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Press Release: LULAC National President Rosa Rosales Attends The Ceremonial Swearing-In Of Secretary Of Labor Hilda Solis. Secretary Solis makes history by becoming the first Latina to serve as Secretary of Labor. March 12, 2009 For more information contact: Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National President Rosa Rosales congratulates the Obama administration on picking a high caliber candidate to serve as our nation's Secretary of Labor. The Vice President Joe Biden will administer the oath of office to Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis during a ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters on Friday. “LULAC is proud to have Secretary Solis leading the nation. She speaks for the voiceless,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “LULAC has worked with Solis for many years. She is an outstanding leader and LULAC will continue to be a key strategic partner for her. For Latino workers facing an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent and small businesses struggling to make payroll, Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary cannot come soon enough. Working men and women need her leading the Department of Labor at this critical time.” Prior to her confirmation as Secretary of Labor, Secretary Solis represented the 32nd district, a position she held from 2002-2009. In Congress, Solis' priorities included expanded access to affordable health care, protecting the environment, and improving the lives of working families. A leader on clean energy jobs, she authored the Green Jobs Act which provided funding for "green" collar job training for veterans, displaced workers, at risk youth, and individuals in families under 200 percent of the federal poverty line. She was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of Labor
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