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politics.theatlantic.com - 2/5/2009
Solis Won't Recuse Herself From Card Check
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As a Senate committee plans an initial vote on Rep. Hilda Solis's confirmation as Labor Secretary today, Solis is promising to recuse herself from dealing with matters related to American Rights At Work, a labor pressure group on whose board she sat.  ARW supports the Employee Free Choice ...
Husband of Rep. Solis, Labor nominee, settles tax liens
usatoday.com - 2/5/2009
Husband of Rep. Solis, Labor nominee, settles tax liens
— 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 ... (more) Husband of Rep. Solis, Labor nominee, settles tax liens

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/5/2009
Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax Lien Revelations | 44
— 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 ... (more) Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax ...

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Republicans want Labor nominee to stop lobbying for 'card check' bill - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/5/2009
Republicans want Labor nominee to stop lobbying for 'card check' bill - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — In a written exchange with Solis, Republican senators indicated they are wary of her ties to a... tax-exempt group dedicated to helping workers unionize. Solis is treasurer of the organization, American Rights at Work . Federal records show that the ... (more) Republicans want Labor nominee to stop lobbying for ...

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A Blog For All — ... , even though Solis hasn't exactly been forthcoming over her role in American Rights at Work, a pro-union group. She was the Treasurer of the organization, but claims that she wasn't involved in direct lobbying. Given that lobbyists for an organization relies upon the Treasurer appropriating money for such actions, Solis and her supporters are reaching. The White House has already said that she wouldn't recuse herself from decisions on Card Check even though ARW lobbied for it. At the same time, Solis didn't disclose her uncompensated service with ARW for three years, which ...

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