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Press Releases -- Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democratic Staff
November 2006
October 2006
- (October 24, 2006) College Board Report Shows Urgent Need For New Direction That Makes College More Affordable, Says Miller
- (October 23, 2006) Armstrong Williams’ Settlement With Justice Department Doesn't Settle The Matter, Says Miller
- (October 19, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Recess Appointment Of Richard Stickler To Head MSHA
- (October 19, 2006) Representative Miller Responds To Secretary Paulson Comments On Young People's Debt
- (October 11, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Death of Workers' Rights Advocate Jay Power
- (October 6, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Economy And Jobs Numbers
- (October 5, 2006) Representative Miller: Bush Administration Has Undermined Key Education Law By Breaking Its Promises To Schools
- (October 3, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On IG Report On MSHA Complaints Process
- (October 3, 2006) Representative Miller: Bush NLRB Attacks Workplace Rights of Millions of Workers
September 2006
- (September 29, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Government Investigation On Nelnet, Inc.
- (September 27, 2006) Leading House Democrats Urge 48 Republicans to "Back Up Words with Action" On the Minimum Wage
- (September 26, 2006) Representative Miller Calls For Justice Dept. To Investigate Bush Administration Handling Of Reading Program
- (September 26, 2006) Miller Statement on Spellings Remarks on Higher Education Today
- (September 22, 2006) With A New Direction For The Country, The American Dream Can Be Restored, Say House Democrats
- (September 22, 2006) Once Again, Bush Administration Puts Cronies Ahead of Taxpayers and Schoolchildren
- (September 13, 2006) Representative Miller: America Urgently Needs a New Direction to Make College More Affordable
- (September 12, 2006) Representative Miller Urges GOP Leaders to Drop Opposition to Supporting Military Families
- (September 7, 2006) 9/11 and ABC: Representative Miller Calls on Teachers Not to Use Controversial ABC Docudrama with Students
- (September 6, 2006) Miller Urges McKeon to Support Leave Flexibility for Military Family Caregivers
- (September 6, 2006) Democrats Renew Demand For Hearings On Health And Safety Of 9/11 Workers
- (September 1, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Labor Day
August 2006
- (August 31, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Recess Appointment Of Paul DeCamp
- (August 29, 2006) Representative Miller: With 37 Million Americans In Poverty, It's Time For A New Direction For America
- (August 24, 2006) One Year After Katrina, Bush Administration Still Gets Failing Grade on Aid to New Orleans Area Schools & Colleges
- (August 18, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On 10th Anniversary Of Last Minimum Wage Increase
- (August 17, 2006) Miller And Rangel Say Pension Bill Does Not Address U.S. Retirement Security Crisis
- (August 14, 2006) Democrats: Administration's Failure to Enforce Labor and Immigration Laws Hurts Working Americans
- (August 4, 2006) Three-Quarters of Children Eligible for Tutoring Going Unserved, Says GAO
- (August 4, 2006) Representative Miller: Democrats Will Press Ahead For A Real Increase In The Minimum Wage
- (August 2, 2006) Lawmakers Call On Chao To Take Immediate Steps To Prevent Lung Disease Among Workers In Food Flavoring Industry
- (August 1, 2006) CBO Confirms that Republican Pension Bill Would Worsen Retirement Security Crisis
- (August 1, 2006) Republican Legislation Would Lead To Wage Cuts For Tipped Workers In Seven States
July 2006
- (July 29, 2006) House Republicans Doom Minimum Wage Increase, Says Representative Miller
- (July 29, 2006) Representative Miller Commends Congress' Approval Of Vocational Education Act
- (July 28, 2006) Representative Miller: Republican Pension Bill Misses Opportunity To Solve Crisis Facing American Workers And Retirees
- (July 27, 2006) Hoyer And Miller: AHPs Are A Poison Pill On Minimum Wage Vote
