Hilda L. Solis: “There is broad agreement that the Federal Government has to start living within its means.”

I think at the beginning of my statement I said that I am willing to work across the aisle to achieve the goals to help provide for a recovery, but also underscoring the importance of having worker safety and protections in place.

There is no more important issue facing our country today than shoring up the embattled middle class.

There is broad agreement that the Federal Government has to start living within its means.

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