George Miller Blog http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/ George's Blog en Copyright 2010 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:42:36 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Local Colleges Supportive of Student Loan Plan Several local colleges have recently come out in strong support of a federal student loan proposal that would contribute billions of dollars to financial aid, student loans and community college programs. To read more, click here.

To learn more about the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, click here.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/local_colleges_supportive_of_s.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/local_colleges_supportive_of_s.html Education Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:42:36 +0000 George Miller meets with California Mayors to discuss jobs Earlier this month, George Miller met with several California mayors in his office to discuss the new jobs legislation in the Education and Labor Committee. For more information on this legislation, click here.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/george_miller_meets_with_calif.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/george_miller_meets_with_calif.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:29:56 +0000 George Miller meets with Firefighters from Contra Costa County On Wednesday, March 17th, George Miller met with firefighters from his district who came to Washington, DC to urge Congress to pass legislation to improve firefighter safety and strengthen the collective bargaining rights of firefighters and police, a measure that George strongly supports in the Education and Labor Committee (H.R. 413). George said the bi-partisan bill is expected to pass Congress in April.



]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/george_miller_meets_with_firef.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/george_miller_meets_with_firef.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:24:05 +0000 George awarded 'gold medal' for work on school nutrition

Anna Fisher, Supervisor Mt Diablo USD, and two other members of the California School Nutrition Association present George with a Gold Medal: Champion of School Nutrition award.

The Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on March 2nd on School Nutrition.

George also recently met with Michelle Obama to discuss child nutrition issues. Mrs. Obama recently started the Let's Move campaign to encourage kids to be more active.

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George reads books created by children served by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County in his office in Washington, DC. The children wrote about the importance of eating healthy food.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/healthy_kids_send_letters_to_g.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/healthy_kids_send_letters_to_g.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:13:34 +0000 10 Questions, 10 Minutes: A Rundown of the 2010 Census
Beginning today, every household in America will recieve the 2010 Census mailing package which includes a cover letter, the 2010 Census form and a paid-postage return envelope.

The 2010 Census is a count of every person living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution, with participation required by law for everyone living in the United States. The 2010 Census form will be one of the shortest in U.S. history, consisting of 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. All data recieved by the Census Bureau is confidential and used solely for this purpose.

Filling out and mailing back your census form will contribute to saving millions of taxpayer dollars. Census forms are also available in six languages other than English.

For additional information and a list of frequently asked questions about the 2010 Census, click here.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/10_questions_10_minutes_a_rund.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/10_questions_10_minutes_a_rund.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:17:32 +0000 Afghanistan War Power's Resolution After voting yes on H.Con.Res 248, the Afghanistan War Powers Resolution, Rep. George Miller made the following statement:

“We need to move in a new direction in Afghanistan. Today, I again registered my opposition to the current US policy in Afghanistan by voting for Mr. Kucinich’s war powers resolution. While we know it isn’t feasible for American troops to leave Afghanistan in the time allotted in the resolution, by voting for it I am sending a clear message to President Obama and my colleagues that we need to move in a new direction in Afghanistan.”

A copy of the resolution is available here.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/afghanistan_war_powers_resolut.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/afghanistan_war_powers_resolut.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:05 +0000 Rep. George Miller Names U.S. Service Academy Nominees U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez) today announced his nominations to the U.S. Service Academies for the Class of 2014, who will enter the Academies in 2010.

“This group of students displays a great array of talents in their academic, athletic, and extracurricular achievements,” said Miller. “Each has worked hard to earn this nomination to a U.S. Service Academy. I’m proud to nominate each of them and I know that their greatest achievements are ahead of them.”

The nominees are:

Benicia: Jacqueline Barnum (St. Patrick-St.Vincent High School)
David Kramer (The Athenian School)

Concord: Stephanie DeBoer (Berean Christian High School)

Crockett: Dylan Fournier (John Swett High School)

El Sobrante: Eugene Yang (Albany High School)

Pinole: Christian Delaney (Pinole Valley High School)

Pittsburg: Erin Hoffstetter (Las Lomas High School)
Dana Cruz (Pittsburg High School/ UCB)

San Pablo: Ryan-Thomas Brown (St. Mary’s College High School)

Vallejo: Aaron Fess (Las Lomas High School/ CA Maritime Academy)
John Vegara (Dr. James J. Hogan High School)

Vacaville: Johnny Green (Will C. Wood High School)
Derek Jenkins (Vacaville High)
Keith Leenders (Vacaville High)
Alyssa Militano (Vacaville High)
Angelina Navarro (Vanden High School)

Congressional nomination is the first step in the admission process for the service academies. Each year, Members of Congress nominate outstanding high school students to the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies. The academies make the final decision on which students they accept from a national pool of applicants. The excellent educational opportunities and prestige of attending one of the nation's Service Academies makes competition for nomination and admission extremely difficult.

