Hilda L. Solis: “We need a Secretary of Labor who understands the struggles middle-class families face and has the know-how to implement…”

At stake is the very survival of the basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well enough to raise a family, own a home and put enough away for retirement.

I have been a big proponent of reinstituting the Office of Technology Assessment, this important congressional agency.

We need to preserve the middle class by continuing extended unemployment benefits.

I agree with you that we need to have better trade agreements that are fair, and I look forward to encouraging the manufacturing base here to grow and be robust.