Press Releases

1. Press Release -- December 15, 2005
   Pension Bill Approved by House Will Put Americans’ Pensions Further at Risk, Says Miller

2. Press Release -- December 15, 2005
   House to Vote on GOP Pension Bill That Makes Pension Crisis Worse; Republicans Refuse to Allow Vote on Democratic Alternative

3. Press Release -- December 13, 2005
   Representative Miller Statement on Boehner-Thomas Announcement on Pensions

4. Press Release -- December 6, 2005
   Congress’ Failure to Reform Private Pensions Will Hurt American Retirees, Says Miller

5. Press Release -- December 1, 2005
   Miller, Markey Call for GAO Investigation of Government Actions to Prevent Pension Fraud; Congressmen Raise Questions About Whether Enough is Being Done to Protect Pensions of Workers, Retirees

6. Press Release -- November 15, 2005
   PBGC Deficit at $22.8 Billion; Miller Again Calls For Urgent Congressional Action on Pension Reform; PBGC and CBO Report that Pending Republican Pension Bill Would Worsen Company Underfunding and PBGC Deficit

7. Press Release -- November 4, 2005
   Government Study: Cash Balance Pension Plan Conversions Cut Benefits for All Workers; Report Underscores Need for Congress to Act to Protect Older Workers’ Retirement Benefits

8. Press Release -- October 26, 2005
   Representative Miller Statement on Pension Premium Increases

9. Press Release -- October 11, 2005
   Pension Insurer Says House and Senate Bills Worsen its Deficit

10. Press Release -- September 15, 2005
    Miller Calls For Action to Prevent Companies From Dumping Pension Plans Onto Government; CBO Says PBGC’s 10-Year Deficit is up $15 Billion, to $87 Billion

11. Press Release -- July 29, 2005
    Miller FOIA Request Reveals Bush Pension Plan Would Cost Companies Another $430 Billion Over 6 Years; Information Raises Serious Questions about Impact on Vulnerable Companies’ Plans and Employees

12. Press Release -- July 26, 2005
    Miller Applauds Savings Plan Announced by Democratic Leaders in Congress

13. Press Release -- July 6, 2005
    Representative Miller Says PBGC Witheld Information on Pension Legislation Passed by House Committee Last Week; Committee Republicans Approved Major Legislation Despite Having No Information on Its Practical Effects

14. Press Release -- June 30, 2005
    Democrats Protest Insufficient Information on Effects of Pension Legislation; Committee Republicans Reject Series of Democratic Amendments that Sought to Protect Workers, Retirees, and Taxpayers

15. Press Release -- June 29, 2005
    Pension Legislation Must Protect Workers and Taxpayers, Says Miller; Runaway Pension Plan Terminations – Like United Airlines’ – Must Be Stopped

16. Press Release -- June 24, 2005
    House Rebukes United Airlines Over Pensions; Vote Shows Growing Concern Over Pension Crisis; Miller amendment would bar PBGC from terminating United’s pension plans

17. Press Release -- June 15, 2005
    Miller, Joined by United Airlines’ Pensioners, Calls on Congress to Consider ‘Human Face’ of Pension Crisis as it Begins Rewriting Nation's Private Pension Laws

18. Press Release -- June 14, 2005
    Thousands of United Airlines Retirees and Employees use First-Ever ‘E-Hearing’ to Tell Congress About Retirement Hardships; Over 2,000 Testimonies From Across America Demonstrate Need for Immediate Legislation to Protect Workers

19. Press Release -- June 8, 2005
    Representative Miller Says Chairman Boehner’s Pension Funding Reform Act Does Not Offer Needed Reforms

20. Press Release -- June 6, 2005
    Miller Calls for Release of Company Filings on Pension Underfunding; Miller Also Calls for Full Analysis of the Effect of Any New Pension Reform Legislation Prior to Congressional Action

21. Press Release -- June 1, 2005
    Representative Miller Says New GAO Pension Report Again Confirms Need for Serious Reforms

22. Press Release -- May 31, 2005
    Representative Miller Files Amicus Brief with District Court on Behalf of Association of Flight Attendants

23. Press Release -- May 27, 2005
    Representative Miller to Extend Deadline on E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans Due to Overwhelming Response; In Strong Sign of Issue’s Importance, More Than 1,000 United Employees and Retirees Have Provided Testimony So Far

24. Press Release -- May 24, 2005
    Miller, Schakowsky Launch Unprecedented E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans; Online Hearing is Believed to Be First of Its Kind; Witnesses Invited to Provide Testimony Via Email

25. Press Release -- May 18, 2005
    Miller Calls on PBGC Chief to Hold Off on Taking Control of United Airlines Pension Plans; Sends Letter Requesting 6-Month Delay; A PBGC Takeover Would Mean Deep Cuts for Current and Future Retirees

