Committee on Education and the Workforce

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Democratic Views

Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005, causing the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. The city of New Orleans was flooded, critical infrastructure was destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people were dislocated and more than 1,300 people were killed.

Family members of miners killed in mining accidents in West Virginia in January 2006 and in Alabama in 2001 testified about a lack of communication equipment and other avoidable dangers facing mine workers at a congressional forum on mine safety.

The area needs help as it struggles to recover. The Bush administration has failed to provide leadership, instead proposing cuts to the wages of workers trying to rebuild the affected area. House Democrats forced the President to overturn this decision, and are working to help families, students, schools and colleges to rebound from this disaster.

Committee Analysis of Hurricane Relief

Democratic Proposals to Open and Rebuild Gulf Coast Schools and Colleges; Bush Administration Fails to Provide Urgent Education Aid in Katrina Aftermath (pdf file)

April 2006

Still Waiting: Children, Students and Schools in the Gulf Coast: Analysis of President Bush’s Controversial Voucher Proposal and Inadequate School Relief Response (pdf file)
October 2005

Democratic Education Legislation

House Democrats have proposed helping K-12 schools, universities and college students get back to normal. (more)

Democrats Protect Katrina Workers

House Democrats prevented the Bush administration from cutting the wages of workers who are trying to rebuild the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. (more)

Rep. Miller Talks About Trip to New Orleans

Rep. George Miller spoke with Farai Chideya on NPR about the state of schools in New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. (more)