Hilda L. Solis: “during rollcall vote No. 361 on H. Res. 340, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''…”

To create an economy that is built to last President Obama has laid out a blueprint that emphasizes strengthening American manufacturing.

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.

I believe that programs and policies of the Department of Labor are making a difference in American lives.

I do feel that it is important for this country to have a solid middle class.