Hilda L. Solis: “I think the Recovery Act money actually helped to prevent 3 million people from losing their job, where unemployment…”

But to win the future, we cannot cut in a way that will undermine our ability to out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build our economic competitors.

They're not asking for a handout. They're asking for a hand up, an ability to be able to work in different employment situations.

The administration is committed to making the tough cuts necessary to achieve these savings--including to programs we care about--but will not sacrifice the core investments we need to grow and create jobs.

Since I last came here and testified before you more than a year ago many economic indicators show we are moving on a path to long-term economic recovery.