Hilda Solis Quotes
- My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's…
- No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.
- My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for…
- In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.
- My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.
- People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.
- No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to…
- My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.
- I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come. How we have emerged, and that there will be more women,…
- I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole…
- My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.
- I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most to…
- Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews.…
- The best advice I can give women at all levels is increase training. There are still areas where we have to break through that glass…
- I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area.
- Protecting children and vulnerable workers abroad is a part of our overall efforts here at the Department of Labor.