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In Her Words: Speeches, Testimony, and More from the Secretary of Labor

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2012

• Remarks at the Labor Cooperation with India Meeting, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., February 2, 2012

• Remarks at the Equal Pay App Challenge Announcement, Washington, D.C. January 31, 2012

• Remarks at Joining Forces for Caregivers, An Event with the First Lady, Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., January 30, 2012

• Remarks at the International Association of Firefighters Human Relations Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 23, 2012

• Remarks at the Truckee Meadows Community College Nursing Roundtable, Reno, Nevada, January 19, 2012

• Remarks at the AFL-CIO 50th Anniversary of Federal Collective Bargaining Rights, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2012

• Remarks at the U.S Conference of Mayors 80th Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2012

• Remarks at the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Banquet, Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2012

• Remarks at the Summer Jobs+ Launch, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2012

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2011

• Remarks at the Treating In-Home Caregivers as Professionals, Washington, DC, December 15, 2011

• Remarks at the Media Conference Call, Extending Unemployment Insurance & Payroll Tax Relief, December 14, 2011

• Remarks at the Upper Big Branch Final Report Presentation/News Conference, Beckley, West Virginia, December 6, 2011

• Remarks at the Capitol Hill Press Conference, Extending Emergency Unemployment Benefits and Payroll Tax Relief, Washington, D.C., November 30, 2011

• Remarks at the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce National Dinner, Washington, D.C., November 18, 2011

• Remarks at the Restaurant Workers in the 21st Century, Washington, DC, November 17, 2011

• Remarks at "Putting Our Veterans Back to Work," N.C. National Guard Joint Forces Command Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 2011

• Remarks at the Salute to Veterans / DOL Great Hall, Washington, DC, November 3, 2011

• Remarks at the Esperanza Academy Charter High School, Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2011

• Remarks at the "Half in Ten" Report Release, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2011

• Remarks at the Launch of DOL/Facebook Social Jobs Partnership, Washington, DC, October 20, 2011

• Remarks at the National Action Network, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication Weekend Rally, Sylvan Theater, Washington, DC, October 15, 2011

• Remarks at the Partnership for Working Families, Washington, DC, October 14, 2011

• Remarks at the Rosalynn Carter Institute Family Caregivers Summit, Atlanta, Georgia, October 6, 2011

• Remarks at the Symposium on Job Club & Career Ministry Programs, Cascade United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA, October 5, 2011

• Remarks at the Peace Corps Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Washington, DC, October 4, 2011

• Remarks at the Child Labor Report & Grant Roll-Out, Washington, DC, October 3, 2011

• Remarks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, New Jersey, October 2, 2011

• Remarks at the American Jobs Act Press Conference, Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility in Milwaukee, September 30, 2011

• Remarks at the AFSCME Women's Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 30, 2011

• Remarks at the AFL-CIO Next Up Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 29, 2011

• Remarks at the TRIO 30th Anniversary Conference, Washington, DC, September 27, 2011

• Remarks at the TAA Community College Career Training Initiative Grant Announcement, Washington, DC, September 26, 2011

• Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives, September 22, 2011

• Remarks at the CHCI Awards Gala Acceptance Speech, Washington, DC, September 14, 2011

• Remarks at the LIUNA Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 12, 2011

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis's Keynote Address MALDEF 2011 San Antonio Awards Gala, San Antonio, Texas, September 9, 2011

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis's Labor Day Speech, Detroit, Michigan, September 5, 2011

• Remarks at the Civil Rights Center's Equal Opportunity Forum, Crystal City, Virginia, August 30, 2011

• Remarks at the Labor Rights Week Kickoff, DOL Great Hall, Washington, D.C., August 29, 2011

• Remarks at the UA of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitters, Las Vegas, NV, August 12, 2011

• Remarks at the Jobs with Justice Convention, Washington, D.C., August 6, 2011

• Remarks at the Add Us In National Diversity Forum, Washington, D.C., August, 4, 2011

