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U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., waves as she speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August. She’s been tabbed as labor secretary. AP file photo WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack ...

Through a letter to her fellow colleagues, Hilda Solis had announced that she had presented her formal resignation as the U.S. Secretary of Labor to President Barack Obama. Solis is the first Latina ...

Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., will be nominated to be Labor secretary in the Obama administration, a labor official said on Thursday. Solis, 51, was elected to Congress in 2000 from a heavily Democratic ...

When Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced Wednesday that she is leaving the Obama administration, my colleague Philip Klein remarked that President Obama “may as well cut to the chase and nominate ...

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

WASHINGTON — The reshuffling of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet gained speed Wednesday when Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced her resignation, but White House officials said three others, ...

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on Wednesday told a small group of students and facility at Nunez Community College in Chalmette that the nation and region's continuing job growth rests in part on ...

Hilda Solis is a Democrat who represents eastern Los Angeles County and East LA. The daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants, she's the only member of Congress of Central American descent.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced March 16 the withdrawal of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for occupational exposure to food flavorings containing diacetyl. The withdrawal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned her post on Wednesday, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County ...