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California: Chris Dodd

January 27, 2009 - 11:09 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

CA-32: No Labor Getting The Labor Secretary Confirmed?

By David Dayen

So after huffing and puffing for weeks, Arlen Specter got what he wanted out of the Eric Holder nomination hearings (his main potential primary opponent declined to run against him) and decided to back the Attorney General nominee.  After all the talk of principle and judgment, it just took improved electoral prospects for Specter to have a change of heart.  Funny how that goes.

But there's another nominee that is languishing, perhaps the only true progressive in Obama's cabinet, and many of us would like to know why.  Greg Sargent at his new digs reports on Hilda Solis' nomination:

Why hasn't Hilda Solis been confirmed as Labor Secretary yet, and why haven't we heard from the unions or from the Obama administration about it?

Some top operatives in the labor movement are frustrated with the Obama administration for not giving them the go-ahead to publicly target Republicans who appear to be stalling Solis' confirmation, people in the labor movement familiar with the situation tell me.

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Mon, 09/22/2008 - 14:16

Boxer says Wall Street rescue bill must be handled quickly but carefully

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

[img_assist|nid=2375|title=U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=220|height=278]WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer said Monday in a statement that the proposed $700 billion Wall Street emergency rescue package must be handled swiftly and deftly by the Congress, but not so swiftly as to cause additional mistakes to the nation's already troubled economy.

The California Democrat, the Golden State's junior senator, signaled her tentative support for the unprecedented rescue package but reserved giving it her full endorsement.

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Sat, 08/23/2008 - 12:05

Biden had little presence in California

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) had little presence in California during the Democratic presidential primary campaign, suggesting he may need to re-introduce himself to voters as Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate.

According to a campaign tracker on The Washington Post's website, Biden made his last stop in California in May 2007, for a town hall meeting and a later speech in San Francisco. Biden dropped out of the race in early 2008, after a series of losses in early primaries.

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