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Solis to Labor
The Stump —
AP is reporting that California Congresswoman Hilda Solis will be secretary of labor. If true, Solis would fulfill the rumors that the pick, the most protracted of the Cabinet choices, would be a dark horse congressional candidate. Also, as a Latina woman, she boosts the Cabinet's diversity, which some liberal critics had been demanding of Obama. Solis sits on both the energy and commerce and the natural resources committees in the House. A self-described "daughter of a union family," she was one of the many co-sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act in 2007. (See here for a video of her remarks on the act). She had a ...
Hilda Solis to Labor
Political Animal —
HILDA SOLIS TO LABOR.... Various names have been rumored, but it appears that our next Labor Secretary will be Rep. Hilda Solis . A labor official says Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary by President-elect Barack Obama. The Democratic congresswoman was just elected to her fifth term representing heavily Hispanic portions of eastern Los Angeles County and east L.A. She is the daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants and has been the only member of Congress of Central American descent. I'm only vaguely familiar with Solis' background, but a quick look around the tubes suggests she's well suited for the job, and her nomination will be a ...
Hilda Solis: A Nominee To Get Excited About
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
Quit yur bellyaching! Obama's pick for Secretary of Labor is reportedly California Rep. Hilda Solis, the proud daughter of a union mom and union dad. In addition to a background as a management analyst at the Office of Management and Budget and a 100 percent rating from the AFL-CIO in 2007, Solis brings a reputation as one of Washington's leading proponents of green jobs. If you were to sketch an ideal Labor Secretary, you could hardly do much better. (Another example of how Obama has found diversity without sacrificing an ounce of expertise .)
Solis on EFCA
Matthew Yglesias —
Here’s new Labor Secretary Hilda Solis talking about the Employee Free Choice Act:
Good stuff. Unions likes her a lot as I understand it, and as a Latina she very much reflects the new face of the labor movement and especially its growing sectors. ...
Is Obama Serious about Card Check?
TPM Election Central —
One of the issues we'll be following in the new administration is the EFCA or, as it's more commonly known, "card check." The bill would make it much easier for unions to organize and already its defeat is the rallying cry for business groups inside the Beltway who agree on little else. I argue in favor of the bill in the latest issue of Condé Nast Portfolio and so does T.A. Frank in The Washington Monthly (although with less enthusiasm) where I'm an alumnus and contributing editor. I'm not willing to give unions a free ride on their many mistakes or excesses over the years but on balance I think the playing field has been tilted against ...
Why are Republicans obstructing the nomination of Hilda Solis?
Orcinus —
-- by Dave 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 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: The confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama's Labor secretary has been delayed because of Republican ...
