What Happened To Hilda?
What Happened To Hilda?
Despite her hearing having occurred on January 9, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), President Barack Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary, has yet to be confirmed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. What’s the holdup? Senate Republicans are evidently burying her in paperwork:
The nomination of Rep. Hilda L. Solis, D-Calif., for Labor secretary has been lingering in the Senate as Republicans raise extra questions for her, effectively forestalling a confirmation vote…Although the written questionnaires don’t constitute an official hold on Solis’ nomination, the paperwork has the same delaying effect.
According to the White House, Solis has “responded to more than 15 sets of written questions from the committee,” but the committee “has taken no action on her appointment and has none scheduled.”
One issue with Solis’ confirmation seems to be her support for the Employee Free Choice Act, which Solis co-sponsored and voted for in the House in 2007. Much like their opposition to the auto rescue in December, blocking Solis may be nothing more than a conservative attempt to send a message on Employee Free Choice. As the New York Times editorial board wrote:
The delay in confirming Ms. Solis isn’t because the Senate needs to know more. It’s a way for Republican senators to score tough-guy points with business constituents who are driven to distraction by the thought of unions.
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Why is the minority in congress running things as if they were the majority? Who sets the schedules, news releases etc? Gee must be the R’s… had enough? Uhuh, yes we have! If D’s need to use “National Security” well use it: bc w/o a good Economy, there’s no national security, and, oh btw, tell em its UNPATRIOTIC to oppose the STIMULUS.. if Bush the most unpopular resident gets the money he wants w/o a whisper, why cant the most popular prez in our time? BC we havent demanded it nor has the Dem “majority”.. let’s change that now asap!
February 8th, 2009 at 2:22 ampssst.. u dont need permission from the admins to target the R’s & No society.. just do it! they do & dont wait for “permission”. if ur uncomfortable w/tht. then tell ur findings top someone on the “outside” and we’ll do it 4 u!
February 8th, 2009 at 2:29 am