Hilda Solis

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

— Hilda Solis

I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area.

— Hilda Solis

The best advice I can give women at all levels is increase training. There are still areas where we have to break…

— Hilda Solis

Typically, during recessionary times, particular groups suffer higher rates of unemployment -African Americans, and Latinos, and in some cases other minority groups.…

— Hilda Solis

I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what…

— Hilda Solis

I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people... some…

— Hilda Solis

Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and…

— Hilda Solis

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

— Hilda Solis

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor…

— Hilda Solis

My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for…

— Hilda Solis

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to…

— Hilda Solis

My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My…

— Hilda Solis

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

— Hilda Solis

I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting…

— Hilda Solis

Well, I'll tell you, one of things I'm proud of is for someone from Southern California, who didn't grow up around coal…

— Hilda Solis

I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come. How we have emerged, and that there will…

— Hilda Solis

Protecting children and vulnerable workers abroad is a part of our overall efforts here at the Department of Labor.

— Hilda Solis

Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official,…

— Hilda Solis

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the…

— Hilda Solis

We need women to go through apprentice programs. I've seen women who did, and who are now highly trained electricians and welders.…

— Hilda Solis

At times you feel like you're the only voice speaking out to improve the working conditions of people, whether it's to be…

— Hilda Solis

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should…

— Hilda Solis