• Remarks at the Children Uniting Nations Reception, Washington DC, July 28, 2011

• Remarks at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Convention, 2011 Annual Convention, Oakland, California, July 22, 2011

• Remarks at the Women Veterans' Trauma Guide Launch, Washington DC, July 20, 2011

• Remarks at the National Domestic Worker Alliance Inaugural Care Congress, Washington DC, July 12, 2011

• Remarks at the "Strong Cities, Strong Communities" Rollout, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 11, 2011

• Remarks at the National Employment Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 1, 2011

• Remarks at the Remarks at the LULAC Unity Luncheon, Cincinnati, OH, June 30, 2011

• Remarks at the National Conference of Black Mayors Legislative Policy Summit, Washington, DC, June 22, 2011

• Remarks at the Minority Business Roundtable, Willard Hotel, Washington, DC, June 21, 2011

• Remarks at the Workforce Development & Employment Strategies for the Formerly Incarcerated, DOL Great Hall, Washington, DC,

• Remarks at the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development 12th Annual Convention, Washington, DC, June 20, 2011

• Remarks at the Nicaragua & Guatemala Migrant Workers Rights Signing Ceremony, DOL Great Hall, Washington, DC, June 16, 2011

• Remarks at the California State University, Los Angeles Commencement, California State University, Los Angeles, June 10, 2011

• Remarks at the 2011 Labor and Employment Relations Association Policy Forum, George Washington University, Washington, DC, June 7, 2011

• Remarks at the Apprenticeship Event, National Mall, Washington, DC, Monday, June 6, 2011

• Remarks at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Pink & Purple Awards Brunch, The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, June 5, 2011

• Remarks at the Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Memphis Sanitation Workers, University of Memphis, June 4, 2011

• Remarks at the Bridgeport High School Commencement, Bridgeport, Washington, June 1, 2011

• Remarks at the Immigration Town Hall/Panel, East Los Angeles College, May 27, 2011

• Remarks at the Progressive Jewish Alliance Award Dinner, Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 2011

• Remarks at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Commencement, Brownsville, Texas, May 21, 2011

• Remarks at the AAPI Immigration Stakeholders Call, Washington, DC, May 19, 2011

• Remarks at the Esperanza’s National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, Andrew Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC, May 12, 2011

• Remarks at the New Jersey City University Commencement, Izod Center, May 11, 2011

• Remarks at the Faith & Politics Institute St. Joseph's Breakfast, Washington Court Hotel Ballroom, Washington, DC, May 5, 2011

• Remarks at the Working Mother Media's Awards Luncheon, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, May 3, 2011

• Remarks at the Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Memphis Sanitation Workers, DOL Great Hall, Washington, D.C., April 29, 2011

• Remarks at the Workers Memorial Day Celebration, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 28, 2011

• Remarks at the National Urban League, 8th Annual Legislative Policy Conference's Opening Luncheon, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2011

• Remarks at the Women Organize! event, The White House, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2011

• Remarks at the Triangle Shirtwaist Memorial, New York, NY, March 25, 2011

• Remarks at the National People's Action Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 6, 2011

• Remarks at the Meeting of APEC HRDWG, Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011

• Remarks at the Town Hall, Community College Regional Summit, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 28, 2011

• Remarks at the Small and Minority Business Roundtable, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 28, 2011

• Remarks at the White House Black History Month Briefing, Washington, D.C., February 25, 2011

• Remarks at the State of the Administration Speaker Series, The Blair House, Washington, D.C., February 2, 2011

• Remarks at Camp Pendleton Visit UA and Marines Apprenticeship Program, San Diego, California, January 19, 2011

• Remarks at the Labor Advisory Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 12, 2011

2010

• Remarks at the ETA Reemployment Summit, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2010

• Remarks at the White House Forum on Environmental Justice, The White House, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2010

• Remarks at the ILAB Reports Release Press Conference, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2010

• Remarks at the National Veterans Forum on Homelessness, Crystal City, Virginia, December 7, 2010

