Labor Secretary: Facebook Partnership Highlights Obama's Commitment To Jobs

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, during a press conference Thursday, said the Department of Labor’s Social Jobs Partnership with Facebook was evidence of the Obama admnistration’s commitment to getting Americans back to work. (0:10)

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Labor Secretary: Gov Has Content, Facebook Has Audience

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis explained how the Social Jobs Partnership will help put Americans back to work during a press conference Thursday announcing the initiative. (0:42)

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Failing To Extend Unemployment Will Affect Millions, Says Solis

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis says not extending unemployment insurance benefits will affect two million people at the end of the year and up to six million in the months following. (0:31)

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Retrofitting Homes Puts Americans Back To Work, Says Labor Secretary

U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says retrofitting homes is the fastest way to get Americans back to work all over the country (0:14).
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Old Homes Burning Through Energy And Wallets, Says Labor Secretary

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says that homeowners lose money by not retrofitting their homes to make them more energy efficient. (0:19)
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Labor Secretary Solis Credits Cash For Clunkers For Improvements In Auto-Industry

“Cash-for-clunkers really helped to stimulate the automobile industry,” Labor Secretary Hilda Solis explained Wednesday, and cited the reopening of an automotive plant in Delaware as a sign of the program’s impact. (0:17)

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Labor Secretary Solis Announces $100 Million For Green Jobs Training

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced the allocation of an additional $100 million in Recovery Act funds for green-jobs training Wednesday. (0:09)

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Labor Secretary Recalls Helping Undocumented Students Go To College

Speaking at the sixth annual Latino Luncheon Series in Washington, D.C. on Friday, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis recalls legislation she put forth while a member of the California statehouse in support of giving undocumented students the right to have access to attend public colleges and universities. (:44)
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Solis: We Have To Get Behind The Workers

The U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis explains the need for the government to use stimulus funds to benefit workers who are hurting due to the current economy. (0:40)

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Solis makes case for energy change

Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) says what it will take to create energy change, and why she believes energy change can be so beneficial. (1:28)
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Obama will bring the dreams of Latinos to life

Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) says that she is a product of an immigrant family that has benefited from government programs designed to help Latinos. These opportunities have allowed her to serve in the US House of Represenatives, and she says that Barack Obama will bring these opportunities to all Americans (:30).
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