Congresswoman Hilda Solis' confirmation delayed
I have to say that when I heard Congresswoman Hilda Solis had been nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Labor, I had a mixed reaction. I was super excited for such an amazing Latina woman to be given such an opportunity, but I was sad to see such a powerful reproductive rights advocate leave Congress.
Now Republicans are trying to delay her nomination. From TPMDC:
Technically, Solis' nomination isn't being "held" -- that occurs when a nominee has won committee approval and a senator tries to delay a full vote. Solis has not received a vote yet in the Senate labor committee, chaired by Ted Kennedy (D-MA), but GOPers are slowing down her confirmation over the so-called "card check" bill, a major priority of the labor movement that would allow workers to organize more easily.
She would be an amazing Secretary of Labor and I hope these tactics don't prevent her from taking the position.
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Thanks for the info...too many "amazings" I thought the overuse of that word ended when TV's Friends ended.
Thanks for the info...too many "amazings" I thought the overuse of that word was over when TV's Friends ended.
So glad that you posted about this! I honestly don't know that much about Solis, but Card Check is such an important thing to fight for! (We were fighting for it at Swarthmore!)
I'm getting back on my GoogleReader and really loving your posts!
Talk soon!
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