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February 25, 2009

Senate Approves Solis for Labor
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And the Senate has approved Hilda Solis’s nomination as Labor Secretary
by a vote of 80-to-17. The confirmation vote had been delayed amidst
Republican opposition to Solis’s support for labor unions. As a Congress
member, she was a key backer of the Employee Free Choice Act, which
would remove barriers to unionizing workers.



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