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George Miller is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 7th congressional district from 1975 until his retirement in 2015. During his tenure, Miller was known for his advocacy on issues such as education, labor rights, and environmental protection. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including the Younger Americans Act, which aimed to enhance opportunities for youth engagement and development. Miller was also a prominent voice for Puerto Rico's self-determination, emphasizing the importance of educating residents on their status options.
Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to award a fig leaf to the gentleman from Colorado who has voted five out of five times against improving our environment and allowing arsenic to continue in the drinking water of children and against adequate…
Again to state, Mr. Speaker, that we will be delivering a fig leaf to the gentleman from Wisconsin's office so he can use it to try to hide his environmental record when earlier this year he voted to stop EPA from protecting against the…
I would just say that if the Yankees had such heavy hitters in their lineup as you have against the environment, they would win the World Series. The gentleman from Georgia, [Mr. Deal], who just spoke earlier in the well in favor of this…
the issue is whether my colleagues vote for or against the environment, whether they vote for or against the environment on a consistent basis. There is nothing liberal or conservative about taking arsenic out of the drinking water of…
The Outer Continental Shelf was passed on a bipartisan basis, as was Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species Act, all of the other great environmental laws.
Well. The point is this, that what this country deserves and what its low income wage earners deserve is they deserve a raise, they deserve the dignity of having the ability to stay even with the increasing costs in our economy; to be able…
when we see all of this concern all of a sudden about whether or not an increase in the minimum wage is going to contribute to inflation, when in fact at best what we would be doing is allowing people to partially catch up for purchasing…
So these people can escape taxation; they can have all of their deductions. But what we said was at the end of the day, you pay something for the privileges of living in America. They have tried to repeal that. So even the wealthiest of…
the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska is one of the jewels of the American forest system. It is America's only temperate rain forest that is intact, that can be protected and that can be preserved. It is also the subject of a…
after a year of the most comprehensive and concentrated attack on the basic environmental laws of this country, the Speaker of this House and the majority leader of the Republican Party believe that they can turn around a record and con…
I just want to clear up a point. The gentleman from New York who was in the well was saying that the Tongass provisions, the rape and ruin of America's only temperate rain forest, have not been corrected. In fact, what they have done under…
once again today we are going to have a continuing resolution. What is continuing about this resolution is the resolution of the Republicans to continue to attack the American education system. In this continuing resolution, once again the…
this amendment must be rejected because it simply is ludicrous on its face. The American public watching this debate must wonder if we have lost our minds. We spend a day-and-a-half trying to decrease illegal immigration into the country…
what is extreme about today's action is that once again the House Republicans are turning their back on America's children. Today the House Republicans are taking a hike on America's education for its children, because today the House…
on the point of the Goals 2000, which unfortunately has become a political football, it has become a political football in Washington, DC, but not in the States. In the States where it was originally designed by the Governors and brought…
I rise to commend Congressmen Conyers and Nadler on crafting a true antiterrorism substitute which balances the fundamental rights of the American people with a firm stance against domestic and international terrorism. Unfortunately, the…
It would be one thing if what we were considering was a well-thought-out proposal about the reform of one of these programs, if we were trying to better target the money, if we were trying to put it into a reducing the class size where we…
Mr. Speaker, the Cuban Government committed a reprehensible and tragic act when it decided to shoot down two civilian airplanes flown by the Cuban-American organization Brothers to the Rescue last month. And I send my condolences to the…
Members of the House, among the highest priorities for America's families and America's parents is a good education for their children and the ability of their local schools to be able to deliver world class standards in world class…
it is no wonder that the Republican program for the last 14 months is so far away from the needs and the hopes and the aspirations of America's working families. When you consider at the end of last year when the Republicans came together…
there is a lot of revisionist history going on here on the other side. First let us understand something. The demand was that the President would submit a 7-year CBO-scored balanced budget. The Republicans came saying, ``He won't do it, he…
I read with interest of the remarks of Albert J. "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap to the Republican freshman caucus. Mr. Dunlap earned his nickname by firing thousands of employees at various companies, most recently Scott Paper Co. American workers…
the reason that this rule is being put forth today is because obviously, I say to my colleague, the reason you put the martial law issue, at some point you want to decide you want to end the debate, you want to stifle debate and you do not…
I think we should also be aware of the fact that not only is it the actual default that could cause economic havoc, but the discussion of it and the anticipation of it. Millions of Americans have personal loans at the bank, credit card…
we have heard since the election of November last, and all of last year, that the goal of the Republicans in Congress was a 7-year, CBO-scored, balanced budget. And the challenge over the last several months apparently was to get the…
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