#shorts On 2/27/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “To follow up on the child labor violations: First, is the crackdown in direct response to the investigative reporting that came out over the weekend?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I just want to be very clear here … We also need Congress to act … And because of that funding shortfall, it prevented the department from hiring nearly 200 additional staffers to combat these violations. So, again, we’ve been working on this. This administration has been working on this for the past two years …

Reporter: So, apart from lack of money, lack of resources, is there any agency, anyone who should be held accountable for the failure of oversight that led to this situation in the first place? And who is being held accountable?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look — so, here’s the thing: We’ve taken action to try and deal with a real issue — a really true issue that was exacerbated, let’s not forget, by the last administration …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/PsRpZXb6A14
Q: ANY Person, Agency Should Be Held Accountable For Migrant Exploitation? A: Blame Trump