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pasadenastarnews.com - 1/23/2009
Solis' confirmation as Labor secretary delayed - Pasadena Star
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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' confirmation, the Washington paper Congress Daily ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/26/2009
Hilda Solis' Confirmation at Labor Dept. Slowed
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — We reported yesterday on Republican objections to moving forward on confirming two of Barack Obama's top environmental... nominees. At first the delay was reported as a Senate "hold," but it turned out to be a different breed of slowdown -- Sen. John ... (more) Hilda Solis' Confirmation at Labor Dept. Slowed

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latimes.com - 1/30/2009
Labor nominee Hilda Solis hits GOP roadblock - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Eric H. Holder Jr., tapped to be attorney general, is likely to be confirmed by the Senate... on Monday. Tom Daschle, a former Senate majority leader, is expected to win confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary. The Senate Finance Committee's ... (more) Labor nominee Hilda Solis hits GOP roadblock - Los ...

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crooksandliars.com - 1/29/2009
Why are Republicans obstructing the nomination of Hilda Solis?
— crooksandliars.com — I remember when Alberto Gonzales' confirmation hearings were underway, conservatives like Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves... to decry the racism of those liberals who dared oppose him. Now the shoe's on the other foot. Even though most of Barack ... (more) Why are Republicans obstructing the nomination of Hilda ...

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Hilda Solis' Confirmation at Labor Dept. Slowed
TPM Election Central — ... Republican objections to moving forward on confirming two of Barack Obama's top environmental nominees. At first the delay was reported as a Senate "hold," but it turned out to be a different breed of slowdown -- Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) had been quoted as raising the alarm, yet he told us that it was nothing but a misunderstanding. By the evening, the objection had been officially lifted and the environmental nominees were approved. Now it looks like the same thing is happening with Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), the president's nominee to head the ...

Why are Republicans obstructing the nomination of Hilda Solis?
Orcinus — ... Now the shoe's on the other foot. Even though most of Barack Obama's nominations have sailed through confirmation hearings and votes with alacrity, there's one notable exception -- Hilda Solis, Obama's pick as Labor Secretary: ...

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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 ...
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politics.theatlantic.com 2/11/2009 — Organized labor had been told not to expect a vote on the confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis to be Labor Secretary until after a brief Congressional recess.  Now, labor's being told that Solis's vote will take place tomorrow at 2:00 pm.  A ...
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Senate Dems roll out recovery plan — POLITICO.com: Congress 1/23/2009
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