Hilda Solis News

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I dedicate today, Mother's Day, to my grandmothers. One black, one white, and both worked as domestics during portions of their lives.

The top Democrat on the committee considering President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency indicated late Friday she may attempt to break an impasse over the nomination this week.

After legalizing medical pot back in 1996, California has lagged behind decriminalization standard-bearers such as Colorado and Washington state.

UCLA legend Ann Meyers Drysdale will be the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremonies for the College of Letters and Science on June 14th.

If Rep. Mel Watt is confirmed by the Senate to a post in the Obama administration, chances are good his seat in Congress will stay in Democratic hands.

Former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has returned to the private sector this month, but he still has a leftover campaign account with $1,288,915 in cash on hand as of March 31.

President Obama has all but skipped over Congress in choosing the inner circle to guide his second term.

Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who resigned from the Obama administration in January to return to California, left Washington with $50,000 to $100,000 in legal debts, according to her final personal financial disclosure form, which she was required to file upon resigning her post.

More than 10 years ago, former Representative Hilda Solis and I introduced parallel legislation to preserve open space, manage unique ecosystems and provide recreational opportunities in Southern California.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , former Secretary of HUD Henry Cisneros , and former Governors Haley Barbour and Ed Rendell , co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Immigration Task Force, called attention to the critical economic and national security issues surrounding immigration reform in Silicon Valley today.

Last week Hilda Solis--champion of organized labor who served as Obama's Sec. of Labor from 2009 to Jan.

An unrepentant, 'extreme,' 'ethically-challenged' radical--and, now, a possible violator of the law--in charge of union ethics? That will be entertaining, to say the least.