Trump administration touts low Labor Day gas prices, rising wages for workers
The Trump administration is marking Labor Day by pointing to falling gas prices and rising wages casting its economic record as a win for American workers What we're seeing is unemployment definitely holding steady but we're seeing real wages up We're seeing blue-collar wages up consumer confidence is up Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced Monday on Fox Friends This comes as headlines point to the lowest Labor Day gas prices since and the equal-weight S P logging its longest winning streak in years according to arena figures OPINION LABOR DAY BATTLE CRY BILLIONAIRES DIDN T BUILD THIS COUNTRY WORKERS DID AND THEY'LL TAKE IT BACKThough the Trump administration is confident it set the stage for such positive outcomes through deregulation and increased force output not everyone agrees on the cause Analysts in a CNN assessment on gas prices including CIBC Private Wealth senior ability trader Rebecca Babin pointed to Saudi Arabia-led OPEC s willingness to ramp up production as a key factor At the same time the White House is pushing its America First vision framing gas prices wage rise and consumer confidence as proof that workers are better off under President Donald Trump's leadership TRUMP TOUTS WORKER-FIRST BUSINESS SECTOR ON LABOR DAY AS INTERNET SPECULATION OF HIS WHEREABOUTS SPIRALSDuring her Fox Friends appearance Chavez-DeRemer emphasized Trump's focus on apprenticeships Pell Grant expansion and tax relief as evidence of long-term outlay in the labor force He is reclaiming Labor Day through the America First policies so that's why we're seeing prices go down she declared touting the spending package provisions he signed into law this year No tax on tips no tax on overtime no tax on Social Measure Every one of those decisions was for the American worker Chavez-DeRemer is continuing her -state tour across the U S appearing in a Labor Day parade in Pennsylvania on Monday to celebrate the American worker firsthand OPINION LABOR DAY CELEBRATION HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CREATING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR AMERICAN WORKERSBut beyond the national material points and territory headlines Chavez-DeRemer argued that the administration s economic vision also involves reaching workers directly The president wants one million operational apprentices so I'm on the ground talking to the trades talking to the firefighters talking to law enforcement she declared I was just in New England on a six-state swing in four days Talking to submarine shipyard builders People are excited about the investments that the president is making
