Hilda L. Solis: “What has not changed is the desire of the American public, and that is for us to work together to address the challenges…”

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.

As the President said in the State of the Union Address, we must renew our commitment to revitalizing our Nation's economy and to building an America that is built to last--where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and plays…

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.

I have the highest regard for our professional staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, highly trained, highly skilled Ph.D.s, economists, statisticians, folks that have been working in this area for many years. And this is a methodology…