the argument. nice and yours is just the opposite. how many people no longer need unemployment insurance. because we kick them out because we help them get a job. [applause] that is really, and i think that is a consistent thing that you see from republican governors. the other part of your question rick was what do you think what area the federal government should get out of. ... >> >> [applause] i just regional pocket and said i never said the leftward be cut is mostly bromine think that means more federal government irritate the dollar and ask yourself where would you rather send this dollar? to washington where pennies on the dollar comeback or keep it in your school at home? send it to washington or in interstate to fix roads and bridges? would you rather send it to washingt

nixon's philadelphia plan around the schools goes through the department of labor. all of his desegregation plans are done off those executive order books. as we are talking about contemporary presidents, inrge w. bush was criticized some circles for not enforcing civil rights policy. this was not done through executive order. it is done through staffing, appointments, priorities. this story of executive action is not totally traceable through executive orders, but this little snippet of history shows us exactly where the president stands in these kinds of difficult political questions that prove often intractable for congress, which is that the president's power is often limited by the president influence is quite great -- often limited but the president's influence is quite great. [applause] >> thank you so much, professor kennedy, for inviting me here. it is great to be part of this panel. i want to talk about executive orders and national security briefly. what i was thinking about this -- andi was reminded of the national portrait gallery -- i don't know how man

everybody, every plan that's going to be under this bill must comply with the regulations of the department of labor, just like big corporation plans have to comply with the regulations of the department of labor. we're simply treating small businesses through these associations the same way we treat big corporations. we've essentially denied to the employees of small businesses the same opportunities to get good health insurance at a lower cost that their colleagues that work for bigger corporations get. and the reason the bigger corporations had this, because the department of labor comes up with a nationwide rule and you don't have all these different variations from state to state and allows for those big companies to do the things that they can do so very where will because of their size to get better health care for affordable costs to their employees. we're giving the same thing to these small businesses for their associations. and remember, this is not just one bill. we actually just passed a rule that will exempt from mccarran-ferguson health insurance so we get more competition into the he

labor market remains taught. the number of job openings rose 3% in january from the prior month. the labor department report also showed that more than three million people quit their jobs in january. most in nearly 16 years. a rise in quitting tends to push up wages and it's usually sign of confidence in the job market since workers quit if they think they can find another job quickly. >> and in another sign of a tightening labor market, the number of americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week. jobless claims dropped by 2,000. claims have been under the key 3 300 hundred,000 level for six straight weeks. the second longest streak since the mid 1960s. >> the president wants to rework trade deals and today treasury secretary took that message to the world stage where he pushed for free and fair trade agreements at a meegt ting of global finance ministers. the suits not interested in a trade war. >> our focus is creating economic growth that is good for the united states and good for the rest of the world. and it is not our desire to get into trade wars. it is our desire to deal with whe

department of labor, that is an arm of us government that is supposed to look out for women's rights throughout the workplace. however, that also happens to be an arm of the government right now without a secretary of labor in place, because congress has not approved lex alex acosta who was the nominee to fill that. here in our area, you'd have to be under a rock in the last 48 hours to not hear this debate going on about how this has affected some of the schools in our area. alexandria city schools, prince george's county schools. they closed today, but administrators got word that so many were not coming to work that they would not be able to feasibly hold classes. when we came down here, we did a couple of things, sought out some teachers in this crowd and asked them this, you've heard the conversation that's going on, you heard going on. and the question was this. was this at right thing to do today, to come to this rally and not go to work and not educate your students? here is what they had to say and i'll tell you right now, they pushed back hard on that idea. >> when this arg

plan to march from freedom plaza to the white house and then at 3:30 down sea street from the department of labor to john marshall park. >> the day of action could impact you whether you take part or not. late last night we learned all prince george's county public schools are closed today. 1,700 teachers and 30% of the transportation staff requested leave today and in d.c. all six center city public charter schools will be closed because of staff requests for time off. alexandria city public schools are also closed today. more than 300 staff members there requested the day off. the closures have a lot of parents scrambling to find child care today. the city's out of school time program in alexandria is available from 9:00 to 6:00 p.m. there is a walk-in fee of $15 and children should bring lunch and snacks. >>> it's 4:31. local businesses are also today's protests. in the district the owner is giving her female employees the day off and will only offer half of her menu. the point is to make customers notice the economic impact. >> i have this opportunity. i have this platform. i have this commun