- (July 27, 2006) Representatives Miller, Chandler, Woolsey Call For New Investment in School Construction
- (July 27, 2006) Miller, McKeon Comment On GAO Report On Measuring Student Achievement Under No Child Left Behind
- (July 27, 2006) Hoyer & Miller to GOP Leadership: Don’t Play Political Games with Minimum Wage
- (July 27, 2006) Representative Miller Statement At Committee Hearing On No Child Left Behind
- (July 26, 2006) Children With Limited English Proficiency Being Left Behind, Says New GAO Report
- (July 26, 2006) Representative Woolsey Statement At Hearing On English As The Official Language
- (July 24, 2006) Representative Miller Releases PBGC Analysis That Shows That GOP Proposals Would Worsen Private Pension Crisis
- (July 20, 2006) Miller, Owens, Davis Statement on Bush Speech to NAACP
- (July 20, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Sago Report
- (July 19, 2006) Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Protect Health Benefits For School Children With Disabilities
- (July 19, 2006) Rep. Miller Statement at House Education and the Workforce Committee Hearing on Guest Worker Programs
- (July 18, 2006) Representative Miller Calls For Clean Vote on Minimum Wage Before August Recess
- (July 18, 2006) On Education, More of the Same From Republicans, Says Miller
- (July 18, 2006) GAO Finds the Bush Administration's Faith-Based Initiative Lacks Safeguards Against Religious Discrimination
- (July 14, 2006) House Democrats Visit Louisville to Discuss Need to Increase Minimum Wage
- (July 13, 2006) New Report: Workers’ Rights Under Attack by President Bush’s National Labor Relations Board
- (July 12, 2006) Representative George Miller Continues to Challenge Republican Leadership to Raise the Minimum Wage
- (July 11, 2006) For Fifth Time In Two Weeks, House Republicans Block Minimum Wage Increase
- (July 6, 2006) Representative George Miller Statement On The Citizens' Commission On Civil Rights Interim Report On NCLB Teacher Equity
- (July 5, 2006) House Democrats Call For Investigation Into Bush Administration Practice Of Suspending Worker Safety Laws After Major Disasters
June 2006
- (June 29, 2006) Representative Miller Calls on Secretary Chao to Provide Critical Answers About MSHA’s Investigation into Darby Mine Tragedy
- (June 27, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Out-Of-Control CEO-To-Worker Pay Ratio
- (June 23, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Cheney Speech On Economy Today
- (June 22, 2006) Republicans Make Their Priorities Clear: More Tax Cuts For Millionaires, No Raise For Working Americans
- (June 22, 2006) Miller Statement on Boehner’s Comments That House Might Vote on Minimum Wage
- (June 21, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Passing Of Evelyn Dubrow
- (June 20, 2006) Representative Miller: Congress Must Make College More Affordable For All Americans
- (June 20, 2006) Representative Miller: Time For Republican Leaders To Stop Blocking Minimum Wage Increase
- (June 20, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Energy Dept. Decision To Suspend Controversial Contractor Benefits Policy
- (June 16, 2006) Representatives Miller, Andrews: Delta's Termination Of Pilot Pensions Shows Urgent Need For Airline Relief In Pension Reform Bill
- (June 15, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Signing of Miner Act (S. 2803)
- (June 13, 2006) Representative Miller Statement In Opposition To Bush Nominee To Run Mine Safety Agency
- (June 13, 2006) Hoyer Amendment Based on Miller Minimum Wage Bill Passes
- (June 13, 2006) Miller, Kildee Say Repeal Of Rule That Limits Students’ Ability To Manage College Loans Is Long Overdue
- (June 13, 2006) Rep. Miller Statement At Committee Hearing On No Child Left Behind
- (June 13, 2006) New Analysis: Minimum Wage At Lowest Level In Half A Century
- (June 12, 2006) Pensions Regulator Tells Miller, Markey Of 5 Active Lawsuits Against Pension Plans For Misuse Of Funds
- (June 8, 2006) Andrews: Provision In Pensions Bill Puts Injured Victims' Rights At Risk
- (June 8, 2006) House Democrats Launch Online College Loan Calculator
