npr.org - 2/24/2009
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NPR.org , February 24, 2009 California Rep. Hilda Solis won confirmation Tuesday as President Barack Obama's labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after years of business-friendly leadership under the Bush administration. The 80-17 vote ended more than a month of delays ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/25/2009
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Hilda Solis confirmed as Secretary of Labor
The Moderate Voice —
Strange long path but now confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Congratulations.
It was not unanimous but 80-17.
Here’s more from NPR.
Art Levine: New Boon to Obama's Economic Plan: Solis Confirmed as Labor Secretary
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... set to give his talk to Congress on the economy, former Rep. Hilda Solis was confirmed by a lopsided 80-17 vote as Labor Secretary following weeks of GOP delays. She was targeted, essentially, for being too pro-labor, although her Republican critics used other spurious objections to try to delay her choice, including some minor tax liens her husband already paid for his car repair business.
The delaying tactics were also a forerunner to the upcoming political battle over the Employee Free Choice Act designed to help workers overcome ...
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Solis confirmed —
CNN Political Ticker 2/24/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate has confirmed California Rep. Hilda Solis as the Obama administration's labor secretary. The final vote was 80-17 in favor of confirmation.
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The Senate confirmed Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.) as labor secretary yesterday, more than two months after she was nominated for the post. The Senate voted 80 to 17 to confirm Solis, after Senate Republicans assured Democrats that they would not ...
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