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Martin J. Walsh is the security of office in the department of Labor. The department of labor does a couple things. Some of those things are promoting job, finding jobs, and making wages better. The over all goal is to make sure that working conditions are fair and equal. It also is working to make sure that employees get the right benefits that the job promotes. Martin J. Walsh was sworn in on March 23, 2021. The  top two priorities that they are working on is covid. They want to make sure that people are still able to get jobs, earn money and live a stable life. They don't come up with the laws involving covid but they work with them and after something get passed the department of labor will look over it and take action. The second thing they are working with is funding, promoting and devolving  non-traditional industries. The funds will go to Electric power generation, transmission and distribution and some key supply chains including semi-conductors, advanced batteries, critical minerals and strategic materials and more. Yes this department falls in the succession.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development-Christina Zakaria

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Department of Housing and Urban Development-Christina Zakaria

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Marcia L. Fudge is the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
The department of housing and urban development works with housing, how to make them affordable, and rental assistance. This department helps reduce the homeless population and helps with the discrimination in housing.
The top two priorities for my position right now is to help with low-income families and communities. They are also making sure that people have rental assistance, so that housing can be done fairly.
The line of succession the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Secretary is placed 18th.

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Department of Homeland security - Avin Jebbo

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Department of Homeland security - Avin Jebbo

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-The Department of Homeland Security is run by Alejandro Mayorkas, he is the secretary of the department.
-The department of homelands is responsible to protect the US against terrorism that is targeted against the US.
-The Department of homeland secretary is not in the line of succession.

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Jennifer M. Granholm, 16th Secretary of Energy

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Jennifer Granholm is the leader of the department of energy, and now the second women to lead this department, and she currently sits at fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The role of this department is to maintain America's security, both cyber and environmental, and ensure its golden future by finding ways to perfect energy through transformative science. Whether the energy is nuclear, electrical, or environmental, the department of energy makes sure that everything is properly working and in order. The department also acts as the emergency response unit when it comes to natural disasters like hurricanes or severe thunderstorms.

Two current Priorities of the department is cyber security and emergency response. Due to recent events involving the Colonial pipeline attack, the department is finding ways to effectively prevent such powerful cyber attacks from happening again, not just for the pipelines but all major establishments. The department of energy is also focusing on the recent weather disasters that have occurred, such as hurricane Ida and the devastation that it ad caused to the state of Louisiana, and what protocols could be enacted in order to help prevent more causalities and destruction then necessary.

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Tony Bliken, is the leader of the department of state.
The department of state, which was established in 1789,  advises the President and is responsible for carrying out the US foreign policy. The department is in charge of dealing with other nations, sets up trade deals, provides aid, protects US interests, and fights terrorism. The state is considered the most powerful department.

The 2 main priorities in the department of state are women's Economic Empowerment. Women's participation is integral to achieving greater security and stability around the world. Another priority is women, Peace, and Security. Lastly, another priority is Cross-Cutting Issues.

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Elaine Chao, secretary of transportation.

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This department of transportation is to secure and make sure that America has the most well organized, efficient, safest, and modern transportation system in the entire world. It supplies grants so that it can help create and continue a quick accessible and convenient transportation system for american human beings in life later on and also as of today's life.

DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the head of the Department.

This Department is in charge of planning and coordinating federal transportation projects. It sets safety rules and orders for all crucial modes of transportation. It is to explain to us the future for transportation and also enlarge mobility choices to interest and help all human beings when continuing the largest achievable quality and level of protection.

Secretary of transportation is fourteenth in the line for presidency. Elaine Chao is currently serving in that role. Elaine is the 1st Asian-American woman to be arranged to a United States president's cabinet. To serve as president she is not allowed. Taiwan was where Elaine Chao was born.

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Kamala Harris is the Vice President. Kamala is part of the executive branch.

The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. The president Joe Biden is both the head for the government of the United States, and commander in chief of armed forces.

The primary responsibility of the Vice President of the U.S. is to be ready at a moment notice to assume the presidency if the president is unable to perform his duty. The vice president also serves as the president of the U.S. senate, where she cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie.

Kamala Harris falls in behind the president Joe Biden in the succession line.

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The department of commerce was created February 14, 1903, the Department of Commerce was originally created as the US Department of commerce and labor on February 14, 1903.

Gina M. Raimondo serves as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on March 3, 2021. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on a simple but vital mission to spur good-paying jobs, empower entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and help American workers and businesses compete.

Gina Raimondo will be 10th in line to be President of the United States, if she is confirmed as United States Secretary of Commerce.

This department controls the  U.S. laws, regulations and policies governing the export and reexport of commodities, software, and technology.

The 2 biggest things that this department is working on right now is promoting job creation and economic growth by ensuring fair trade, and also  providing the data necessary to support commerce and constitutional democracy.

The responsibility of the department of commerce international trade & commercial policy and implementation of the various provisions thereof.

