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“I tell you what I consider every day, and that’s I got 309 days left till the weekend and every single day I’m out there trying to make sure we build shared prosperity," Labor Secretary Tom Perez said. | Getty Perez coy about Clinton veep speculation

When it comes to speculation that he might be a sleeper pick for Hillary Clinton's running mate, Labor Secretary Tom Perez is being coy.

During an interview Friday morning with CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day," the labor secretary was pressed repeatedly about whether he would consider the idea of joining the Democratic frontrunner's ticket in the event she becomes the party's nominee.

“I tell you what I consider every day, and that’s I got 309 days left till the weekend and every single day I’m out there trying to make sure we build shared prosperity," Perez answered. "That is my singular focus in this job. This is an unmitigated privilege to be able to help people get back on their feet and help businesses grow and that’s my focus.”

Seeking an opening, Cuomo went for it, asking if his counting the days until the end of his term represented looking beyond to another opportunity.

“Well as Muhammad Ali said, you don’t count the days, you make the days count. And those 309 days left, that’s exactly what we’re trying to do is make these days count," Perez said.

Cuomo countered, saying Ali "was known for giving definitive answers," trying once again to get an answer out of Perez.

“You know, I have one focus right now, Chris, and that is my day job and I love my day job because I meet so many people who were kicked to the side of the road in the recession and are coming back and I meet other people who aren’t yet back, and that’s what gets me up at night—gets me up in the morning, I should say," he responded.

"Not givin' a no," Cuomo said as the interview wrapped. "No 'no' from Perez about what's gonna happen."