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Supporting the OCCUPIED Amendment »
February 9, 2012 5:01 PM
January 21st marked the 2 year anniversary of Citizens United. This was the Supreme Court decision to allow corporate donors to independently spend limitless funds on political campaigns. Due to loopholes put in place by the decision, it has...

Roundup: Serious questions raised about GOP efforts to rewrite education law »
February 8, 2012 1:38 PM
I wanted to bring you up to speed on the discussion over the past few weeks about the House Republicans efforts to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA) Act – which is known to many as No Child Left...

Cosponsored the Outsourcing Accountability Act this week »
February 8, 2012 11:56 AM
Right now, more than ever, we need to support companies that are creating jobs here in America and not overseas. This is why I am co-sponsoring the Outsourcing Accountability Act, a new bill that will require companies that outsource...

Poll: Small Business Owners say Millionaires Not Paying Fair Share »
February 7, 2012 1:28 PM
A new study by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority finds interesting results—small business owners generally think that big businesses and multi-millionaires don’t pay their fair share of taxes. In the poll, 90...

Miller: Opposed to FAA Conference Report »
February 6, 2012 8:44 PM
From the Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats Blog: On Friday, Rep. George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the committee, took the House floor to announce his opposition to a conference report accompanying the FAA Air Transportation Modernization...

Bay Area Water Recycling bill introduced »
February 6, 2012 2:04 PM
Several Democratic Northern California Members of Congress joined me today as we introduced legislation that will expand the successful Bay Area water recycling program. Water recycling is already underway in communities throughout the Bay Area – including in Antioch...

Today’s News – Drop in Black/Hispanic Unemployment »
February 3, 2012 4:06 PM
While the main focus in the January jobs report was the surprising drop in unemployment from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent and the better than expected hiring last month, there is other good news in the report that has...

Stopping Insider Trading in Congress »
February 2, 2012 3:44 PM
It's time to stop insider trading in Congress. That’s why I’m a co-sponsor of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, along with a majority of the House, and it’s why I’m working to bring that bill to the...

Today’s News - California Democrats cheer Obama's housing proposal, but want much more »
January 26, 2012 3:32 PM
President Obama’s most recent housing proposal will unfortunately not solve our nation’s foreclosure crisis because it does not have a principal write-down while Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and high ranking administration officials do not understand the extent of the...

Rep. Miller meets with Richmond ONS Peacekeepers on State of the Union night »
January 24, 2012 8:53 PM
Congressman Miller met with Senior Fellows of the City of Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety's Peacekeeper Fellowship program just hours before President Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address in the Capitol. The fellowship is designed to...

Richmond Wins Competitive Bid for Federal Lab's New Home »
January 23, 2012 10:07 AM
Did you see the announcement today? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory just announced that that Richmond, California will be home to the federal Lab's second campus. This is great news for our community. The second campus will be located at...

Marching in Richmond in honor of Dr. King »
January 19, 2012 10:50 AM
On Saturday I marched in tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several residents from Richmond. I’m honored to have been able to celebrate Dr. King and participate in a very symbolic march about bringing together our...

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