Solis Vote Postponed, But No Hold on Her Nomination

Some news reports have pointed to Republican opposition to Solis over the Employee Free Choice Act—she was a co-sponsor of the bill in the U.S. House—and suggested there may have been plans to place a hold on her nomination by a Republican senator.

But in a joint statement, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), the committee chairman, and Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), the panel’s ranking minority member, said the vote was postponed

to allow members additional time to review the documentation submitted in support of Representative Solis’ nomination to serve in the important position of labor secretary. There are no holds on her nomination, and members on both sides of the aisle remain committed to giving her nomination the fair and thorough consideration that she deserves. We will continue to work together to move this nomination forward as soon as possible.

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney this afternoon urged the committee to move ahead with a vote as soon as possible and move the confirmation to the full Senate.

Congresswoman Hilda Solis is eminently qualified for this post and will be a vigorous advocate for the kinds of programs that our nation’s working people need the most. She will fight to improve skills development and job-creation programs, including development of “green-collar” jobs. She will work to assure that workers get the pay they have earned and that they work in safe, healthy and fair workplaces. She’s ready to address the retirement security crisis and will work hard to protect every worker from job discrimination, regardless of race, sex, veteran status or disability.

She understands that working men and women deserve the freedom to choose whether to form a union without employer interference.

Labor To Open Fire Over Solis Confirmation
The country's largest labor and Hispanic groups are ratcheting up the confirmation fight over Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis, preparing a full-out political and media blitz to get the California Democrat approved and into the Obama cabinet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/06/labor-to-open-fire-over-s_n_164522.html

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