Democratic National Convention, Day 3
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Additional Democratic speakers included: gun violence su…
10,612 viewsSenator Kamala Harris (D-CA) accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Additional Democratic speakers included: gun violence su…
10,612 viewsJoe Biden was officially nominated for the presidency on day two of the Democratic National Convention. Due to social distancing guidelines put in place in response to the ongoing coronaviru…
8,166 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton spoke at a get-out-the-vote rally for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, at the Boys a…
4,571 viewsHilda Solis, Anita Hill, and Sandra Fluke were interviewed by Eleanor Clift about the 50th anniversary of the JFK Status of Women Report. Each talked about her personal experiences, ongoing …
2,601 viewsWashington Post editor Mary Jordan interviewed Hilda Solis about her experience serving as the secretary of the Department of Labor. Ms. Solis talked about the importance of encouragement an…
131 viewsLabor Secretary Hilda Solis and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Munoz talked about the economy, job opportunities, and the Latino community.
524 viewsTavis Smiley moderated a forum on women, children and poverty in the U.S. Speakers included CNBC’s Suze Orman, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Pulitzer Prize winning author Sheryl WuDun. and Si…
1,037 viewsThe Social Security and Medicare fund trustees released their annual report on the fiscal condition of both federal programs. Trustees included Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Health and Hu…
315 viewsUnion leaders participated in a forum on jobs and labor issues. Among the topics addressed were collective bargaining, the state of the economy, and job creation. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis…
442 viewsLabor Secretary Hilda Solis talked about her department’s jobs programs. The programs include the Worker Innovation Fund, which helps low wage, low skill, dislocated, and long-term unemploye…
116 viewsSenate Democratic leaders, Vice President Biden, fire fighters, police officers, and teachers held a news conference an rally to call for national investment in public safety and education. …
427 viewsPresident Obama visited Detroit to celebrate Labor Day with workers and their families and to discuss his bipartisan efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy. Secretary of Labor Hil…
2,750 viewsU.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis was interviewed by National Press Club President Mark Hamrick about the employment situation and job creation in the U.S. Topics included infrastructure proj…
387 viewsLabor Secretary Hilda Solis spoke about challenges facing the labor movement. She talked about the exploitation of workers, and what she called the “attacks” by certain governors on collecti…
296 viewsThe Social Security and Medicare fund trustees released their annual report on the fiscal condition of both federal programs. Trustees included Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Health and Hu…
957 viewsLabor Secretary Hilda Solis spoke at the U.S. Conference of Mayors about the economy. She focused on economic recovery, unemployment and ways to improve job growth through education and trai…
134 viewsDemocratic Party leaders spoke at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee about the party’s agenda and preparations for the 2012 elections.
283 viewsSecretaries LaHood and Solis spoke at a distracted driving summit on efforts at the national, state and local level to reduce potentially dangerous behaviors such as talking on cell phones w…
299 viewsThe President’s Middle Class Task Force and Council on Women and Girls talked about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which sought wage equality for women. President Obama was urging the Senate to …
367 viewsOfficials spoke about college degree programs, worker retraining, and graduation rates at a White House summit on community colleges. They summarized discussions from earlier in the day and …
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