Photo Gallery: Secretary Solis at the California State Society Golden State Round Table
(September 7, 2011)
Images include:
- In introducing Secretary Solis, California State Society co-chair Paul Cunningham praised her work as a California legislator to raise the state’s minimum wage.
- Hilda Solis was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1992 and subsequently served the state’s 32nd district in Congress for eight years.
- An audience member asks Solis about the administration’s proposals to spur job creation and growth.
- Robyn Hickey of School Biz Match talks education with Secretary Solis, who tells her about the success of DOL’s Job Corps program in helping students get their diplomas, GEDs and real-world job skills.
- Kayo Rokumoto, First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan, asked Sec. Solis about her approach to quality job-creation. Solis responded: We’re not just trying to create any kind of job, we want to train people up to get sustainable, good-paying jobs.