wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 2/4/2009
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Despite her hearing having occurred on January 9, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), President Barack Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary, has yet to be confirmed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. What’s the holdup? Senate Republicans are evidently burying her in ...
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 ...
weeklystandard.com - 2/4/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
Hilda Solis's breach of House ethics rules may
disqualify her from serving. by Hans A. von Spakovsky
02/03/2009 12:00:00 AM
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The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself
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The Right-Wing’s Next Target: Hilda Solis?
Think Progress —
... As The Wonk Room noted last week, even before these lobbying charges were raised against Solis, Senate Republicans were “burying her in paperwork.” Their real gripe appears to be her ...
Solis confirmation vote postponed.
Think Progress —
... After weeks of Republicans “burying her in paperwork,” the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was finally prepared to vote on Hilda Solis’s nomination for Labor Secretary today. However, Politico now reports that the scheduled vote ...
ThinkFast: February 6, 2009
Think Progress —
... has dug in against the stimulus package and on Thursday lost an effort to rewrite it on the floor.”
The country’s largest labor and Hispanic groups are ratcheting up the confirmation fight over Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis. “Enough is enough, the gloves are coming off on Friday,” said one official with the AFL-CIO. ThinkProgress has already been engaging in the war — check out our posts here, here, and here.
“A growing number of states are running out of cash to pay ...
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