Leading environmentalist in Congress to address Willamette University conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), a member of the Democratic Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and a leader on environmental issues in Congress, will visit Salem, Oregon on Friday, February 11 to address a conference on the environment, society and public policy.

Miller is speaking at Willamette University as part of a conference called “Is Nature Calling? New Perspectives on Living with and Working for Nature.” It is the third annual conference at Willamette University on the environment.

Miller is the Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, which oversees policy development and strategy for the House Democratic Caucus. He is the former Chairman of the House Resources Committee, and he retains a seat on that committee, which has jurisdiction over national park and forest lands, oil, gas, timber and mining exploration on public lands, the Endangered Species Act, and other major public lands and environmental policy issues.

In recent years, Miller led the charge in Congress for dedicated park and wildlife funding through his legislation, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act. He is also a recognized expert in Congress on western water issues, and wrote the historic 1992 law that reformed water policy in California. He led the Congressional investigation into the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. And he coauthored the California Desert Protection Act.

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