• Remarks at the Middle Class Task Force Event – Bridge to Justice, The White House, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2010

• Remarks at the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund Dinner, New York, New York, November 10, 2010

• Remarks at the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Hollywood, Florida, November 9, 2010

• Remarks at the “Salute to Veterans and Their Families”, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2010

• Remarks at the Women's Bureau National Dialogue, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, October 20, 2010

• Remarks at the Ray Marshall Policy Center, University of Texas at Austin, October 19, 2010

• Remarks at the Office of Management and Budget Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2010

• Remarks at the White House Community College Summit, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2010

• Remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, October 1, 2010

• Remarks at the National Mining Association Executive Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2010

• Remarks at the U.S. Department of Transportation Summit, Prevention of Distracted Driving, Washington, D.C., September 21, 2010

• Remarks at the National Hispana Leadership Institute "Latina Leadership Breakfast", Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010

• Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Elected Leaders Roundtable – Jobs and the Economy, Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010

• Remarks at the Congressional Black Congress Foundation Town Hall, Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010

• Remarks at the White House Policy Breifing With Latino Leaders, The White House, Washington, D.C, September 15, 2010

• Remarks at the National Farmworker Jobs Program Annual Conference, Melbourne, Florida, Septenber 9, 2010

• Remarks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day Event with POTUS, Milwaukee, WI, September 6, 2010

• Remarks at the 2010 National Urban League Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., July 31, 2010

• Remarks at the White House Initiative on AAPI Working Group, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2010

• Remarks at the Work-Life Balance Event, Middle Class Task Force, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2010

• Remarks at the White House Clean Energy Forum, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2010

• Remarks at the Recovery Act Event, Celgard LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 15, 2010

• Remarks at the LULAC National Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 14, 2010

• Remarks at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Gala, Gala Theme: "A Legacy of Public Service," San Antonio, Texas, July 13, 2010

• Remarks at Lights! Camera! Access!, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, 2010

• Remarks at the Biennial of the Americas, America’s Roundtable on Women, Drivers of the new economy, Denver, Colorado, July 7, 2010

• Remarks at a Press Conference with Senator Reid on Unemployment Insurance Extension, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010

• Remarks at the UAW 35th Convention, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, June 17, 2010

• Remarks at the Memorial Service for Willard Willard Wirtz "Remembering the Life, Work and Legacy of Willard ‘Bill’ Wirtz", Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2010

• Remarks at Los Angeles City College Graduation, Los Angeles, California, June 08, 2010

• Remarks at Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California, May 26, 2010

• Testimony of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis before the House Education and Labor Committee, Massey Mine Explosion Hearing, Beckley, West Virginia, May 24, 2010

• Remarks at the National Nurses United- Staff Nurse Assembly, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2010

• Remarks at the Signing of the Workers Rights Joint Declaration, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2010

• Remarks at the Blue-Green Alliance Conference, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2010

• Remarks at the 2010 DOJ National Conference on Human Trafficking, The TVPA Decade: Progress and Promise, Washington, D.C., May 3, 2010

• Remarks at the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, May 2, 2010

• Remarks at the Making it Work: Advancing Workplace Policies for Today's Families Reception, National Partnership for Women and Families, Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010

• Remarks at the G20 Labor and Employment Ministers Meeting, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., April 21, 2010

• Remarks at the Opening Session of the G20 Labor and Employment Ministers Meeting, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2010

• Remarks at the OSHA Latino Safety Conference, Houston, TX, April 14, 2010

• Remarks at the Alliance for Retired Americans National Convention, Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2010

• Remarks at the We Can Help Kick-Off, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2010

• Remarks at DOL Cesar Chavez Celebration, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., March 31, 2010

• Testimony of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, March 10, 2010

• Remarks on International Women’s Day Luncheon, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2010

• Remarks on Jobs for America’s Graduates, Union Station, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2010

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on legislation to extend unemployment insurance, COBRA safety net programs, February 26, 2010

• Remarks at the California Working Families Policy Summit 2010, Sacramento, CA, February 25, 2010

