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Rep. Miller Announces 2008 U.S. Service Academies Appointees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/22/08 – Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez) today announced the names of two appointees to the U.S. service academies from the seventh Congressional district.
“These young people deserve great credit for their academic, athletic, and extracurricular achievements,” said Miller. “I am proud to be able to nominate them to the U.S. service academies, and I know that their greatest achievements are ahead of them.”
Miller’s Academy 2008 appointees are:
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY:
Zachary Tyler Helton, Vacaville resident, attends Vanden High School
US MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT:
Justin Cole Hunter, Concord resident, attends Concord High School
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Bill to Reduce American Dependence on Oil Passes House
Provides big investment in clean, renewable energy
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/21/08 – Responding to record gas prices and worsening climate change, the House of Representatives voted today to dramatically boost solar and wind energy production and expand efficiency and conservation efforts. The measure is expected to lower overall energy costs, create thousands of skilled jobs, and reduce carbon emissions that cause global warming.
“This is a win for modern energy policy, for consumers and workers, and for the environment,” said Congressman George Miller (D-CA), who voted for the Democratic bill. “Americans are experiencing an energy crisis and they are looking for relief. My only regret is that we have had to wait so long to move in this direction.
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Rep. Miller and House Reject Further War Funding; Vote to Bring Troops Home and Fund Education for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/15/08 – Congressman George Miller (D-CA) joined a majority of the House of Representatives in voting today to set a timeline to withdraw troops from Iraq today, to provide new education benefits to veterans who began their active duty service after September 11, 2001, and to extend unemployment benefits for people seeking work but not yet able to find a job. The votes were taken along with a separate bill to provide funding for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan requested by President Bush. Miller voted against further funding for the war and the measure did not pass.
Miller and the majority of the House voted to require that U.S. troops begin redeployment from Iraq within 30 days of enactment of the bill, with a goal of completing withdrawal of combat troops by December 2009. It also requires that U.S. reconstruction aid for Iraq be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Iraqi government. The United States now pays for virtually all of the costs of reconstruction in Iraq despite the billions of dollars in oil revenue the Iraqi government receives.
“It is time that Congress does what the President should have done long ago -- bring our troops back home responsibly, safely and quickly,” said Miller. “It is time for President Bush to listen to the American people and support this responsible timeline. Sadly, and yet again, the President has threatened to veto this bill as the Administration continues its failed policy in Iraq, continuing the war without end, regardless of the disastrous and ever mounting costs in lives and dollars and the continuing danger the war poses to America’s and the region’s long-term security.”
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