- (June 8, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on New Education Trust Report on Teacher Quality
- (June 7, 2006) With Vote On Mine Safety Bill Over, Miller Vows To Continue To Push For Protections For Miners
- (June 7, 2006) With DeLay and Abramoff Out, Chance For Long Stalled Marianas Reform Bill Grows
- (June 6, 2006) Miller Blasts Republicans For Plan To Resurrect The Dismantling Of Social Security
- (June 2, 2006) Miller Calls for Labor Department to Conduct Public Hearings In Darby Mine Tragedy Investigation
- (June 1, 2006) Miller Urges Boehner To Allow House To Consider Key Amendments To Strengthen Mine Safety Bill
- (June 1, 2006) Miller-Chandler Statement on Kentucky Governor’s Refusal to Allow Family Representatives into Darby Interviews
May 2006
- (May 31, 2006) West Virginia Industry/Labor Mine Technology Task Force Recommends Adoption of Communcations Devices in 15 Months and 48 Hours of Emergency Air Supply
- (May 25, 2006) Representative Miller Releases Letter From Jim Walters Families
- (May 25, 2006) Miller Releases Statement From Sago Families
- (May 25, 2006) Miller Urges House To Pass Senate Mine Safety Bill With Improvements Today
- (May 24, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Norwood Legislation On Coal Mining
- (May 24, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on NAEP Results in Science
- (May 24, 2006) House Democrats Urge Students and Parents to Consolidate Federal College Loans by July 1
- (May 20, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Kentucky Mine Tragedy
- (May 20, 2006) Representative Miller Statement On Kentucky Mine Tragedy
- (May 18, 2006) Representative Miller Says that GOP Tax Breaks for Wealthy & Budget Cuts for Kids are Proof that America Needs a New Direction
- (May 18, 2006) Representative Miller Statement At Committee Hearing On No Child Left Behind
- (May 17, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on the Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
- (May 16, 2006) House Democrats Introduce Updated Mine Safety Legislation, Urge the House to Act Immediately
- (May 11, 2006) House Democrats Introduce Legislation To Undo Energy Department's Contractor Benefits Policy
- (May 10, 2006) House Democrats To President: Rescind New Administration Policy That Weakens Worker Health And Retirement Security
- (May 9, 2006) Background Information on How the Crisis in the American Auto Industry is Affecting Workers
- (May 4, 2006) Representative Payne Statement At Subcommittee Hearing On Employer Provided Health Insurance
- (May 3, 2006) House Democrats Win Vote on Pension Fairness
- (May 3, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Bush Remarks on Economy Today
- (May 2, 2006) Representatives Miller and Markey Question PBGC On Its Use Of Consultant Wilshire Associates
- (May 1, 2006) Tribal Family Literacy Programs in Danger of Elimination Under Bush Budget, Say House Democrats
April 2006
- (April 28, 2006) Bush Administration Undermines Traditional Pensions By Pushing Government Contractors to Scrap Them
- (April 28, 2006) House Democrats Ask Spellings to Act Quickly to Correct Problem With No Child Left Behind
- (April 27, 2006) Rep. Miller Joins Rep. Conyers and 10 Ranking Members in Lawsuit to Stop Budget Cuts that Violate Constitution
- (April 27, 2006) Statement by Representative Miller on the Recently Released Letter by Mr. Randal McCloy
- (April 26, 2006) House Democrats Call For Creation of New Katrina Education Recovery Czar
- (April 25, 2006) Congress Must Act to Close the Wage Gap Between Men and Women, Representative Miller Says
- (April 24, 2006) Representative Miller Issues Urgent Call For Mine Safety Investigation in Light of New Allegations
- (April 24, 2006) House Democrats to Make Recommendations For Helping Katrina-Affected Schools & Colleges
- (April 20, 2006) Representative Miller Statement at Workers’ Rights Forum
- (April 17, 2006) House Democrats Launch Online Forum on College Affordability
- (April 13, 2006) Miller-Durbin Bill Cuts College Loan Interest Rates in Half
- (April 7, 2006) Representative Miller: On Economy, President Bush Completely Out of Touch With Reality
