Hilda L. Solis: “during rollcall vote No. 574 on H. Res. 38, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''…”

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

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.

We are getting our economy back on track with 11--11--straight months of private-sector job growth.

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