Hilda L. Solis: “during rollcall vote No. 580 on H.R. 2419, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''…”

what has not changed is the desire of the American public, and that is for us to work together to address the challenges facing working-class people

To create an economy that is built to last President Obama has laid out a blueprint that emphasizes strengthening American manufacturing.

What we are trying to get at here is that those businesses and employers that misuse the system are actually hurting our economy

However, you and I know we still have a lot more work to do because we realize there are 12.8 million people that are still looking for work.