Hilda Solis approved as Labor Secretary

[EraOfResponsibility]

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today voted to send Hilda Solis’s nomination for Labor Secretary to the full Senate for approval. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) cast the two “no” votes. It took 61 days since her nomination for Solis to get a committee vote, compared to Bush’s Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, who was confirmed in just 18 days. The widely praised Solis was blocked by Senate Republicans for her progressive views supporting American workers.

[DeepBlueC]

1. great news

:applause:

[Jennicut]

9. Great news! Hey, fellow CT-er, love the new name!

[DeepBlueC]

14. thanks!

I was sorry I missed my first chance to come up with a decent user name; I wasn't thinking about it as my public persona when I signed up. Thank you, President Obama!

I like yours too. If I were Margaret I think I would have to be NutMeg. :hi:

[Jennicut]

15. That is a cute one too. I just decided to combine my name and our state.

I could not come up with anything else decent enough!

[DeepBlueC]

16. what are you saying,...that's a great name

I got it the first time I saw it and I regretted not having got the idea first!

[Jennicut]

19. Thanks!

[saltpoint]

2. Solis is a thrill. Bravo for this news.

[tekisui]

3. Very good news!~

Pukes were trying to stop this one. They are terrified of her!

[Cha]

4. This looks promising! I was

concerned after reading on buzzflash that "the case against Solis was a war against Labor."

[jenmito]

5. K&R! I was worried about her being stalled forever. GREAT news!

[book_worm]

6. Good. Now, if we could get Howard Dean as HHS Secretary

[democrattotheend]

7. Woo-hoo!

Excellent news!

[Bolo Boffin]

8. Excellent news, excellent, excellent.

My union-organizing granddad is smiling up in heaven.

[saltpoint]

10. I'm pleased that this thread shot to the Greatest page so quickly.

Go, Ms. Solis!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. Good!

[Kdillard]

12. Excellent news and about time .

[Mojambo]

13. Best news in a WHILE.

Now lets get EFCA done!

[AtomicKitten]

17. One my favorite appointments. n/t

[libnnc]

18. take THAT you m-fers

:kick:

[anonymous171]

20. WOOHOO! nt

[4lbs]

21. Took long enough, thanks to those freaking Repukes again.

n/t

[Undercurrent]

22. Finally!

Should have been sooner, but I'm mighty glad to have her on the team!

[Hekate]

23. Such an improvement over Elaine Chao. Another step forward. nt

[PBS Poll-435]

26. Agreed. I hope Mrs. Mitch McConnell can find a job after this...

NOT!

:grr:

[EraOfResponsibility]

24. Imagine that, a Labor Secretary that's actually PRO-LABOR.........n/m

[Earth Bound Misfit]

28. What a Concept!

:kick: & RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!



ETA picture.

[PBS Poll-435]

25. A great moment for the labor community!

:woohoo:

[Sunnyshine]

27. Thank you Mr. President!

:fistbump:

[Earth Bound Misfit]

29. PRO-Labor, PRO-Environment AND

She "disliked" Ronny Raygun...We Hit The TRIFECTA!!

From her Wiki page:

Solis was raised in La Puente, California by immigrant parents from Nicaragua and Mexico. She gained degrees from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the University of Southern California and worked for two federal agencies in Washington, D.C. Returning to her native state, she was elected to the California State Assembly in 1992 and to the California State Senate in 1994. She was the first Hispanic woman to serve in the State Senate, and was re-elected there in 1998. She became known for her work toward environmental justice and was the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2000.

Solis defeated a long-time Democratic incumbent on the way to gaining election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. There she was known for her commitment to labor causes and continuing environmental work. She was re-elected easily to four additional terms in 2002 through 2008. In December 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Solis as the next United States Secretary of Labor....

...At the start of the Reagan administration in 1981, she became a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget's civil rights division, but her dislike for Reagan's undoing of Carter's policies caused her to leave during that year

[Chicago1]

30. Excellent News

Now maybe the rules will get enorced at the Dept of Labor.


The Adults are Back in Charge

PROSECUTE BUSH AND CHENEY!!