Article: Reich's `Responsibility' Issue Irritates Colleagues

As the election year heats up, Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich has emerged as the administration's most visible spokesman on economic matters -- and he reportedly is driving his colleagues nuts.

With a three-month barrage of speeches, editorials and public appearances, Reich has doggedly pushed the issue of corporate responsibility -- the notion that in a era of downsized government, it's up to corporations to do more to protect U.S. workers.

Reich has persisted in his crusade despite protests from the most influential players on the Clinton economic team. National Economic Council Chairman Laura D'Andrea Tyson and Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin object to the strident tone of ...

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