Hilda Solis Resigns As Labor Secretary
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Hilda Solis was the first Hispanic woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. “Growing up in a large Mexican-American family in La Puente, California, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to serve in a president’s Cabinet, let alone in the service of such an incredible leader,” said Solis. Photo Credit, Center For American Progress.
Cabinet members that will remain after the president's next term starts Jan. 20 are Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.
"Over the last four years, Secretary Solis has been a critical member of my economic team as we have worked to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and strengthen the economy for the middle class," Obama said in a short statement in which he also praised Solis for being "a tireless champion for working families."
Obama did not name a replacement.
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