- (April 6, 2006) House Democrats Win Vote to Protect Retirement Benefits of Older Workers
- (April 6, 2006) Representative Miller, Democrats Call for Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America No. 1
- (April 5, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on AFL-CIO Report on Retail Lobbyists Undermining Port Security
- (April 5, 2006) Severe Cuts to United Airlines Employees’ Pension Benefits Shows Need to Stop Pension Plan Dumping, Says Miller
- (April 5, 2006) New Report Shows How College Debt Keeps Graduates Out of Public Service Careers
March 2006
- (March 31, 2006) Representative Miller Calls Delphi Move To Kill Labor Contracts In Bankruptcy Court 'Deeply Regrettable'
- (March 31, 2006) Three Months After Sago, Miller Renews Call For Congress To Act On Mine Safety Legislation
- (March 30, 2006) House GOP Votes Against Helping American Families Pay For College
- (March 30, 2006) House Democrats Will Offer Legislation to Cut Student Loan Interest Rates in Half
- (March 29, 2006) Miller Statement On Abramoff Sentencing
- (March 28, 2006) Representatives Miller, Kildee Statement On Higher Education Bill
- (March 27, 2006) Background Memo on Petri-Miller Proposal to Make College More Affordable at No New Cost to Taxpayers
- (March 27, 2006) House Democratic Leaders Press Republicans To Pass Much Delayed Minimum Wage Increase After Bush Officials Signal Openess To Wage Increase
- (March 22, 2006) Educators renew pleas for federal aid Visits to Louisiana crucial, Demo lawmakers say
- (March 21, 2006) Miller Statement On Congressional Delegation Trip To New Orleans
- (March 20, 2006) House Democrats call N.O. recovery funding ‘unacceptable’
- (March 8, 2006) House Democrats Win Vote to Help Protect Airline Workers’ Pensions
- (March 7, 2006) MSHA’S Emergency Temporary Standard Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect Miners
- (March 7, 2006) House Democrats to try to Force Vote on Increasing the Minimum Wage
- (March 3, 2006) President Bush Defends Unfair Trade Practices That Put American Jobs at Risk
- (March 3, 2006) Bush Administration Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Give Millions in Grants to Political Allies
- (March 2, 2006) Bush Plan Could Undermine Education For Schoolchildren with Special Needs, Say House Democrats
- (March 1, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Mine Safety at Subcommittee Hearing
- (March 1, 2006) Miller: Republican Competitiveness Plan will not get the job done
February 2006
- (February 17, 2006) Miller Calls for Labor Department to Conduct Immediate Public Hearings in Sago and Other Mine Disaster Investigations
- (February 16, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Justice Department Announcement on Martin Lee Anderson Case
- (February 16, 2006) Miller Statement on MSHA Announcement Today on Mine Safety Fines
- (February 14, 2006) Representative Miller Says America Must Make Aggressive Investments to Stay Number One
- (February 13, 2006) Miners, Miners' Families Testify at Congressional Forum on Mine Safety
- (February 6, 2006) President's Budget Cuts Education At All Levels, Showing His 'Competitiveness' Rhetoric to be Empty
- (February 3, 2006) If President is Serious About Competitiveness, Then Democrats Will Work With Him to Keep America Number One, Says Miller
- (February 1, 2006) House Narrowly Votes to Approve Republican Raid on Student Aid
January 2006
- (January 31, 2006) America Needs Affordable Health Care, but Will Only Get Window Dressing From President Tonight
- (January 31, 2006) New Report: Bush Administration Systematically Undermining Health and Safety of Mine Workers
- (January 25, 2006) Miller Statement on MSHA Injunction Against International Coal Group
- (January 25, 2006) Lawmakers Say Bush Administration Has Always Had Authority to Issue Large Mine Safety Fines, But Has Refused to Use It
- (January 23, 2006) Contrary to President's Claim, Budget Bill Will Make Families Pay More for College
- (January 19, 2006) Lawmakers Urge Labor Department Not To Scrap Plan to Protect Mine Workers From Diesel Fumes
