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Pelosi Statement on Obama Nomination of Congresswoman Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor
December 19, 2008Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President-elect Obama's nomination of Congresswoman Hilda Solis of California as Secretary of Labor: "I applaud President-elect Obama's selection of my colleague and friend Congresswoman Hilda Solis to serve as America's next Labor Secretary. Hilda Solis' tenure in Congress has been defined by an unrelenting commitment to working Americans, from their health care and job creation to their retirement security and workplace safety. As the first elected Latina in the California Senate, she led the fight to increase the state's minimum wage." Full release