The head of the commerce department is the Secretary of Commerce strives to increase job opportunities and represents U.S. businesses within the president's cabinet, as well as fulfills other duties to drive economic development and growth .

The top two priorities for this job are responsibility, reputation, career advancement and work balance.

The department of commerce affects others by overseeing the nation's businesses to balance economic growth, create job opportunities, and improve America's standard of living. As an umbrella agency, it manages several bureaus.

They fall in the line of succession because they are deputy Secretary of Commerce. General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.

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 Alejandro Mayorkas the secretary of the homeland security department.

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Secretary of Homeland Security (Joseph Zoura)

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Secretary of Homeland Security (Joseph Zoura)

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The Department of homeland security was made to help with getting U.S. extra high end security to keep our Country safe. Usually with higher end jobs like terroism, keeping the president safe, etc.

Two priorities of this department are defending our country from people who can corrupt it like hackers, terrorists, etc which makes them want to level up their border and patrol services until they can catch a good percentage of them. Another way that can help catching these corruption interactors is by securing the U.S. borders even more, making more restrictions and checks while crossing through in order to catch these people.

Alejandro is currently not in the line of succession.

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Department of Transportation of United States of America. 

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The U.S Department of Transportation provides grants to help build and maintain a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system for the American People, today and into the future.

The head of the Department is DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

The two top priorities of this department is to define the future of transportation and expand mobility options to benefit everyone while maintaining the highest possible standard of safety.

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The Department of Justice is a Federal Executive Department of the United States.
The purpose of this department is to "enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans."
The head of the DOJ is the Attorney General which is currently Merrick Garland.
Currently, the top two priorities of this department is combatting hate crimes through prevention, education, outreach, data collection, and support for state, local, and tribal law enforcement. Also, the DOJ is working towards lessening human trafficing and ways to not only accquire justice for victims but to prevent the constant trafficing occurances.
The Department of Justice is currently 11th in the line of succession.

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Miguel Cardona is the secretary of the Department of Education.

The Department of education was created to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

Two priorities of this department that they are working on currently is a new grant program to fund school districts after being penalized for implementing COVID safety precautions. Another one is an open investigation going on in 5 states regarding prohibitions of universal indoor masking.

This department is the 15th in succession.

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Department of housing and urban development.-Adonai Jimenez

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Department of housing and urban development.-Adonai Jimenez

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Marcia I. Fudge is the head of the department of housing and urban development.

The department of housing and urban development takes care of things like developing housing policies and building codes. They also place regulations for manufactured homes and mobile-home parks. They create solutions and programs that address the needs of Americans who may be in need of help. These programs involve things like rental assistance and the Making Home Affordable program. They also oversee the issue of homelessness and how to reduce it.

Two issues they are dealing with right now are the effects of the recent hurricane Ida, and an upcoming potential eviction crisis.

Marcia I. Fudge is 13th in the line of succession.

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Thomas J. Vilsack is the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture

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The Secretary of Agriculture- Manuel Campos

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The Secretary of Agriculture- Manuel Campos

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The Department of Agriculture takes care of strengthening the agricultural economy by creating jobs in ranches and growers. They also make sure they are distributing healthy and Nutritious food around the United States, another job they have is to build rural communities and create new markets for innovation.

Two priorities that the department of Agriculture is working on is the health of animals, they researching how diseases are affecting livestock. And the second priority they are currently talking about is climate, they are researching about how the climate is affecting the agriculture in the US, some examples they are using are more severe storms, Rising average temperatures, Extremes in precipitation, and more forest fires.

Thomas J. Vilsack is currently number nine in line for succession

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Xavier Becerra is the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the first Latino to hold the office in the history of the United States.

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Department of Health and Human Services- Secretary of Health and Human Resources-Patrick Issa

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Department of Health and Human Services- Secretary of Health and Human Resources-Patrick Issa

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The role of Secretary of Health and Human resources in the United States is to provide information and data on current health events for the citizens of the United States. He is responsible for ensuring that his department continues to provide health and human services to the citizens of the United States.
The two biggest things that the Secretary does is and always will be to enhance the health and well being of all Americans. Their second goal is to provide healthcare and health aid to Americans.
Secretary Xavier Becerra does not fall into the presidential line of succession.

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Secretary of the Interior - Reagan Warrick

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Secretary of the Interior - Reagan Warrick

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Deb Haaland is the secretary of the interior. She is the head of the Department of the Interior.

The U.S Department of the Interior protects and manages The Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage. It also provides scientific information about those resources and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and affiliated Island Communities.

One of the priorities the department is facing is the drought crisis. "There is an urgent need to minimize the impacts of drought and develop a long-term plan to facilitate conservation and economic growth because drought doesn’t impact just one community — it affects all of us, from farmers and ranchers to city dwellers and Tribes." - U.S Department of the Interior. The Department of Interior has aided several different groups to respond to climate change and assist irrigators.