one here outside of the white house and the other outside of the department of labor building. there are many ways to participate. we spoke with one restaurant owner letting all of the women work for her take the day off. she's also donating proceeds to women in need. it's the gourmet pizzas that attract customers to her four restaurants but it's her helping hands and involvement in the community that makes chef ruth a leader for equal opportunity. >> in order to symbolize the 50% of the population is women and a day without women would be a day without half. >> to make sure the women who work here can take part in a day without ruth has given her employees the day off. >> i was very excited because she's supporting us. >> she's not alone. most women will be gone so to keep the restaurants open with the special menu honoring women, men are working a double shift. >> we can't run this restaurant without the women that are a great part of our staff so it's going to be interesting. we'll make it work. it's going to be felt. >> from the personnel to the pizzas. >> from our usual mor

this is an effort between the department of commerce, department of labor, the overnment, the white house, other agencies, to try to address the skill gaps and we're hard to do k really that. the first way to solve a problem is to recognize there is one and do that. know that. across the federal government sounds like a good step. idea.que yes. silo of be called the commerce. >> thank you so much, peter, for being here with us today. [applause] ended right on time. well done. [laughter] i would like to introduce the session. a confirmation hearing for two of president nominees for the justice department. nominee for deputy attorney handling doj policies programs and rachel brand overseeing law enforcement. live coverage here on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> veterans affair secretary and senate arms services on ittee testify tuesday efforts to boost access to healthcare for veterans. with the house veterans affair committee at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 tuesday morning. join the discuss. -- join the discussion. by the , rema

let's go live now to our nation's capital outside the department of labor.ere ron allen is. what do you see? >> reporter: well, kate, this is another rally that's happening here. there have been several all day that we started in alexandria, virginia, where they had to close schools because so many teachers and staff called in for a day of leave, a day of strike, if you will. very careful about how people are calling -- what people are calling this day. this is the department of labor and this is mostly about labor issues, about equal pay, about workplace harassment, so on, so forth. we were at a rally earlier about reproductive rights earlier. i want to introduce you to two d.c. area teachers who are with us who are here as part of the crowd. and you both took the day off, although it's not a day off, as you put it, because you're here working. so, why is this not a day off? >> this is not a day off because as teachers, we feel like our job, obviously, is to educate. and to advocate for the values and the ethics that we stand behind and our school stands be

the department of labor statistics literally much maaing full-time jobs to full-time jobs.not baseed on apples to apples unlike what you hearded. is based on 35-hour workweek compared to 40-hour workweek. the information i spoke to was private organization that if puts information together. it is based on facts regardless of what you choose to believe. >> yes, it is. i look forward to everyone to fax that. >> you are correct. >> i did. i read the note. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> every first born child knows the feeling. take a look at this eviction notice. actual lay pregnancy announcement with you the mother from atlanta is announcing the coming of the second child well this letter she posted to instagram written to the first important child saying meas take note. it will expire ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> guys, meet this guy. a why did you come? >> i love it. >> on action last night without my best friend who had unlimited budget. >> i need you to come in strong. >> i will bid $10,000. >> and still, he kept pressing on. >> i got door into. >> no $7 a. >> $100. >> oh. [applause] sold! sold! >>

and a big crowd is expected in washington for a rally at the department of labor. the organizers aim to send a message about workplace violence and the need for pay equality. >> the statue of a fearless girl staring down the wall street bull is getting a lot of attention on social media this morning put there by state street, one of the world's largest asset managers as part of its international women's day campaign. that campaign aiming to pressure companies to add more women to their corporate boards. >>> nike is reaching out to muslim women. the clothing giant has released a hijab. the move was inspired by olympian sara atar, the californian born runner who competed for saudi arabia in the 2012 games while wearing a head covering. nike says it's expected to be available next year. >>> tinder is with a charity. it's giving people $100 to donate to a women's charity. people can choose from 12 charities selected by the company simply tweet tinder, the charity you want themo donate to with the #fundhercause. >> all right. when we come back, new study showing the one

address these kinds of problems, it is going to be a synergistic effort between the department of commerce, department of labor, government, white house to try and address the skills gap and we are going to work really hard to do that. the first way to solve the problem is recognized there is one. >> synergies across the government. sounds like a really good -- >> unique idea. >> the silo of commerce. it's going to be different in the trump administration. >> thank you so much for being here with us today. [applause] and he ended right on time. well done. >> .duncan will introduce the next session. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible