American Rights at Work

Bombshell: Labor Nominee's Family Business is a Tax-Evader and Blew Off Requirements Under Health and Safety Regs

Nick Cote — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:38:21 -0500

Here on Freedom@Work, we've kept a close watch on Hilda Solis, the California Congresswoman nominated by President Obama to serve as Secretary of Labor.

We've told you about Solis' secret ballot hypocrisy, her admission that she is not "qualified" to discuss Right to Work, her refusal to answer basic questions on key labor issues, and her position as treasurer (which she failed to disclose to Congress) with a Big Labor lobbying group.

Now USA Today reports that Hilda Solis is the fourth major Obama nominee to be faced with a tax scandal:

Could Solis' Relationship with Rabid Forced Unionism Group Derail Her DOL Nomination?

Patrick Semmens — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:25:03 -0500

National Review's Byron York has a few pointed questions for Hilda Solis (emphasis added):

Senate Snag: Obama's Labor Secretary Nominee Won't Answer Basic Questions

Nick Cote — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:58:03 -0500

The confirmation of radical unionist Hilda Solis, Democrat congresswoman from Los Angeles, to be Obama's new Secretary of Labor has hit a snag.

While the Senate has approved other Cabinet nominees left and right -- including a Treasury Secretary who has admitted to failing to pay income taxes -- Solis has yet to make it out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The Pasadena Star-News has more:

At least one unidentified Republican senator is using a parliamentary procedure to holdup Solis' confirmation, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, alleged from the Senate floor Thursday.

The anonymous hold -- as the informal delay tactic is known -- essentially prevents the full Senate from voting on Solis' confirmation by threatening a filibuster. It could be lifted at any time.

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