Obama Taps Calif. Rep For Labor Secretary

By: Kevin Hechtkopf
Topics: White House

A labor source confirms for CBS News that Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., will be named labor secretary.

Solis, 51, was just elected to her fifth term representing California's 32nd district in Southern California.

She would be the third Hispanic in Mr. Obama's Cabinet. The other two are N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson as Commerce secretary and Colo. Sen. Ken Salazar as Interior secretary.

Solis, 51, was also an early and vocal supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid.

Kevin Hechtkopf
Kevin Hechtkopf is CBSNews.com's politics editor.
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by hacbs1 December 18, 2008 8:34 PM EST: Obama is the center piece of CHANGE we are seeing in progress, we see the re-regulations in progress (SEC appointment of Mary Schapiro). We must ignore knuckle heads like GoGWGo. Obama''s appointment of Solis and Hillary is indicative of his courage to go beyond regular norms to overlook bounds of jealousy. Please be prepared that not all appointments may be confirmed (such as due to Clinton Foundation problems or Richardson''s fund raising issues). But, the man is working very hard to bring the most qualified people for the jobs, and then leave it to Senate.; Reply to this comment


by irmcvet971 December 18, 2008 7:16 PM EST: Reckon how much Solis and the rest of these Mexicans had to pay NObama to play on his Cabinet??

Posted by GoGWGo at 02:24 PM : Dec 18, 2008

What''s with you fascist? You freaks have "Trickle Down" on the BRAIN!! To you anyone who has goals and ideas has got to be about money. It''s sad but not to worry. In a few short weeks you wingnuts will be just a bad part of HISTORY!! Sieg Heil!; Reply to this comment