thehill.com - 2/4/2009
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President Obama has named an acting Labor secretary while his top choice for the post, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), is being blocked in the Senate. Obama on Monday tapped Ed Hugler, a career Labor employee and the deputy assistant secretary for operations, to serve as acting secretary, a Labor ...
usatoday.com - 2/5/2009
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usatoday.com —
The disclosure came shortly before a scheduled 2
p.m. meeting of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
Pensions Committee, which will vote on Rep. Hilda Solis' nomination as labor secretary. The hearing was postponed; no reason was immediately ...
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Husband of Rep. Solis, Labor nominee, settles tax liens
voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/5/2009
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
This is hilarious. The woman is not part
of her husband's business. No one ever contacted Solis...
or her husband about the liens. And it's not a huge amount of money. And when they found out about the liens, they paid them. Just like most people who ...
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Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax ...
weeklystandard.com - 2/4/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
Hilda Solis's breach of House ethics rules may
disqualify her from serving. by Hans A. von Spakovsky...
02/03/2009 12:00:00 AM
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The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself
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Anonymous Senator Holds Up Solis Confirmation
Politics Daily —
... So who is this anonymous Senator? It's almost definitely a Republican, annoyed by Solis' close ties to trade unions. The leading suspect is anti-labor Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi, although we personally suspect Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, who just likes being a jerk. ...
Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... tax breaks to spur new auto purchases." * Salazar gets to work : "Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is canceling oil and gas leases on 77 parcels of federal land in Utah, according to sources familiar with the decision, ending a fierce battle over whether to allow energy exploration in the environmentally sensitive area." * Conservative Republican senators have shut down Hilda Solis' nomination as Labor Secretary for the indefinite future . An acting secretary was named today . * The House hearings on Madoff generated plenty of fascinating moments. * The ...
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Solis' confirmation as Labor secretary delayed - Pasadena Star
pasadenastarnews.com 1/23/2009 — The confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama's Labor secretary has been delayed because of Republican objections. Democrats have announced that a Republican senator is using a parliamentary procedure to delay Solis' ...
Solis Gets Committee Vote Tomorrow
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/5/2009 — President Obama's Labor Secretary nominee, former Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), will get her long-awaited confirmation vote in the Senate labor committee tomorrow, a aide to that panel just told me.
Solis' nomination had been slowed down by Republicans ...
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blog.aflcio.org 2/11/2009 — One week after postponing a confirmation vote on Hilda Soli as secretary of labor, the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved on a voice vote President’s Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department and sent ...
Rep. Hilda Solis' confirmation delayed - Pasadena Star
pasadenastarnews.com 2/5/2009 — Jan. 23--While other new Cabinet members are already hard at work, the confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama's Labor secretary remains stalled in a Senate committee. At least one unidentified Republican senator is ...
First 100 Days: Worst day yet? —
First Read 2/4/2009
In his interview yesterday with NBC’s Brian Williams , President Obama said he was "angry and disappointed" to lose Daschle and Nancy Killefer, who also withdrew her nomination over a failure to pay some taxes. And the president took part of the ...
First 100 Days: Labor pains? —
First Read 2/6/2009
"The confirmation of another Cabinet member stalled Thursday because of unpaid taxes after USA TODAY disclosed that the husband of Labor secretary nominee Hilda Solis paid about $6,400 this week to settle numerous tax liens against his business ...
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