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June 28, 2008 Will the Last Superpower Recognize In Time What We Must Do to Save ...

Hell, even Maxine Waters and George Miller got in on the pile on with extra subsidies for their local defense related companies. The oncoming crises will ...

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Source: AlterNet, CA


June 28, 2008 Gas prices drive up delivery dough

George Miller of Kenmore, a retired teacher, hasn’t driven in almost three years, but he’s still feeling the pinch. Miller said the bus is more crowded than ...

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Source: Buffalo News,  United States


June 26, 2008 State officials praise Presque Isle Downs

BY GEORGE MILLER Despite a slow economy and high gas prices, Presque Isle Downs & Casino and other casinos throughout the state are still hitting the ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


June 26, 2008 ADVISORY FOR TODAY--Democratic Lawmakers to Hold Press Conference ...

... enter public service fields to enroll in a loan forgiveness program. WHO: US Rep. George Miller (D-CA), author of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.

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Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA


June 26, 2008 Halsey Mill is Rehiring Employees

George Miller, the US trustee overseeing Pope & Talbot's liquidation, said the mill would be running as soon as possible. "They have customers waiting for ...

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Source: RedOrbit, TX


June 26, 2008 Conventional Wisdom Is the Goal

My guess is that perhaps it came from George Miller [the California Democrat who chairs the House's Committee on Education and Labor] or it's very possible ...

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Source: Gay City News


June 26, 2008 First interest rates, then tuition costs?

Democratic Congressman George Miller of California is behind new legislation that would keep state tuitions down by encouraging states not to cut their ...

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Source: Marketplace, CA


June 26, 2008 Low expectations for construction safety meeting

At the congressional hearing Tuesday, Education and Labor Committee chairman George Miller, D-Calif, weighed in on that prospect, using New York City as an ...

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Source: Las Vegas Sun, NV


June 26, 2008 House Democrats Pull Bill After GOP Seeks Parental Consent For ...

House Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller (D-Calif.) pulled the child abuse measure Tuesday after Republican leaders filed a motion to ...

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Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK


June 25, 2008 Iron Worker Says OSHA’s Safety Failure Behind Brother-in-Law’s ...

Said committee chairman Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.): This committee has repeatedly raised serious concerns about OSHA’s inability or unwillingness to ...

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Source: AFL-CIO, DC


June 25, 2008 Vegas man talks on job site safety before Congress

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the committee chairman, called Nevada "a little like a test case here, in the sense that fatalities and injuries have taken ...

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Source: Las Vegas Sun, NV


June 25, 2008 Construction safety examined

At a hearing called by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Cole said he blamed the federal Occupational ...

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Source: Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV


June 25, 2008 Emissions committee to discuss options

BY GEORGE MILLER The city of Erie's Continuous Emissions Monitoring Committee is expected to meet July 17 to decide how to proceed with a possible ordinance ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


June 25, 2008 Democratic Lawmakers to Hold Press Conference Call to Discuss ...

WHO: US Rep. George Miller (D-CA), author of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Luke Swarthout, Higher Education ...

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Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA


June 25, 2008 Concord, Navy in conflict over deadline for plan

George Miller, D-Martinez, and Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, to help convince the Navy that it could wait for the city to finish its community-led planning ...

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Source: Tri-Valley Herald, CA


June 25, 2008 FTC Issues Consumer Guide on Deceptive Student-Loan Marketing

Rep. George Miller, Democrat of California, the chairman of the education committee in the US House of Representatives, said the guide would “help students ...

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Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)


June 25, 2008 House sets standards for juvenile boot camps

... House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. The White House expressed opposition and the Senate has yet to consider the measure. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 24, 2008 House Hearing: Does OSHA Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules?

“There’s no question that construction is an inherently dangerous job, and there’s no one who would argue with that,” said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., ...

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Source: Occupational Hazards, OH


June 24, 2008 Halsey mill is rehiring employees

George Miller, the US trustee overseeing Pope & Talbot's liquidation, said the mill would be running as soon as possible. "They have customers waiting for ...

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Source: The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR


June 24, 2008 House committee probes crane safety

"There's no question that construction is an inherently dangerous job," said committee chairman George Miller, D-Calif. "The question is whether more can be ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 24, 2008 Nancy Pelosi agrees that sexism hindered Hillary Clinton

A clear sign to many came when her longtime friend and ally, Rep. George Miller of the Bay Area, endorsed Obama in early January -- a time when the race was ...

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Source: Los Angeles Times, CA


June 24, 2008 Chairman takes aim at Nevada OSHA

Democratic Rep. George Miller of California said serious questions are raised by Nevada OSHA's practice of withdrawing fines against contractors for ...

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Source: Las Vegas Sun, NV


June 24, 2008 City Proposes More Regulations to Improve Construction Safety

The committee chairman, Representative George Miller, a California Democrat, and other members, including Representative Timothy H. Bishop, ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


June 23, 2008 Report: Workplace Injuries Unreported

The committee chairman, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., told the panel on Thursday, June 19, 2008, that workplace injuries and illnesses are "woefully ...

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Source: Insurance Journal, CA


June 22, 2008 MSHA Proposes Limits on 'Belt-Air' Ventilation

Aaron Albright, press secretary for House Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., said Miller's legislation - generally outlawing belt air except ...

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Source: RedOrbit, TX


June 22, 2008 Farm bill benefits significant

We would especially like to extend our thanks to our local representatives, George Miller, Ellen Tauscher and Jerry McNerney as well as Sens. ...

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Source: TheReporter.com, CA


June 21, 2008 Green light for golf course?

BY GEORGE MILLER Although Erie Golf Club is closed, 76-year-old Rick Liberatore generally goes there each morning to walk and hit some golf balls. ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


June 21, 2008 Miller bill would benefit Fouts Spring Youth Facility

Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, has introduced legislation to benefit Fouts Spring Youth Facility by allowing a land exchange between the federal government ...

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Source: Vallejo Times-Herald, CA


June 20, 2008 Scout Troop 94 Celebrates Its 60th Year

Pictured (from left) are: Bill Rymer, George Miller, Daniel Ott, Bob Dorr, Art Masker, Bob Showalter and Bart Reviere. Not pictured is Kermit Justis. ...

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Source: Greeneville Sun, TN


June 20, 2008 Follow the money

US Rep. George Miller secures $1.6 million for a company to "help" it develop new products. It doesn't matter that this same company has in the not so ...

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Source: Vallejo Times-Herald, CA


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