Maybe Ms. Solis can help us guide the new administration in the right
direction. Goodness knows we need a ray of hope, from this new
administration that led us to believe it would be all about Hope. Maybe I won't
have to apologize to people because I voted for Obama. Maybe.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December, 18, 2008
CONTACT: Josh Dorner,
202.675.2384
Obama Picks Major Green Jobs
Advocate to Head Labor Dept.
Sierra Club Congratulates Rep.
Hilda Solis
Washington, D.C.—Media reports
indicate that President-Elect Barack
Obama has chosen Representative
Hilda Solis of California to head the
Department of Labor. Rep.
Solis has been a preeminent advocate for
green jobs and environmental
justice during her career in the House.
She has a lifetime League of
Conservation Voters score of 97.
Representative
Solis co-authored the Green Jobs Act, which later became
part of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which became
law
December 19, 2007. The Green Jobs Act authorized $125 million for
workforce training programs. The training will be targeted to
veterans, displaced workers, at risk youth, and individuals in
families
under 200% of the federal poverty line. It could
benefit programs such
as the one at the East Los Angeles Skills Center
where workers are
trained to install solar panels. Upon the signing,
Congresswoman Solis
stated: "The bill is a message for all workers
across our nation that
there is a place for them in the clean energy
future."
Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra
Club Executive Director
"The Sierra Club is
overjoyed at the news of Hilda Solis' selection as
Secretary of
Labor. She has been a tireless advocate for environmental
issues, environmental justice, worker's rights, and green jobs. We
send
our deepest congratulations to Representative Solis.
"Representative Solis was one of the earliest and
most vocal supporters
of green jobs in the House of Representatives.
We can think of no
better person to help President-Elect Obama implement his
plans for an
economic recovery fueled by the creation of millions of new
green
jobs. Hilda Solis also understands that green jobs must also be
good
jobs and has worked to make sure that the clean energy economy is one
that lifts up all workers.
"This latest pick underscores the
strong commitment of the
administration to action on clean energy, global
warming, and a green
economic recovery. President-Elect Obama has
assembled a team of
unprecedented strength to advise him on energy,
environmental, science,
and climate issues. This extraordinary team is
poised to help the
President-Elect implement his ambitious agenda to put
America back to
work by tackling the significant climate and energy
challenges facing
our country.
"One of our
other top legislative priorities is passage of the Employee
Free
Choice Act. We are very pleased that a strong supporter of this
essential legislation has been tapped to head up the Deparment of
Labor, yet another agency that has been gravely damaged during
the
past eight years.
"Hilda Solis
has been a strong ally of the Sierra Club and we very much
look
forward to working with her in her new position."
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