26. Press Release -- May 13, 2005
    In Aftermath of United Airlines Deal, New Legislation Would Impose 6 Month Moratorium on Transfer of Pensions to Federal Agency; Moratorium Intended to Give Congress Time to Sort Out Pension Mess

27. Press Release -- May 10, 2005
    Miller Calls on Bankruptcy Court to Reject Pension Deal for United Airlines; With Senator Kennedy and Representative Schakowsky, Introduces Legislation to Address Inequities Between Executives’ and Rank-and-File Workers’ Pensions

28. Press Release -- May 4, 2005
    Representative Miller Statement on Labor Department Letter to AFL-CIO

29. Press Release -- April 28, 2005
    Republican Budget Will Impose $6.6 Billion Tax on Pension Plans, Says Miller

30. Press Release -- April 6, 2005
    House Committee Agrees to Miller Request to Reveal Private Pension Underfunding

31. Press Release -- March 2, 2005
    Private Pension and 401(K) Plans in Need of Serious Reform, Says Miller

32. Press Release -- 2/7/2005
    President Bush Launches Attack on Private Pension Plans; Hits Nation's Weakest Pension Plans with a $12 Billion Tax Hike Over 5 Years

33. Press Release -- 1/25/2005
    Miller Says GAO Announcement Confirms Congress and the President Have Ignored the Real Retirement Crisis -- Private Pensions

34. Press Release -- 1/10/2005
    Representative Miller Statement on Administration's Pension Proposals

35. Press Release -- 11/15/2004
    Miller Statement on Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Deficit

36. Press Release -- 10/15/2004
    Halliburton's Pension Cuts Prompt Inquiry into Labor Department Role

37. Press Release -- 10/8/2004
    Miller Bill Would Stop Executive Retirement Compensation for Five Years at Companies That Dump Under-Funded Pension Plans

38. Press Release -- 9/24/2004
    Nearly 140 Lawmakers Call on United Airlines to Preserve Its Pension Plans

39. Press Release -- 9/8/2004
    House Approves Miller Amendment to Give Public lnformation About Health of Private Pension Plans

40. Press Release -- 7/7/2004
    Representative Miller Welcomes Ken Lay Indictment, Calls for Further Reforms

41. Press Release -- 2/25/2004
    At Congressional Hearing, Representative Miller Calls for Real Pension Reform

42. Press Release -- 1/28/2004
    Representative Miller Statement on Pension Bill Passed by Senate Today

43. Press Release -- 1/15/2004
    PBGC's Record Deficit Offers Clear Proof of Need for Pensions Reform, Says Representative Miller

44. Press Release -- 1/13/2004
    Statement by Representative George Miller on Anticipated $10 Billion Deficit To Be Announced by PBGC This Week

Statements, Summaries and Background Information

1. Letter -- June 13, 2005 (pdf file)
   Letter from Congressman George Miller to Bradley Belt, Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

2. Letter -- May 26, 2005 (pdf file)
   Letter from Congressman George Miller to Bradley Belt, Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

3. Statement -- September 14, 2004
   Representative Miller Statement in Response to a Speech Tuesday by Chairman John Boehner on Pension Reform

4. Pension Timeline -- August 20, 2004 (pdf file)
   Unfunded Pension Liabilities: Democratic Warnings / Republican Inaction As the Crisis Deepens

5. Pension Chart -- August 20, 2004 (pdf file)
   Republicans Threaten Retirement Security of Americans by Repeatedly Failing to Act on Private Pension Underfunding

6. Minority Views -- October 28, 2003
   ULLICO Investigation

7. Statement -- October 8, 2003
   Statement by George Miller on the House Floor on H.R. 3108, the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003

8. Background Information -- September 4, 2003
   Miller Details History of Efforts to Get Committee and Administration to Examine and Respond to Pension Security and Defined Benefit Plans

9. Statement -- September 4, 2003
   Statement of Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Before the Committee on Education and the Workforce

10. Report -- September 4, 2003 (pdf file)
    GAO Report on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks

Dear Colleague Letters

1. Dear Colleague Letter -- May 12, 2005
   Stop Companies from Unfairly Dumping their Pension Debts onto the Federal Government

2. Dear Colleague Letter from Congressman Baird -- June 7, 2004
   Enron Traders Brag of Hoarding "Money Stolen from Grandmas"

3. Dear Colleague Letter -- May 6, 2003
   “Pension Fairness Act” Requires Executives and Average Employees To Operate Under the Same Pension Rules

Articles

1. Wall Street Journal Article -- October 8, 2004
   'Pension Fairness Act' Proposed To Freeze Some Executive Benefits

2. New York Times Article -- September 14, 2004
   An Outsider's Grim Prognosis for Pension Agency

3. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editorial -- September 14, 2004
   Lift limits on pension fund info

4. Wall Street Journal Article -- October 2, 2003
   Ruling Lets Enron Workers Sue Lay, Northern Trust Over Lost Savings