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Democrats take next steps on 'Innovation Agenda'

REP. MILLER, HOUSE DEMOCRATS TAKE NEXT STEPS ON ‘INNOVATION AGENDA’

WASHINGTON – Following up on their commitment to make major investments in America’s long-term economic competitiveness, Rep. George Miller (D-CA), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats today announced the next steps in the ‘Innovation Agenda’ that they first unveiled nearly two years ago.

Miller, as chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee, worked with his colleagues when Democrats were in the minority to develop a bold initiative called the Innovation Agenda, the goal of which is to ensure that America remains the most competitive and productive economy in the world. The Agenda was favorably received when it was first unveiled at a series of roundtable discussions across the country that Democrats held with business leaders, academics, and others.

Since then, Democrats won the majority in Congress and are now pushing ‘innovation’ legislative, beginning with three bills on the House floor this week. At a press conference on Capitol Hill this morning, Miller, who is also chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement.

“America is still the number one economy in the world, and we can keep that leadership. But we can only do so with a level of determination and commitment that we have not shown in almost half a century. Other countries are making aggressive investments in a competitive workforce. We must exceed those efforts.

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