Google recently testified in front of Congress after being attacked by the The Associated Press over profiting off of work done by members of The Associated Press. Google’s goal was to convince the Senate that they are valuable to journalism, too.

Forbes.com CEO Jim Spanfeller claims that Google makes about $60 million per year off of content that directs people to the Forbes.com site.

Google sent Marissa Mayer, their Vice President of search products and user experience to Capitol Hill. Mayer was trying to convince Congress that directing visitors to news services is a valuable for everyone involved. Some statistics that Mayer presentation to Congress included Google News and Search sending 1 billion clicks per month to online news services and argued that these numbers also provided a larger readership and created additional revenue for newspapers.

Mayer appeared in front of the Senate subcommittee on communications, technology, and the Internet. Other speakers included: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post; Iberto Ibarguen, CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; David Simon, an author, TV Producer, and former newspaper employee; Steve Coll, former managing editor of The Washington Post; and James Maroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News.

To read the full story on the hearing and Mayer’s testimony, visit CNET.com.