Editing Elaine Chao (section)

====Response to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina====
Following the [[terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001]], Chao's Department of Labor disbursed grants to provide temporary jobs to assist in cleanup and restoration efforts in New York, as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's monitoring of health and safety of [[Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center|cleanup work]] being performed at the disaster sites including lower Manhattan. The department also provided unemployment insurance and income support to those who lost their jobs in the aftermath of September 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Response: Examples of Government Action Since September 11 (Text Only) |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/text/20011003.html |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502075145/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/text/20011003.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MassTransit"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minock |first=Nick |date=September 11, 2021 |title='We were so innocent': Longest serving cabinet member since WWII reflects on 9/11 attacks |url=https://wjla.com/news/september-11th-20th-anniversary/we-were-so-innocent-longest-serving-cabinet-member-since-wwii-reflects-on-911-attacks |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=WJLA |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724141124/https://wjla.com/news/september-11th-20th-anniversary/we-were-so-innocent-longest-serving-cabinet-member-since-wwii-reflects-on-911-attacks |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the 2005 hurricane season, which included hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]], [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]] and [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]], the Labor Department disbursed nearly $380 million in grants to assist with cleanup work and provide benefits and services to those displaced by the storms. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration and other agencies deployed personnel to the region to provide safety training and uphold workers' rights. Chao set up an emergency response hotline dedicated to the Gulf Coast region for people seeking benefits and worker protection information.<ref name="MassTransit">{{cite web |title=Q&A with Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/21150166/qa-with-secretary-of-transportation-elaine-chao |website=masstransitmag.com |date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927015250/https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/21150166/qa-with-secretary-of-transportation-elaine-chao |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OSHA Steps Up to Help Workers Responding to Hurricane Katrina |url=https://www.ehstoday.com/archive/article/21908108/osha-steps-up-to-help-workers-responding-to-hurricane-katrina |website=ehstoday.com |date=September 2005 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127000024/https://www.ehstoday.com/archive/article/21908108/osha-steps-up-to-help-workers-responding-to-hurricane-katrina |url-status=live }}</ref>