- (January 18, 2006) Representative Miller Says Congress and President Should Act to Bring Fair Share of Economic Benefits to American Workers
- (January 18, 2006) After Public Controversy, Bush Administration Quietly Lets Sweetheart Deal With Wal-Mart Expire
- (January 9, 2006) Representative Miller Requests All Documents From Labor Department on Sago Mine
- (January 9, 2006) Representative Miller Statement on Four-Year Anniversary of No Child Left Behind
- (January 4, 2006) Lawmakers Call For Immediate Congressional Hearings into Mine Safety to Help Prevent Another Tragedy
December 2005
- (December 21, 2005) Concerned About Allegations of Child Abuse, Representative Miller Requests GAO Investigation Into "Boot Camps"
- (December 18, 2005) House Seeks to Pay For Tax Breaks For Wealthy by Making Working Families Pay More For College
- (December 18, 2005) House Set to Vote on Ill-Conceived, Divisive School Voucher Plan for Gulf Coast
- (December 16, 2005) Due to Massive Response, National E-Hearing on Crisis in U.S. Auto Industry is Extended to December 31
- (December 15, 2005) Pension Bill Approved by House Will Put Americans' Pensions Further at Risk, Says Miller
- (December 15, 2005) House to Vote on GOP Pension Bill That Makes Pension Crisis Worse
- (December 14, 2005) Representative Miller Says Republicans' Corrupt Priorities Hurt Children and College Students
- (December 14, 2005) This Christmas, Congress Should Help the Less Fortunate by Raising Minimum Wage, Says Miller
- (December 13, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Boehner-Thomas Announcement on Pensions
- (December 8, 2005) Congress Should Invest in Education and America's Future, Not Give More Breaks to the Wealthy, Says Miller
- (December 8, 2005) Miller, Delauro Ask Chao to End Sweetheart Deal With Wal-Mart
- (December 6, 2005) Congress' Failure to Reform Private Pensions Will Hurt American Retirees, Says Miller
- (December 6, 2005) House Democrats Launch E-Hearing on Jobs in the U.S. Auto Industry
- (December 3, 2005) Miller Delivers Democratic Radio Address; Discusses Democrats019 Innovation Agenda
- (December 1, 2005) Miller, Markey Call for GAO Investigation of Government Actions to Prevent Pension Fraud
- (December 1, 2005) Miller Statement on Urban School Test Score Results
November 2005
- (November 18, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Secretary Spellings' Announcement on "Growth Models" Under NCLB
- (November 18, 2005) Representative Miller Denounces Washington Republicans' Midnight Raid on Student Aid
- (November 17, 2005) Unified Democrats Defeat Republican Cuts to Education
- (November 15, 2005) PBGC Deficit at $22.8 Billion; Miller Again Calls For Urgent Congressional Action on Pension Reform
- (November 15, 2005) Miller Statement on Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
- (November 10, 2005) Miller Statement on Runaway Executive Pay
- (November 4, 2005) Government Study: Cash Balance Pension Plan Conversions Cut Benefits for All Workers
- (November 3, 2005) New CBO Analysis Documents Substantial Cost Hikes for College Students and Parents Under Republican Budget Bill
- (November 1, 2005) After IG Finds Concessions Given in Wal-Mart Settlement, Lawmakers Move to Hold Labor Law Violators Accountable
- (November 1, 2005) Miller, Students Rally to Oppose Raid on Student Aid
October 2005
- (October 31, 2005) Wal-Mart Sweetheart Deal With Labor Department Involved "Serious Breakdowns" that Benefited the Company, Government Report Concludes
- (October 28, 2005) Rather Than Act to Help Gulf Coast Schools, Republican Leaders Ignore Democratic Process to Push Misguided Voucher Plan
- (October 27, 2005) Background Information on Legislation to Help K-12 Schools & Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- (October 27, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Proposals to Help K-12 Schools in Wake of Katrina
- (October 26, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Pension Premium Increases
- (October 26, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Republican Raid on Student Aid
- (October 26, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on White House Deal on Gulf Coast Wage Cut