• Remarks at the ARRA Anniversary and Green Jobs Event with Rep. Ed Pastor, Phoenix, AZ, February 17, 2010

• Testimony of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis before the Committee on Education & Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, February 3, 2010

• Remarks on Establishing High Speed Rail, Columbus, Ohio, January 28, 2010

• Remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C., January 20, 2010

• Remarks on the Visit of the First Lady, DOL, Washington, DC, January 14, 2010

2009

• Remarks at the Middle Class Task Force Manufacturing Meeting, Washington, DC, December 16, 2009

• Remarks at the White House Jobs Summit, Washington, DC, December 3, 2009

• Remarks at the White House Youth Clean Energy Forum, Washington, DC, December 2, 2009

• Remarks at the National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC, December 2, 2009

• Remarks at the Business Steps Up – Hiring Our Heroes U.S. Chamber Foundation Event, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, November 12, 2009

• Remarks at the American Bar Association, Honoring the 75th Anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act, Washington, DC, November 5, 2009

• Remarks at the Ceremony of Investiture of the Verification Commission for Implementation of the Guaymuras Accord, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 3, 2009

• Remarks on the Proposed Penalties Against BP Products North America, Washington, DC, October 30, 2009

• Remarks at the Solar Power International 2009 Conference, Anaheim, California, October 27, 2009

• Remarks at Retirement USA Re-Envisioning Retirement Security Conference, Washington, DC, October 21, 2009

• Remarks at The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything Event, The Center for American Progress, Washington, DC, October 19, 2009

• Remarks at the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 7, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the September employment numbers, October 2, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on Ending Child Labor in the Americas, September 25, 2009

• Editorial: As I See It: 45 years of Job Corps success, September 23, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the success of summer jobs program for nation’s youth, September 23, 2009

• Remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Conference, Washington, DC, September 15, 2009

• Remarks at the AFL-CIO Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 14, 2009

• Remarks at the International Brotherhood of Teamster's Women's Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 11, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on Sen. Tom Harkin as new Chairman of HELP Committee, September 10, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement for Labor Day, September 4, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the August employment numbers, September 4, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the report detailing violations of employment and labor laws in U.S. cities , September 2, 2009

• Remarks at Labor Day Remarks at the Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, September 2, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, August 26, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement in response to worker fatality decline in Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, August 20, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, August 12, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, August 11, 2009

• Remarks at the National Clean Energy Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 10, 2009

• Remarks at the Ottumwa Job Corps Center, Indian Hills Community Center, Ottumwa, Iowa, August 9, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on on the July employment numbers, August 7, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, August 7, 2009

• Remarks at the National Council of La Raza Conference, Health Care Town Hall Forum, Chicago, Illinois, July 26, 2009

• Remarks at the LULAC Latina's Luncheon Remarks, Puerto Rico, July 17, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement regarding death of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, July 6, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the June employment numbers, July 2, 2009

• Remarks at the American Society of Safety Engineers Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 29, 2009

• Remarks at the National Labor College Commencement, Silver Spring, Maryland, June 27, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement regarding death of Retired Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr., June 25, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the death of Stephen Tyrone Johns, June 11, 2009

• Remarks at the ILAB event on Combating Child Labor Among Girls, Washington, D.C., Frances Perkins Building — Great Hall, June 10, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the May employment numbers, June 5, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court, May 26, 2009

• Remarks at the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2009

• Remarks at the National Association of Manufacturer's Conference, Washington D.C., May 11, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the April employment numbers, May 8, 2009

• Remarks at the Miami Dade College Commencement, Miami, Florida, May 2, 2009

• Remarks at the National Workers Memorial at the National Labor College, Silver Spring, Maryland, April 28, 2009

• Testimony of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on green jobs skills training for workers, United States Senate, April 21, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the March employment numbers, April 3, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement commemorating the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez, March 31, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the American automotive industry, March 30, 2009

• Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis' Statement on the February employment numbers, March 6, 2009

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