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Sep22

Sep16

Two Different Planets

Speaker John Boehner said yesterday that he gets along with the President but they’re not on the same wavelength.

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Sep15

Update on Sending American Jobs OVerseas

The House of Representatives, under the control of the Tea Party Republicans, voted 238 to 186 today to pass the bill that makes it easier for companies to outsource American jobs, H.R. 2587. Shame on them. The fight now goes to the U.S. Senate.

Sep15

Sending American Jobs Overseas

This morning, the House is debating a Republican bill to strip away the workplace rights of America's workers, paving the way for more outsourcing of American jobs. I am leading the opposition to this bill in Congress. If you are interested, you can follow the debate on C-Span online, or on TV.

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Aug3

I'm Running in Contra Costa County

Congressman George Miller announced today he will be running for re-election to Congress in 2012 in what will be the 11th congressional district created by the independent redistricting commission, the district that encompasses most of Contra Costa County.

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Apr13

On YOUR Back

The House begins debate today on the Republican budget plan. Here it is a nutshell. Read more...

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Apr11

Brace Yourself! New budget fight looms.

The unnecessary and contrived federal government shutdown has been averted -- this time. But the nightmare budget fight lives on. Brace yourself!

Full details of last Friday night's budget agreement to avert the shutdown will emerge later this week, and I'll examine them closely. Based on what we know so far, here's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the fight over federal spending priorities and our economy.