The Republicans dragged it out, but she hung in there. They don't like her, never did for Labor Secretary and her stand for card-check. But she has finally been confirmed.



As Congress Matters reports, Hilda Solis has been confirmed by the Senate in an 80-17 vote.



The nays were Bond, Bunning, Burr, Coburn, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Ensign, Inhofe, Kyl, Risch, Roberts, Sessions, Shelby, Thune, Vitter and Wicker.

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