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February 6, 2009

Vote Delayed on Labor Nominee
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Meanwhile, a Senate panel has delayed a vote on President Obama’s Labor
Secretary nominee, Democatic Congress member Hilda Solis of California.
The move followed the disclosure Solis’s husband paid a $6,000 penalty
to settle tax liens as much as sixteen years old. The liens came on an
auto-repair business owned solely by the husband. Solis’s confirmation
vote had already been delayed amidst Republican opposition to her
support for labor groups.



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