pasadenastarnews.com - 2/5/2009
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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 using a parliamentary procedure to holdup ...
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 ...
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Solis Vote Delayed: Labor Nominee Stalled As Husband Settles Taxes
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was supposed to vote on Hilda Solis, President Obama's nominee for Labor Secretary, on Thursday. However, that vote was delayed -- just after USA Today reported that Solis' husband had paid about $6,400 to settle tax liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years against his auto business.
Republicans had already stalled Solis' nomination over her refusal to answer questions on the Employee Free Choice Act.
In its announcement Thursday afternoon, the Senate ...
Solis Vote Delayed: Labor Nominee Stalled As Husband Settles Taxes
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was supposed to vote on Hilda Solis, President Obama's nominee for Labor Secretary, on Thursday. However, that vote was delayed -- just after USA Today reported that Solis' husband had paid about $6,400 to settle tax liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years against his auto business.
Republicans had already stalled Solis' nomination over her refusal to answer questions on the Employee Free Choice Act.
In its announcement Thursday afternoon, the Senate ...
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