- (October 20, 2005) Representative Miller to Force House to Vote on President's Gulf Coast Wage Cut
- (October 19, 2005) Welfare Reform Success Means Moving People into Jobs and Out of Poverty, Says Miller
- (October 18, 2005) College Board Report Shows Congress' Failures to Deal with Rising College Prices, Says Miller
- (October 11, 2005) Pension Insurer Says House and Senate Bills Worsen Its Deficit
- (October 11, 2005) Democratic K-12 Ed Plan Meets Unique Challenges of Gulf Coast Disasters With Real Solutions
- (October 6, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Republican Jobs & Education Package on Katrina, Rita
- (October 6, 2005) New Report Shows President's Gulf Coast Wage Cut Could Slow Rebuilding, Raise Costs to Taxpayers
- (October 5, 2005) Democrats Offer Plan to Help Colleges Rebound From Katrina & Rita
September 2005
- (September 30, 2005) Armstrong Williams' Work for Bush Administration was Covert Propaganda, Says Government Accountability Office
- (September 22, 2005) Strong Head Start Bill Marred by Religious Discrimination
- (September 22, 2005) Katrina: Miller Asks Departments of Homeland Security & Labor For Info on Gulf Coast Worker Protections
- (September 19, 2005) Miller Statement on Higher Education Commission Announced by Secretary Spellings Today
- (September 16, 2005) In Rush to Cut Wages, President Forgets to First Declare National Emergency
- (September 16, 2005) Katrina Education Package: Representative Miller Comments on President's Latest Request
- (September 15, 2005) Miller Calls For Action to Prevent Companies From Dumping Pension Plans Onto Government
- (September 13, 2005) Representative Miller Introduces Bill to Undo President Bush's Proclamation That Cuts Wages For Gulf Coast Workers
- (September 12, 2005) Miller Calls on Sutter Health to Accept Mediator's Recommendations
- (September 8, 2005) President Bush Exploits Katrina Disaster to Undermine Key Wage Law
- (September 8, 2005) Miller Calls For Reinstating Money For Jobs in Wake of Disaster; Congress Cut Funding by Half in 2005
- (September 7, 2005) Help College Students Affected By Katrina to Continue Studies, Avoid Financial Hardships, Say Congressional Democrats
- (September 6, 2005) Department of Education Pays For Op-Eds, Ads That Promote Bush Policies, Do Not Reveal Federal Government as Funding Source
- (September 1, 2005) This Labor Day, Democrats Press For Action on Proposals to Help Workers
August 2005
July 2005
- (July 29, 2005) Miller FOIA Request Reveals Bush Pension Plan Would Cost Companies Another $430 Billion Over 6 Years
- (July 27, 2005) CAFTA: Unfair Trade is Bad For Workers, Says Miller
- (July 26, 2005) Republican Health Care Bill Will Cut Benefits; Unlike Democratic Alternative, Studies Show that Misguided GOP Legislation
- (July 26, 2005) Miller Applauds Savings Plan Announced by Democratic Leaders in Congress
- (July 22, 2005) GOP votes for biggest cut in the history of federal student financial aid
- (July 20, 2005) Democrats Seek to Make College More Affordable At No New Expense To Taxpayers
- (July 19, 2005) GOP Higher Education Bill Makes Largest-Ever Cut in Federal Student Aid Programs; Democrats Instead Offer Real Increase in Pell and Make Loans More Affordable 013 At No New Cost to Taxpayers
- (July 14, 2005) Miller Says NAEP Scores Show School Reforms Are Helping
- (July 13, 2005) Representative Kildee Says Republican Bill Includes Largest-Ever Cuts to Student Aid Programs
- (July 12, 2005) House Again Refuses to Give Minimum Wage Workers a Raise
- (July 12, 2005) Representatives Miller and Owens Say Republican Bills Would Seriously Undermine Workers' Safety
- (July 11, 2005) Representatives Kildee and Van Hollen Welcome Republican Reversal on 9.5% Loan Scam
- (July 6, 2005) Representative Miller Says PBGC Witheld Information on Pension Legislation Passed by House Committee Last Week
June 2005
- (June 30, 2005) Democrats Protest Insufficient Information on Effects of Pension Legislation
- (June 29, 2005) Pension Legislation Must Protect Workers and Taxpayers, Says Miller; Runaway Pension Plan Terminations 013 Like United Airlines019 013 Must Be Stopped
