Republican Opposition Blocks Vote on New Labor Secretary

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

UCS News Service - President Barack Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), is running into fierce resistance from Republicans over her views on the labor-friendly Employee Free Choice Act(EFCA).  The nomination of Solis had yet to be approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by late January, even though her confirmation hearing was among the first for Obama’s cabinet picks.