Rep. H Solis Confirmed by Senate as Labor Secretary

[understandinglife]

Source: CSPAN-2 Live

80 Yes. 17 No.

Link now available via NYTimes ....

February 24, 2009, 5:06 pm

Senate Confirms Solis as Labor Secretary

By Kate Phillips

The Senate official confirmed Representative Hilda L. Solis to be the Secretary of Labor in the Obama administration, after several weeks of delays prompted largely by Republican concerns over her nomination.

Ms. Solis, 51, of California, cleared the Senate 80 to 17 after the Republican leadership dropped its insistence that her nomination clear a 60-vote procedural motion before it could be formally considered. That was agreed to earlier this morning. <clip>

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/senate-confirms-solis-as-labor-secretary/

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Congratulations Rep Solis and President Obama!

A real leader for Labor, finally.

[FLAprogressive]

1. I bet we can guess the 17

probably

DeMint
Vitter
Cornyn
Corker
Chambliss
Ensign
Kyl
Brownback
Bunning
Inhofe
Coburn
Shelby

Wonder who else

[Bleacher Creature]

3. My guess -- Sessions, Roberts, Thune, Wicker and Burr

[rpannier]

14. No votes

Cornyn,
Roberts,
Kyl,
Burr
Coburn
Thune,
Ensign,
Bond,
Wicker,
Bunning,
Vitter,
DeMint,
Shelby,
Crapo,
Risch,
Sessions,
Inhofe

[midnight]

2. Maybe wages and labor in Wisconsin will make sure that

overtime worked is overtime payed. Let's get with the program Wisconsin Labor and Wages Division.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Here's the list of Nos

Bond, Bunning, Burr, Coburn, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Ensign, Inhofe, Kyl, Risch, Roberts, Sessions, Shelby, Thune, Vitter and Wicker

[FLAprogressive]

5. no surprise there

[Bleacher Creature]

8. I'm surprised by a few not on the list.

Bennett, Brownback, Chambliss, Corker, Graham, McCain, McConnell . . .

[Hardrada]

9. and Grassley

[RubyDuby in GA]

16. And Isakson

I'm really shocked my two asshat senators, Chambliss and Isakson, weren't on the no list.

[understandinglife]

6. Senator Dodd on Solis --

"We may be aware, but do we really understand? None of us are facing losing our jobs, our homes, our retirement security….We need a secretary of labor who understands what working families are going though.

During the past eight years, the Department of Labor has moved away from protecting employees to protecting employers and weakened the right to organize….I don’t believe that’s its role, and neither does Congresswomen Solis. It is essential that the Department of Labor recommit itself to protecting the rights of workers."

Link - http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/02/24/senate-confirms-solis-as-labor-secretary

[thereismore]

7. And the repukes threatened filibuster? Bluffing idiots. 80 votes! nt

[soccermomforobama]

10. Glad to see Kay Bailey voted for her

Cornyn is a LOST cause

[ogneopasno]

11. EXCELLENT. Best news I've had all day.

[mikeargo]

12. Finally

Ms Solis will be a great Secretary

[MrsBrady]

13. this probably won't be the last time I say this....

Cornyn is an ass.


That is all.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

15. Great News!!

A Secretary of Labor who is .....Pro-Labor???? EGADS, What is this Administration THINKING? :sarcasm:

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