Thomas Perez

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

— Thomas Perez

Every day should be Labor Day. We have to fight for the basic proposition that apprenticeship is a wonderful ticket to the…

— Thomas Perez

It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the…

— Thomas Perez

Community colleges provide higher education where people live, helping to build strong ladders of opportunity that allow people to secure a foothold…

— Thomas Perez

Donald Trump is an embarrassment to our nation. I mean, every single day you see something else that is an embarrassment to…

— Thomas Perez

The typical minimum wage earner is a provider and a breadwinner - most likely a woman - responsible for paying bills, running…

— Thomas Perez

One of the things the Democratic Party is trying to do is take the word off-year out of our lexicon, because we've…

— Thomas Perez

One of the problems that Hillary Clinton had, and one of the problems that Democrats still have is people don't really know…

— Thomas Perez

Involvement in my kids' sports teams is something I have made time for over the years. I've also been able to coach…

— Thomas Perez

Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about her body and her health... At…

— Thomas Perez

I've had jobs that allow me the flexibility to achieve work-life balance, to be there when one of the kids sinks a…

— Thomas Perez

President Obama has made a minimum wage increase a focal point of his economic agenda.

— Thomas Perez

I continue to believe that America is better positioned than any country on the planet to lead in the 21st century, but…

— Thomas Perez

Donald Trump and Eddie Gillespie and the Republicans in the Commonwealth of Virginia are the No. 1 impediment to Medicaid expansion. Voters…

— Thomas Perez

I firmly believe that the Democrats' message of inclusion and opportunity resonates everywhere. When we talk about health care as a right…

— Thomas Perez

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.

— Thomas Perez

On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the…

— Thomas Perez

When you don't have a seat at the table, you're on the menu, my friend Lee Saunders has said, and he is…

— Thomas Perez

On Veterans Day, I can't help think of my uncles who volunteered for the service after fleeing a brutal regime in the…

— Thomas Perez

People believe mistakenly, that with death comes atonement, when in reality, life is for atonement and Death is for Judgment.

— Thomas Perez

I think when we show voters in every ZIP code across America that the Democratic Party is fighting for them - I…

— Thomas Perez

I continue to believe, and Trump has cleverly put fear on the ballot and fear in the eyes of folks, and my…

— Thomas Perez

Clearly, apprenticeships are a win-win: They provide workers with sturdy rungs on that ladder of opportunity and employers with the skilled workers…

— Thomas Perez

People who work full-time in America should not have to live in poverty - simple as that. Too many jobs don't pay…

— Thomas Perez

Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about her body and her health. That…

— Thomas Perez