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U.S. Rep. George Miller joined 19 other members of Congress this week in a letter to the Boy Scouts of America encouraging them to end their policy of discrimination against gay youths, and to open their ranks to LGBT leadership.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Contra Costa) applauded the passage today of a bill to increase protections for women against domestic and sexual violence.  Miller said he was glad to see the bipartisan legislation finally headed to President Obama for his signature after a long and unnecessary delay caused by opposition from extremists among House Republicans. 

WASHINGTON- US Rep. George Miller (D- Contra Costa) issued the following statement upon attending the dedication of a statue of civil rights icon Rosa L. Parks in the U.S. Capitol today. According to the National Endowment of the Arts, the statue of Parks, who famously refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, AL on December 1, 1955, is the first full sized statue authorized and funded by Congress since 1873 and the first statue of an African American woman in the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Deep and arbitrary federal budget cuts that will hurt working and middle class families and risk deep job cuts are nearly certain to be implemented this Friday due to House Republican leaders’ refusal to negotiate with President Obama or allow an alternative to the cuts to be voted on in Congress, Rep. George Miller (D-Contra Costa) warned Monday.

I wanted to share a few of my photos with you from President Barack Obama's second Inauguration.

WASHINGTON –Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democratic member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today following President Obama’s new policy recommendations to reduce gun violence.

The nation watched in horror and our hearts were broken as we witnessed one of our worst national tragedies ever at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. Our hearts still grieve for the parents, families, school employees, and entire community as they grapple with the horrific loss of innocent life in Newtown, Connecticut.

And the truth is, we have had far too many of these tragedies in the past few years alone.  I believe our nation is finally ready to take action to reduce gun violence.

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