Another priority the department is facing is clean energy.  "From coastal towns and rural farms to urban centers and Tribal communities, climate change poses an existential threat — not just to our environment, but to our health, our communities, and our economic well-being. At the Department of the Interior, we know that the time to act on climate is now." -U.S Department of the Interior. The Department of Interior has partnered with several agencies to increase renewable energy production.

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Department of the interior- Jacob Johnson

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Department of the interior- Jacob Johnson

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Deb Haaland is the head of the Department of the interior.
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage

the two issues that they are facing are Competitions from the Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service

she is not in line for presidential succession.

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Denis McDonough is a part of the Cabinet.
He is the head of the Department of Veteran Affairs.

This department controls the benefits of being a veteran of the United States. This includes healthcare, education, access to records, and help for the disabled.

The two biggest things that this department is working on right now is sexual assault and harassment prevention, and also enhancing the geriatric care for older veterans.

The Department of Veteran's Affairs is second to last in the line of succession, in 16th place.

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Secretary of the Department of Labor - Odin Smith

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Secretary of the Department of Labor - Odin Smith

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The Secretary of Labor, as of March 23rd 2021, is Martin J. Walsh.

The Department of Labor focuses on all things related to the workforce. From wages to work hours to disability support, the DoL works to make sure every shift is better for the entire workforce. In their own words, they wish, "To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights."

Two of the most important things they're currently working on is coronavirus resources and leave benefits.

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Gina Marie Raimondo is an American politician and venture capitalist serving since 2021 as the 40th and current United States Secretary of Commerce. 

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The department of commerce was created February 14, 1903

The Department of Commerce was originally created as the US Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, as the bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor.  The responsibility of the department of commerce
international trade & commercial policy and implementation of the various provisions thereof.Gina M. Raimondo serves as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on March 3, 2021. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on a simple but vital mission — to spur good-paying jobs, empower entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and help American workers and businesses compete.

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Lloyd J. Austin lll is the head of the Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense deals with the providing of troops from all the armed forces and acts as an advisor to the President in times of need. In this Department, Austin has control over it and is able to lead and execute via the armed forces.
A serious issue being dealt with would be the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the evacuation of the armed forces from the country. Another issue being dealt with would be that Austin met with the leader of Bahrain and was being thanked for safe and effective evacuation. His department was being thanked for their efforts done.
In lines of successionAustin would be in 6th in line of succession for being the Secretary of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY: Secretary of the Treasury -Amanda Perez

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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY: Secretary of the Treasury -Amanda Perez

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Janet Yellen is the secretary of the Treasury. She is a part of the department of treasury which is in the executive branch.

The treasury department is responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring financial security. They have a wide range of actions that advise the president that have to do with financial issues and stability on economic growth.

The head of the department is the Secretary of Treasury, Janet Yellen. Their two top priorities are maintaining a strong economy and creating job opportunities that help the growth of a stable economy.

They are in the line of succession at number 5.

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The Secretary of State that heads the US State Department is currently Antony Blinken. The State Department leads diplomatic relations with other nations and deals with ambassadors from other countries. The biggest problems that the State Department is dealing with now is the recognition of government in Afghanistan and the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The Secretary of State is 4th in the line of succession for President.

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Jocelyn Herrera- Department of Health and Human Services

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Jocelyn Herrera- Department of Health and Human Services

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Xavier Becerra is the secretary of the Department of Health and Human services, has served two decades in congress.

Becerras job is to carry out president Biden's vision to create a healthy America. He ensures that all Americans have proper health security and healthcare in order to survive and thrive.

Currently, Becarra is declaring public health emergencies for states such as New Jersey and New York due to hurricane Ida (September 3rd). He also declared public health emergencies in Louisiana and Mississippi due to the hurricane (August 30th) He also recently made a bold proposal to lower prescribed drug prices.

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Executive Office of the President Chief of Staff - Kyle Baker

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Executive Office of the President Chief of Staff - Kyle Baker

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The name of my department is the Chief of Staff, which serves as the assistant to the president.  The role of the chief of staff is to select senior white house officers and supervise their abilities, and overall managing the structure of the white house staff system.  They also manage the flow of people into the oval office and information from the resolute desk.  They also direct, manage, and oversee all policy development, and protects the political interests of the president.

The two biggest priorities he's currently overseeing, are the covid 19 mandates, and the Afghanistan crisis.

They are very high on the line of succession because they are known as the assistant to the president.

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The Department of Treasury is that of stability in all economic aspects.

The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal government's executive agency in charge of managing the country's finances and safeguarding the country's financial security. The Department is in charge of a variety of tasks, including advising the President on economic and financial matters, promoting sustainable economic growth, and improving financial institution governance. They also deal with economic crisis and sometimes help with balancing out the stock market. The head position falls under Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury. The secretary falls under the 5th presidential successor.

The two biggest problems that the department currently faces are looking into mitigation of climate change and constant tax changes due to things like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Joseph R. Biden is the President.  He is the head of the executive branch.

The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet.

The two biggest things the President is working on right now are the Afghanistan situation and finding an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He is at the top of the succession chain.