. >> in 2009, hilda solis became the first latina to ever hold a position in a president's cabinet while in office, solis introduced updates to the child labor law that would have kept children out of hazardous farm work. she was blasted by members of congress for over-reaching her powers. >> i'm troubled by the fact that where you start is so contrary to a way of life, to common sense and to the that things are done. norma flores lopez was part of a coalition that worked to get the changes passed. >> some of the mis-information that we saw out there was that children would not be able to do any type of work in agriculture, that they wouldn't be able to operate a battery operated flashlight or to be able to use a hand-held screwdriver. >> it was so broad that it banned someone under the age of 16 from using a power-driven screwdriver. >> they were led to believe that they wouldn't be able to work on any farm, even if it was their parents. that the parent exemption would be done away with. >> there are some things people in dc don't understand how it plays out on the ground. >> reyberg le

departments under president clinton, she served as chief of staff to tib the the labor secretary hilda solis for three years. she is emintentsly qualified yet ms. arch let sea the first o.p.m. director to be filibustered in the history of this agency. this week the senate sentence tns will car the stalled nomination of alan astefs -- estevez to be undersecretary of defense. this man's nomination has been stalled for 402 days. he will be responsible for $170 billion logistics budget, $170 billion. that's a year. this budget supports our men and women in uniform as well as millions of machines that make them and take them where they want to go. he specialized in military logistics for more than ten years and it's unfortunate that republicans will hold up confirmation of such a crucial defense department nomination. now, i'm told most of it's held up for an unrelated matter. dealing with some other issue. just wrong. if you don't like this guy, stand up and say why you don't like him and vote against him. but don't stop us from moving forward on the nomination. now, most of the opposition to th

areas of the department under president t clinton, served as chief of staff to labor secretary hilda solis for three years. she's eminently qualified, yet she is the first opm director to be filibustered in the entire history of this agency. this week the senate will also consider the stalled nominatione of alan estes, the principal deputy undersecretary of defense. mr. president, this man's nomination has been stalled for 402 days. he will be responsible for $170 billion logistics budget. $170 billion. that's a year. this budget supports our men and women in uniform as well as millions of machines that makeac them andhi take them where they want to go. he's specialized in military logistics for more than tennd years, and it's unfortunate that republicans will hold up is confirmation of such a crucial l defense department nomination. now, i'm told most of it's held up for an unrelated matter iss dealing with some other issue. if you don't like this guy, g stand up and say why you don't like him, vote against him.p forward on thefo nomination. now, most of the opposition to this man that's

secretary of labor hilda solis and secretary of the interior ken salazar are in the house.onight including the chairwoman of the hispanic caucus, nydia velazquez. thank you for coming. and finally, i want to acknowledge someone were all so proud of, the newest justice of the supreme court, sonia sotomayor. [applause] like our own latino community, latin music is not easy to define. styles like cuban salsa, mexican norteño, puerto rican reggaeton and dominican bachata are as vibrant and unique as the places they come from. but although latin music takes many forms, this spirit of diversity also unites it.

secretary of transportation federico pena in the 1990's and more recently to hilda solis. between her years of public service here in denver and also in washington, katherine consulted with charities, nonprofits, cities and regional governments and businesses to help them pursue workplace development and crisis management strategies. if you rook for a common thread, mr. president, throughout katherine's career, it's her capacity, her talent to work with individuals and organizations, identify priorities and then notably to create the conditions for successful implementation of these priorities. that's who we need at the helm of o.p.m. it's what americans expect and demand. so as you look at katherine's career, she has demonstrated an ability to lead, to motivate and to work constructively with a diverse range of people and personalities. she is a true westerner. she has personal integrity. she has a strong sense of right and wrong. and she has obvious pride in the work that she does. that makes her a top-notch choice to lead our federal work force. so, mr. president, for a