pledges. they believe the policy is deeply flawed and unfair to immigrants who come to the u.s. and try to go through the proper legal challenges. what is going on here in this country? why are we violating the rule of law. why did i bother to go through six or seven years of this to be a permanent resident or citizen when you have people like secretary solis in the obama administration thumbing their nose at the law and the american worker? in addition to the agreement already signed, the countrys in central america, she says there are plans to enter to similar partnership with governments in southeast asia and the caribbean. in washington, shannon breem, fox news. chris: following up a story we had on the grapevine tuesday, the mare than county labor council in wisconsin has backed off its decision to exclude republican elected officials from its labor day parade. the mayor of wausau threatened to withhold city funds over the move. wisconsin has been the site of new labor battl
validators to say these are testimonials. to the point earlier, appointing the head of his campaign is fantastic. it s strategic, she s a control operative. she s the chief of staff to secretary solis. she s tight with labor. he recognizes those appointments have to be from strategic states to make all the difference when he comes toe to toe with the republican nominee. ladies, we appreciate your time. thanks very much. thank you so much. before heading to puerto rico the president sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with nbc s ann curry, her first with him since being named co-host of the today show. they spoke about a variety of topics. the conversation began with a variety of issues the white house described as quote a distraction rg the anthony weiner scandal. this is the first time the president has weighed in directly. he didn t mince words.
union movement to continue to be there and now we know that over the last course of the few decades we ve seen it decline. that doesn t mean what they establish and what they represent isn t worthwhile and helpful to many people who lost their jobs overseas, outsourcing. we need to focus in on manufacturing jobs and bring back those good middle class jobs here in america. secretary solis, good to see you. thank you for coming in. thank you. the republican 2012 circus just got a lot more crowded. michele bachmann inching closer to a president run. is she serious? should sarah palin be sweating right now? let me go. i got kids and responsibilities. the art of a courtroom outburst goes to a whole new level. we ll tell you what caused this nevada mom to fly off the handle. [ sneezes ] allergies?
compromises. you re not trying to pressure them, you don t think it s your role to get involved? i think they need to have that discussion. and i think that so far they ve been at the table and need to keep at it until they find a resolution. hilda solis, great to see you. thank you very much. and washington may actually be closer than we thought as secretary solis was just suggesting to doing something real about the long-term budget deficit. house speaker john boehner has reportedly given president obama his word that he will not exploit the pllly charged issue of entitlements if obama takes the lead. john hielemann joins me. this could be a whole new era, entitlement reform in this coming budget year. what are the chances? the chances i think are pretty good. although, i don t think it will happen the way speaker boehner would like it to happen. i don t see there be a lot of political pressure on the president to actually do what speaker boehner wants to do, which is to sa
her thoughts on sarah palin, president obama and the tea party express. president obama is ordering a renew of minds with poor safety records. he is also criticizing the company that owns the west virginia coal mine where an explosion last week killed 29 people. starting today we ll go back and take another look at mines across this country with troubling safety records. and get inspectors into those mines immediately to ensure they aren t facing the same unsafe working conditions that led to this disaster. second, i directed secretary solis, assistant secretary maine and strickland to work with congress to strengthen enforcement of existing laws and close loopholes that permit companies to shirk their responsibility. a desperate rescue operations under way in china. hundreds of injured people airlifted out of the earthquake zone. more than 600 people were killed in the powerful quake. hundreds of flights