USA Today broke the story a few hours ago, that Rep. Hilda Solis' husband only now settled a 16-year tax lien. Asked about it at this afternoon's briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs indicated that the administration's Labor Department nominee has done nothing wrong.

"We reviewed her tax returns, and her tax returns are in order," Gibbs said. "The story denotes that her husband has some issues with paying a business tax. Now obviously back taxes should be paid. She's not a partner in that business. So we're not going to penalize her for her husband's business mistakes."

In interviews this week with network anchors, President Obama acknowledged a "mistake" with other Cabinet nominees' tax issues. "We're going to make sure we fix it, so it doesn't happen again," he told CNN.