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CONGRESS PASSES LANDMARK LOBBYING REFORM BILL

WASHINGTON, DC Following through on one of the Democrats top six pledges for early congressional action this year, the House of Representatives today approved the toughest ethics and lobby reform legislation since the Watergate era. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), a long-time advocate of open government, lobbying reform, and campaign finance reform, voted for the landmark bill.

With the Senate expected to approve an identical version of the bill later this week, passage of this bill signals a significant achievement by Congress since Democrats were elected to the majority in November.

This bill will take Congress in a new direction toward honest leadership and open government, said Miller. It is a big step toward ending the culture of corruption in Washington that understandably fueled voter anger at 12 years of Republican rule in Congress.

The lobby reform bill, called the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, was approved 411 to 8 and makes a number of significant reforms affecting Members of Congress, Senators and lobbyists.

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Jennifer Collier, Concord teacher, choosen to travel to DC

A government high school teacher from Concord has been selected to spend a week in Washington, D.C. this summer to learn first hand about how Congress works, Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) announced today.

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MILLER ANNOUNCES HOUSE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS

The three programs in the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill that Miller won funding for total $1 million and are described below.

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