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    Hilda Solis

    Hilda Lucia Solis (; born October 20, 1957) is the 25th United States Secretary of Labor, serving in the Obama administration.

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    Obama Rounds Out Cabinet With Solis , LaHood

    President-elect Barack Obama nominated the final members of his Cabinet on Friday, selecting a California congresswoman to be secretary of labor and a Republican from his home state of Illinois to be secretary of transportation.

    Rep. Hilda Solis , the four-term congresswoman tapped to head the Labor Department, is known to be strongly pro-union but is viewed skeptically by some business groups.Rep. Ray LaHood was picked for the Department of Transportation . Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the only other Republican named to Obama's Cabinet. Obama also picked former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to be U.S. trade representative and venture capitalist Karen Mills to lead the Small Business Administration."These leaders will help craft a 21st-century economic recovery plan," Obama said after announcing his picks. He said they would help him in his quest to create 2.5 million new jobs. "If jobs and income are our yardstick, then the success of the American worker is key to the success of the Ameri...

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    1. Do Illegals Have Right to Fair Wages?

      Labor Secretary Hilda Solis defends illegal immigrants getting paid well in U.S.

    2. Labor Secretary Solis blasts Republicans for thwarting bill to extend unemployment benefits

      DENVER (AP) — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says Senate Republicans could be extending the recession by opposing a spending bill that would have extended unemployment ...

    3. Labor Secretary Solis says better safety needed for oil spill cleanup crews, mine workers

      DENVER (AP) — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is blasting BP and coal mining company Massey Energy for their recent disasters, saying they need to enact better safety me...

    4. Solis Tells Lawmakers She Will Expand Job Training as Labor Secretary

      WASHINGTON -- Hilda Solis , President-elect Barack Obama's pick for labor secretary, told lawmakers Friday that if confirmed she will work to expand job training pro...

    5. Solis Nears Confirmation as Labor Secretary

      Rep. Hilda Solis edged closer Wednesday to winning confirmation as the nation's next labor secretary, after more than a month of delays over questions about her husb...

    6. Obama's Pick for Labor Secretary Welcomed By Unions, Eyed Cautiously Among Busin

      WASHINGTON -- Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary by President-elect Barack Obama , two Democratic sources told FOX News on Thursday ...

    7. Senate Confirms Solis as Labor Secretary

      WASHINGTON -- California Rep. Hilda Solis won confirmation Tuesday as President Barack Obama's labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after y...

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