“Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official, I know that fighting for what is just is not always popular but it is necessary; that is the real challenge that public servants face and it is where courage counts the most. Without courage, our action or inaction results in suffering of the few and injustice for all.” KnowsRealActionFacesSufferingFightingChallengesJusticeResultsStruggleAchieveInjusticeAvailableServantOfficialsOur ActionsInactionPublic ServantsElected Officials Author:Hilda Solis
“My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's not the message we should be sending.” ShouldAnimalViolenceMessagesVictimSurvivorMy SisterShelterAssaultDomestic ViolenceSexual AssaultNieceBatteredMy NieceBattered Women Author:Hilda Solis
“No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.” WellsChildrenWell BeingIllegalInvolvingInappropriateHealth Education Author:Hilda Solis
“My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for more than 20 years on an assembly line.” YearsCareMotherFatherLinesMembersUnionsWorkersHealth CareCaliforniaOrganizeAssemblyAssembly Line Author:Hilda Solis
“In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.” CommunityYouthStudentsProgramVariousLunchTeensMentorNeedyDeliveringMentoring Author:Hilda Solis
“My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.” LittlesParentSixRaisedSiblingLittle Money Author:Hilda Solis
“People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.” PeopleRolesEconomyUnionsHistoric Author:Hilda Solis
“No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.” ShouldChildrenPersonsDependsLaborShould HaveTablesCaptivity Author:Hilda Solis
“My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.” BookLawRolesConflictFairnessWorkplaceWorkplace Conflict Author:Hilda Solis
