Rep George Miller

Focus On The "Essential Benefits Package" In Obamacare Now!

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, Congress, Kathleen Sebelius, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republicans, Politics News
Peter D. Rosenstein

The time is now to stop debating the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to begin influencing the parts that will directly impact you and your family.

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Rick Perry President? A Primer on What a Texas Governor's Presidency Can Do For You and the Oil Industry

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sen. Levin, Cftc, Amtrak, King Abdullah, Congress, State of the Union Address, Business, High Speed Rail Lines, Opec, Department of the Interior, Dick Cheney, Texas, Goldman Sachs, Saudis, Earl Devaney, Sen. Lautenberg, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Iraq War, Oil, Rep. George Miller, Rep.Tom DeLay, Bear Stearns, Washington Post, Department of Energy, American Consumers, President George W. Bush, Saudi Arabia, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Would a Perry presidency be tempted to follow in this predecessor's footsteps? Given the incestuous interrelationship between Texas politics and oil, in many ways the Bush presidency becomes a cautionary tale.

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Lucia Graves

House To Vote Wednesday On Child Nutrition Bill, Cuts To Food Stamps Possible

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Healthy School Lunches, Child Nutrition Bill, Child Nutrion Legislation, James McGovern, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Jim McGovern, Child Nutrition, Blanche Lincoln, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim McGovern, Nancy Pelosi, School Meal Programs, Rep. George Miller, Rosa DeLauro, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, School Lunches, George Miller, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) were joined by other Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday in calling ...

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If only children could vote. (VIDEO)

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chairman Miller, Children, Rep George Miller, Child Nutrition Bill, Hunger Free Kids, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Tom Colicchio, (S.3307), Recession, Hunger, Unemployment, Child, Healthy, Food Insecurity, Feeding America, Usda, Vilsack, Child Hunger, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

50 million people. According to the USDA, that's how many people are facing hunger, right here in our own communities. And more than 17 million of ...

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Calling for the Creation of Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. Jackie Speier, Rep Mike Honda, Rep Steve Cohen, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Raul Gijalva, Afghanistan, Rep. Sam Farr, Rep Chellie Pingree, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Jim Moran, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. John Conyers, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

As America heads inexorably towards its tenth year of war in Afghanistan, it is clear that the end of this, America's longest war, is nowhere in sight.

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Obesity Tied to America's Physical and Financial Health

Penny Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Blanche Lincoln, Nutrition, Economy, Fitness, Rep. George Miller, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Health and Human Services, Obesity, Health Care, Childhood Obesity, Rep. Ron Kind, Video, Healthy Living News
Penny Lee

Obesity is inextricably linked to our health --emotional, physical and financial. If we are going to fix our nation's economy, we literally cannot afford to ignore it.

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Deepest Condolences to Families of West Virginia Mine Victims

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, Mine Safety, Committee on Education and Labor, Worker Safety, Upper Big Branch Mine, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Every day, miners show up for their shift knowing that there is a chance they may not return to their families. On a warm afternoon last Monday, the world was reminded of these dangers.

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Root Cause of Voters' Revolt: Congress, Obama, GOP Ignore 11 Million Jobless

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Rep. George Miller, Jobs, Afl-Cio, Obama, 2010 Elections, Voters, Economy, Elections 2010, Politics News
Art Levine

The revolt across the political landscape on Tuesday against incumbents wasn't just an attack against the Washington establishment, but ...

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Include Student Loan Reform in Reconciliation

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Safra, Rep. George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor, Student Loans, Reconciliation, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

We can reform the student loan program by taking wasteful subsides to banks, and redeeming the savings for millions of families and students who want a shot at attending college.

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Recovery Act: Saving and Creating Jobs, Laying the Foundation for Economic Growth

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Committee on Education and Labor, Recovery Act, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Too many workers continue to lose their jobs or have trouble finding new ones. Our work will not end until every American in need of a job can find one. The Recovery Act was a successful first step towards that end.

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Nothing Is More Important Than Keeping Kids Safe in School

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, Schools, Seclusion and Restraint, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Today, the Committee on Education and Labor considered the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rod...

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How HR 4247 Could Affect Your Child

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Age of Majority, Congress, HR 911, Child Torture, Somalia, United Nations, China, Gulag, America, Child Abuse, Teen Rights, Parental Rights, Gao, Rep. George Miller, HR 4247, Un, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Impact News
Alexia Parks

Two cases reported by the GAO are revealing. In one case a Florida teacher's aide gagged and duct-taped children as young as 6 for misbehaving.

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New Benefits Make Student Loan Repayment More Manageable and Affordable for Millions

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, College Cost Reduction and Access Act, Student Loans, Making College Affordable, Business News
Rep. George Miller

In this economy, every little bit of help counts. For the class of 2009, these benefits may be just the graduation gift they've been waiting for.

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Duncan is Smart Choice for Education Secretary

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. George Miller, Education, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Arne recognizes the seismic shift happening in education -- he knows first-hand that real change requires real leadership.

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Principles to Preserve and Strengthen 401(k)s in the 111th Congress

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 401(K), Rep. George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor, Retirement, Financial Crisis, Business News
Rep. George Miller

The Wall Street Journal is needlessly creating fear among Americans rightly worried about their retirement security by misrepresenting my efforts to strengthen workers' retirement savings.

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