- (June 24, 2005) House Rebukes United Airlines Over Pensions; Vote Shows Growing Concern Over Pension Crisis
- (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
- (June 15, 2005) Representative Miller Statement at Committee Hearing on Changes to Pension Law
- (June 14, 2005) Democrats Announce Far-Reaching Legislation to Make College More Affordable
- (June 14, 2005) Thousands of United Airlines Retirees and Employees use First-Ever 018E-Hearing019 to Tell Congress About Retirement Hardships
- (June 9, 2005) Representative Miller's New Teacher Excellence Bill Gets Endorsements from 15 Key Education Organizations
- (June 9, 2005) HHS Study Shows Children in Head Start Better Prepared to Succeed in School
- (June 8, 2005) Representative Miller Says Chairman Boehner's Pension Funding Reform Act Does Not Offer Needed Reforms
- (June 7, 2005) Democrats Seek to Return Student Aid to Families that Lost it as Result of Bush Cuts
- (June 7, 2005) Miller Urges Graduates to Consolidate Loans Before July 1
- (June 6, 2005) Miller Calls for Release of Company Filings on Pension Underfunding
- (June 1, 2005) Representative Miller Says New GAO Pension Report Again Confirms Need for Serious Reforms
May 2005
- (May 31, 2005) Representative Miller Files Amicus Brief with District Court on Behalf of Association of Flight Attendants
- (May 27, 2005) Representative Miller to Extend Deadline on E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans Due to Overwhelming Response
- (May 24, 2005) Miller, Schakowsky Launch Unprecedented E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans
- (May 24, 2005) Representative Miller Announces Major Teacher Quality Initiative
- (May 19, 2005) Representative Miller Acts to Boost College Success Among Foster Care Children
- (May 18, 2005) Miller Calls on PBGC Chief to Hold Off on Taking Control of United Airlines Pension Plans
- (May 18, 2005) Miller Praises Bipartisan Head Start Bill, but Notes Remaining Problems, Including Low Teacher Pay
- (May 18, 2005) Miller Calls For Minimum Wage Increase; Bill Would Extend Minimum Wage to Nothern Mariana Islands
- (May 17, 2005) Representative Miller Says Congress Can Learn From States019 Experience in Raising High School Achievement
- (May 13, 2005) In Aftermath of United Airlines Deal, New Legislation Would Impose 6 Month Moratorium on Transfer of Pensions to Federal Agency
- (May 12, 2005) Miller Offers Bill to End Indentured Servitude in the U.S. and its Territories
- (May 10, 2005) Miller Calls on Bankruptcy Court to Reject Pension Deal for United Airlines
- (May 5, 2005) In Turnaround, New GOP Head Start Bill Responds to Democratic Concerns by Excluding Harmful Provisions
- (May 4, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Labor Department Letter to AFL-CIO
- (May 4, 2005) House Refuses to Prevent Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Covert Propaganda
April 2005
- (April 29, 2005) Representative Miller Introduces Bill to Improve Child Care by Boosting Compensation for Providers
- (April 28, 2005) Republican Budget Will Impose $6.6 Billion Tax on Pension Plans, Says Miller
- (April 28, 2005) Republican Budget Will Force Students to Pay More for College, Says Miller
- (April 26, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Hearing on "Tutoring for Children in Underachieving Schools"
- (April 26, 2005) Representative Miller Applauds Women Employees of Wal-Mart For Fighting For Fair Treatment
- (April 21, 2005) Representative Woolsey Statement on Head Start
- (April 20, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on NEA Lawsuit on No Child Left Behind
- (April 20, 2005) Representative Miller Introduces Legislation to Curb Child Abuse in Residential Treatment Programs
- (April 19, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Federal Investment in Higher Education
- (April 19, 2005) Representative Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Workers' Organizing Rights
- (April 18, 2005) Representative Miller Says Labor Department is Growing Increasingly Politicized
- (April 15, 2005) Statement by Congressman George Miller on Inspector General Report Regarding Armstrong Williams
