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Report: Obama’s Labor nominee cut a “quid pro quo” deal that cost taxpayers up to $200 million

Erika Johnsen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:21:38 +0000

Hmm.

Congressional Republicans have been investigating an assistant AG for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and President Obama’s choice to replace Hilda Solis as secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, for his involvement in the settlement of some civil rights cases against the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. Had the issue proceeded to the U.S. Supreme Court, [...]

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Issa on Labor nominee: This president picks people because they support his ideology over the rule of law

Erika Johnsen — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:21:09 +0000

Quid pro quo.

Oh, yeah — this guy is definitely gonna’ be getting some pushback. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa breaks it down, via the WFB: You remember, he flew to St. Paul to make this deal. He basically paid a $180 million bribe by causing these cases to collapse. He failed to protect the [...]

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Obama’s Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigns

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:11:03 +0000

Reshuffle.

In something of a surprise move, the White House announced earlier today that Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is resigning from her post: In a statement, President Obama thanked the former Southern California congresswoman for her long career in public service, calling her a “tireless champion for working families.” “Over the last four years, [...]

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WH to defense contractors: If you could not hand out pink slips before the election, that’d be awesome

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:08:13 +0000

Classy.

I grew up in the Northern Virginia area, and I can tell you just from personal experience that there are a lot of people in the suburbs surrounding DC who work for defense contractors — both young professionals and adults with families alike. There are a bunch of Virginia voters working through these companies on [...]

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Labor Dep’t drops regulations banning kids from working on farms other than parents’

Allahpundit — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:05:52 +0000

Hands off.

Alternate headline: “Obama administration decides against picking pointless, hugely politically perilous fight in election year.” “The decision to withdraw this rule — including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ — was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms,” the Department said in [...]

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