Hilda L. Solis: “during rollcall vote No. 582 on S. 1894, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''…”

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

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.

We need to preserve the middle class by continuing extended unemployment benefits.

Any attempt to vandalize election facilities, damage voting materials, or interfere with the voting process is unacceptable.