Students interested in attending one of the academies should visit www.georgemiller.house.gov or call (510) 262-6500 for more information about the nomination process.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/rep_george_miller_names_us_ser.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/rep_george_miller_names_us_ser.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:02:10 +0000 Telephone Town Hall - March 4th On Thursday, March 4th, Rep. George Miller held a telephone town hall live with thousands of constituents from all over the 7th district. The discussion ranged from the health care reform bill, to Medicare, to foreclosure to water conservation.

A full recording of the call is below:

Rep. George Miller Telephone Town Hall Recording_3.4.10.mp3

Miller plans to hold additional telephone town halls this year.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/telephone_town_hall_-_march_4t.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/telephone_town_hall_-_march_4t.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:24:13 +0000 House passes the HIRE Act On Thursday March 4th, the House passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. This legislation will help hundreds of thousands of new small businesses, spur private sector hiring and help rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. The bill is fiscally responsible and will go a long way to create jobs and help get the American economy back on track.

The bill builds on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which has already saved or created over 2 million jobs and is creating a solid foundation for our future economy.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/house_passes_the_hire_act.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/house_passes_the_hire_act.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:55:46 +0000 House passes the Keeping All Students Safe Act Yesterday the House passed H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This bill was a bipartisan response to a recent government investigation that found widespread allegations of child abuse through misuses of restraint and seclusion in classrooms and will protect children from inappropriate uses of these practices in schools.

Congressman Miller's passionate final floor speech:

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/house_passes_the_keeping_all_s.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/house_passes_the_keeping_all_s.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:15:52 +0000 The Education and Labor Committee Seeks Your Suggestions on Revisions to ESEA/NCLB Recently, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle announced a plan for bipartisan overhaul of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Representatives George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the committee, John Kline (R-MN), the senior Republican of the committee, Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), the chairman fo the subcommittee on elementary and secondary education, and Michael N. Castle (R-DE), the senior Republican of that subcommittee, issued the following joint statement:

“Today, we’re announcing a bipartisan, open and transparent effort to rewrite No Child Left Behind – a law that we all agree is in need of major reform. It will start with a series of hearings in the coming weeks to explore the challenges and opportunities ahead as we work to ensure an excellent education is available to every student in America. With a real commitment to innovation, we invite all stakeholders who share our serious interest in building a world-class education system to email us their suggestions.”

Groups and stakeholders can send the their input and suggestions to the Education and Labor committee at eseacomments@mail.house.gov. The deadline for comments is March 26, 2010.

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/the_education_and_labor_commit.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/the_education_and_labor_commit.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:34:17 +0000 Miller's Statement on Cal State's 50th Rep. George Miller made the following statement today about H.Res 1117, a resolution commending and congratulating the California State University system on the occasion of its 50th anniversary:

"Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues from the California congressional delegation today to recognize the 50th anniversary of the California State University system.

The state’s individual State Colleges were incorporated into what is today known as the California State University system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960, designed as part of the California Master Plan for Higher Education to meet the future needs of a growing state. That bill was authored by my father, George Miller Jr., who served in the State Senate for many years.

Today, the campuses of the Cal State system can be found throughout California, and they make up the country’s largest and most diverse university system. In my district’s backyard, CSU East Bay is providing opportunities for young people from around the Bay Area, preparing them for the future.

I am pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary of the California State University system, and I look forward to working with the CSU system and others in California and across the country to make college more affordable and accessible for students today and for generations to come."

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/rep_miller_statement_on_hres_1.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/03/rep_miller_statement_on_hres_1.html education Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:26:41 +0000 White House Health Care Summit, 2/25/2010 Update from Rep. George Miller moments before the opening of the bi-partisan White House Summit on Health Care, 2/25/10. Miller is one of the House leaders invited by President Obama to participate in the day long summit.

Miller will have comments on the summit later in the day.

You can watch the meeting live at http://go.usa.gov/ldW and follow the day on twitter at twitter.com/askgeorge.

9:24 a.m. est
On my way on the bus to the WH -- hopeful that this will be a good discussion about how we reform health care and reform insurance. You know, when you look at Democratic and President Obama’s proposal you start see the areas of agreement, as Republican Congressman Boustany said, the proposals agree on about 80 percent.

Just passed through gates. Have to go through security – more later.

George
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9:45 a.m. est
At Blair house. This is only the second time I have been here for a meeting with a president in my 36 years in Congress. That is the kind of message the president is sending about the importance of this meeting and the importance of health care to our families and our economy… and what we all know, that the current system is crushing families and small business… I think one last cup of coffee before we start.

George
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1:10 p.m. est

]]> http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/02/white_house_health_care_summit.html http://georgemiller.house.gov/blog/2010/02/white_house_health_care_summit.html health care Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:09:39 +0000 Chairman Miller talks with Michelle Obama about childhood obesity Yesterday, Chairman Miller attended a round table meeting led by Michelle Obama about how to end childhood obesity.The San Francisco Chronicle reports that he said the first lady will bring "great credibility and great ideas" to a campaign that will include a major rewrite this year of the multibillion-dollar federal nutrition program, including school lunches and breakfasts.

"We have an opportunity to do something dramatic," Miller said

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