- (April 14, 2005) Miller Warns White House, Department of Education Not to Interfere with Inspector General019s Investigation Into Armstrong Williams Contract
- (April 13, 2005) Workers Stand to Lose Disability Compensation, Safety Protections under Republican Legislation
- (April 7, 2005) Statement of Representatives Boehner and Miller on Secretary Spellings019 Announcement on No Child Left Behind
- (April 6, 2005) House Committee Agrees to Miller Request to Reveal Private Pension Underfunding
- (April 5, 2005) Representative Miller Says Congress Should Strengthen Head Start Accountability, not Undermine Education for Young Children
March 2005
- (March 28, 2005) Urban Schools are Making Progress, but Need More Help to Keep Improving, says Representative Miller
- (March 17, 2005) Representative Miller Says Congress Should View GAO Report as Opportunity to Strengthen Head Start Program, Not Reason to Undermine it
- (March 15, 2005) Lawmakers Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation to Make College More Affordable
- (March 8, 2005) Miller Applauds Agreement Between Farmworkers and Taco Bell
- (March 2, 2005) New Study on Student Loans Has Suspect Sponsor, Says Miller
- (March 2, 2005) Private Pension and 401(K) Plans in Need of Serious Reform, Says Miller
- (March 1, 2005) For-Profit Colleges: Congress Should Curb Fraud, not Remove Safeguards Against Fraud, Says Miller
February 2005
- (February 18, 2005) Inspector General Agrees to Review Deal Between Wal-Mart and Department of Labor, Says Miller
- (February 16, 2005) DOL Fails to Demonstrate That Deal With Wal-Mart Was Appropriate, Says Miller
- (February 14, 2005) Representative Miller Calls For Investigation into Bush Administration's Sweetheart Deal With Wal-Mart On Labor Violations
- (February 11, 2005) Bush Budget Shows That Billions of Dollars Could be Made Availableto College Students at No New Taxpayer Expense, Lawmakers Say
- (February 7, 2005) President Bush Launches Attack on Private Pension Plans
- (February 7, 2005) Education Budget: President Bush Betrays Trust of America's Children, Students,and Families
- (February 2, 2005) Republican Higher Education Bill Still Contains Bad News for Students
- (February 2, 2005) Education and Workforce Committee Republicans Reject Call For Better Oversight of Ethical and Legal Violations by Federal Agencies
January 2005
- (January 26, 2005) Newspaper, Not Bush Administration, Reveals Another Contract Between Administration and Media Commentator
- (January 26, 2005) Use of PR Contracts More Than Doubled Under Bush, Report Finds
- (January 25, 2005) Miller Says GAO Announcement Confirms Congress and the President Have Ignored the Real Retirement Crisis -- Private Pensions
- (January 21, 2005) Democrats Want Immediate Action to Simplify College Aid Application
- (January 19, 2005) Decline in Real Wages in 2004 Shows Economic Policies Are Failing Most People, Says Miller
- (January 14, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Bush College, Job Training Proposals
- (January 13, 2005) Representative Miller Response to Secretary Paige Statement on Propaganda
- (January 12, 2005) Statement by George Miller on President Bush's Call For Standardized Testing in High Schools
- (January 12, 2005) Bipartisan Student Loan Bill Would Boost Funding For College Scholarships by $12 Billion Without Costing Taxpayers a Dime, Says CBO
- (January 11, 2005) House Democrats Say Broad Investigation Needed to Determine Extent of Covert Propaganda by Bush Administration
- (January 10, 2005) Representative Miller Statement on Administration's Pension Proposals
- (January 7, 2005) Representative Miller Calls For Inspector General Investigation of Armstrong Williams Contract
- (January 7, 2005) Miller and Other Lawmakers Call for Several Investigations Into the Alarming Increased Use of Illegal Covert Propaganda by the Bush Administration
- (January 5, 2005) Give Workers Real Job Training Programs, Not Gimmicks, Says Representative Miller
- (January 5, 2005) Democrats Push to Restore Pell Scholarships For Over 1 Million Students
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