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Improving the outlook for U.S workers isn't about creating millions of minimum-wage jobs. It is about creating sustainable, skilled employment that allows Americans to earn a fair wage with benefits that allows them to pay for housing and food on the table and sustain a middle-class lifestyle.


James P. Hoffa

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TARAJI P. HENSON With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you,...
TARAJI P. HENSON I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or b...
TARAJI P. HENSON I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz stor...
TARAJI P. HENSON When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to...
TARAJI P. HENSON Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes w...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm nothing without God.
TARAJI P. HENSON Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't ever want to feel complacent.
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by you...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn mor...
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no ...
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You do...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
TARAJI P. HENSON It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies i...
TARAJI P. HENSON A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, m...
TARAJI P. HENSON At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.
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