Rep. George Miller

Democrat  •  7th District, California  •  19th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
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02/14/12
Solano County's congressional reps in support

Rep. George Miller, D-Solano, the senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee was particularly pleased with Obama's proposed new partnership between community colleges and local businesses to help connect workers with jobs in demand.

Source: Vacaville Reporter
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02/14/12
The Next 'Race to the Top' Competition: At the State or District Level?

...a letter to the U.S. Department of Education. Top-level signers include Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and George Miller (D-CA). They argue for another state-wide RTT-ELC: “We strongly support a second round of the Early Learning Cha

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02/13/12
Education budget focuses on college affordability

...to ensure that the change could be put in place without delay. House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member George Miller, D-Calif., and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, are begging committee Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., not to let the stude

Source: GovExec.com
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02/12/12
House Transportation Bill 'Technical Correction' Would Strip Workers Of Pay Protections

"It's outrageous that House Republicans are trying to take away overtime protections for a class of workers at the behest of a special interest," Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) said of the provision in a statement to HuffPost. "These workers ...

Source: Huffington Post
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02/12/12
The Celebration of the Approval of Clayton Valley Charter High School

Several hundred members of the community were in attendence, as well as Congressman George Miller and the Mayors from Concord & Clayton.

Source: San Francisco Gate
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02/10/12
GA among 11 states wanting to opt out of No Child Left Behind

In a letter sent Jan. 17, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., urged Education Secretary Arne Duncan to require strong accountability measures and ensure civil rights and educational equity gains under No Child Left Behind are not los

Source: WTVM
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02/10/12
Why Obama’s NCLB waivers aren’t what he says they are

Obama got kudos for the “flexibility” he offered states from lots of people in Washington. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said “this flexibility presents an ...

Source: Washington Post
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02/09/12
Indiana gets No Child Left Behind waiver

California Rep. George Miller, the committee’s ranking Democrat, has said such partisanship “means the end” to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who chairs the Senate committee with jurisdiction over ...

Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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02/09/12
Indiana granted No Child Left Behind waiver

California Rep. George Miller, the committee’s senior Democrat, has said such partisanship “means the end” to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who chairs the Senate committee on education, has said he believes it

Source: News and Tribune.com
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02/09/12
Kline releases final bill to replace No Child Left Behind

Rep. George Miller, California Democrat and his party’s ranking member on the Education and the Workforce Committee, had previously threatened “trench warfare” between the two sides if Title 1 dollars were allowed to be used for other purposes.

Source: Washington Times
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02/09/12
10 states get education waiver on No Child Left Behind

California Rep. George Miller, the committee's senior Democrat, has said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who chairs the Senate committee on education, has said he ...

Source: Syracuse Post-Standard
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02/09/12
Obama pardons 10 states from No Child Left Behind requirements

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: The Guardian
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02/09/12
Colorado Gets Waiver From 'No Child Left Behind'

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Denver Channel
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02/09/12
Official: 10 states to get education waiver

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Des Moines Register
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02/09/12
Georgia to get No Child Left Behind waiver

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
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02/09/12
10 States Get Freed From "No Child Left Behind"

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: WLTX.com
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02/09/12
Official: 10 states get ed waiver

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Abc Local Web
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02/09/12
AP: Obama to drop Florida, 9 states from 'No Child Left Behind' law

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal
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02/09/12
Florida, 9 states receive No Child Left Behind waiver

Kline released a draft of a Republican-written bill to update the law, earning the ire of California Rep. George Miller, the committee's ranking Democrat. Miller said such partisanship "means the end" to No Child Left Behind reform in this Congress.

Source: Miami Herald
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02/09/12
Kline releases final bill to replace No Child Left Behind

...the bill would restore an administrative cap to federal Title 1 money, meant to aid the most disadvantaged students. Rep. George Miller, California Democrat and his party’s ranking member on the Education and the Workforce Committee, had previously th

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02/08/12
No leadership demonstrated

Rep. George Miller and others voted no on this act, specifically because it was an assault on our constitutional rights. Garamendi took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not to do whatever it takes to get re-elected.

Source: Vacaville Reporter
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02/08/12
No leadership demonstrated

Rep. George Miller and others voted no on this act, specifically because it was an assault on our constitutional rights. Garamendi took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not to do whatever it takes to get re-elected.

Source: Vacaville Reporter
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02/08/12
No leadership demonstrated

Rep. George Miller and others voted no on this act, specifically because it was an assault on our constitutional rights. Garamendi took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not to do whatever it takes to get re-elected.

Source: Vacaville Reporter
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02/07/12
Clash Over NLRB Erupts Anew at House Hearing

The reason? In the coming months, businesses will struggle over whether board decisions are legitimate and should be followed, he said, citing witness testimony on behalf of employers Rep. George Miller (D., Calif.), the committee’s top ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
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02/07/12
'People still suffering' four years after Imperial Sugar disaster

U.S. Rep. John Barrow, a Savannah Democrat, and Rep. George Miller, D-California, are still pushing a proposal to force OSHA to move more quickly. In 2009, their bill, also backed by Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, passed in the Democrat ...

Source: Savannah Morning News
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02/06/12
Landmark Diesel Exhaust Study Stalled Amid Industry And Congressional Objections

“It’s alarming that special interests appear to be trying to derail independent, peer-reviewed science,” Rep. George Miller, a California Democrat and ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee, said in an emailed statement ...

Source: NJ TODAY
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02/06/12
Joe Main, Mine Safety and Health Administration Director, Says Mines Can't Be Complacent

He's also hoping for tougher tools from the three mine-safety bills pending in Congress. MSHA helped craft the one proposed by Rep. George Miller, ranking Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee. Whatever version ultimately ...

Source: Huffington Post
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02/06/12
GA among 11 states wanting to opt out of No Child Left Behind

In a letter sent Jan. 17, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., urged Education Secretary Arne Duncan to require strong accountability measures and ensure civil rights and educational equity gains under No Child Left Behind ...

Source: WTVM
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02/06/12
Judicial Watch, Human Events Sue Obama Administration for Records Detailing Bailout Loan to California Solar Manufacturer Heavily in Debt

Salazar, U.S. Congressman George Miller III (D-CA), and others. The FOIA request submitted to the Department of the Navy sought access as well to "any and all records regarding, concerning or related to the $100,268,000 firm-fixed-price task ...

Source: msnbc.com
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02/06/12
Judicial Watch, Human Events Sue Obama Administration for Records Detailing Bailout Loan to California Solar Manufacturer Heavily in Debt

Salazar, U.S. Congressman George Miller III (D-CA), and others. The FOIA request submitted to the Department of the Navy sought access as well to "any and all records regarding, concerning or related to the $100,268,000 firm-fixed-price task ...

Source: msnbc.com
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