December 2007 Archives
View from the Oval Office
Today George joined President Bush at the White House to sign his Head Start Bill into law.
George had this to say:
"Head Start has been providing millions of children with the opportunity to reach school age ready to learn and succeed.
Now, with this important bill signed into law, we have paved the way for a reinvigorated Head Start program that will improve the lives of many more children in the years to come."
Posted by JTH-Staff at 08:30PM | Comments () | TrackBack (0)
What a difference a year makes: Energy edition
This week, House will vote on a major accomplishment: a compromise energy bill that will help to lower energy costs, to create new jobs, and to combat global warming. Congressman Miller has been fighting for a bill like this for decades. Among the many important provisions of this legislation is the increase in automotive fuel efficiency to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 -- this will be the first time that Congress has increased cars' fuel efficiency since 1975. The bill is a long overdue improvement on previous years of failed congressional energy legislation, and it will be supported on a bipartisan basis.
See some of Miller's work on climate change from 1998, 2001, and 2001 (again); on fuel efficiency from 2001; and on the Republican energy bill of 2005.
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Posted by BDM-Staff at 03:04PM | Comments () | TrackBack (0)
George holds Concord/Vacaville telephone town hall
Last night, George called 30,000 people in Concord and Vacaville during his second ever telephone town hall. It was a great way to give people a chance to talk to George about the big issues before Congress: iraq, the mortgage crisis, health care, and "No Child Left Behind" to name a few.
We'll be holding more telephone town hall's down the road so let us know if you'd like to be a part of one.
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