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House Democrats Call On USTR to Stop Hiding Real Export Numbers
05.09.14 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Four Democratic members of the House of Representatives-Rosa DeLauro, George Miller, Louise Slaughter and Paul Tonko-today called on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to be upfront about the true cost of the Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed two years ago. The Korea FTA is a template for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and both are based on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has shipped jobs overseas and weakened the middle class. A … Continue Reading
Labor Dept. Protecting Americans’ Economic Security, But Congress Must Support Workers and Raise Minimum Wage, Committee Learns
03.26.14 WASHINGTON-While U.S. Department of Labor initiatives will help increase working families' income and put Americans back to work, Republicans in Congress continue to hold up legislative proposals to strengthen the economy, members learned at a hearing with Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez today. "The core principle [behind the Labor Department's budget] is as American as they come: the notion that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should have the opportunity to succeed," said Perez, wh… Continue Reading
Miller Recommits to Raising the Federal Minimum Wage in Light of New CBO Report
02.18.14 WASHINGTON-Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement in response to today's Congressional Budget Office report on the effects of a minimum wage increase on employment and family income. "No one who works full time should live in poverty, and today's CBO report confirms that raising the minimum wage will lift nearly a million people above the poverty line. While CBO has reproduced an outdated view of the em… Continue Reading
Miller Announces eForum on Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education
11.19.13 WASHINGTON - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today announced an eForum to investigate how an increased reliance on contingent faculty by colleges and universities nationwide has impacted the lives of faculty as well as students' higher education. "This eForum is an opportunity for adjuncts and other contingent faculty to inform the Congress about what's happening on the ground with higher education. I think there is a huge … Continue Reading
Career Technical Education Programs Prepare Millions for Modern Workforce, Must Continue to Evolve to Meet High-Skill Demands of Today’s Economy
11.19.13 WASHINGTON - Federal investments in career and technical education programs must ensure that all students are prepared for high-skill, high-wage jobs that meet the demands of today's economy, witnesses told the House Education and the Workforce Committee today at a hearing about the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. "Today's career technical education programs, or CTE, are successfully preparing millions of Americans to succeed in both college and career… Continue Reading
Miller: GOP Leaders Standing on the Throat of the American Economy
08.02.13 WASHINGTON - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on today's jobs report from the Department of Labor. "Job growth is always better than job losses, but today's jobs report clearly shows we have more work to do to help get Americans back to work. The monthly jobs numbers might be enough for my Republican friends in Congress, but they're not good enough for me and I know they're not good eno… Continue Reading
House Dems Introduce Jobs Bill to Address Long-Term and Youth Unemployment
07.18.13 WASHINGTON - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) joined other House Democratic members in introducing legislation today to help out-of-work Americans get a job and gain the skills needed to be successful in the global economy. The Pathways Back to Work Act (H.R. 2721) addresses the long-term unemployment crisis by connecting workers with job opportunities, providing young adults with jobs in summer and year-round employment, and creating a competitive grant for work-related training programs. Program… Continue Reading
Sen. Franken, Rep. George Miller Announce Introduction of Bill to Train Workers for Open, High-Skills Jobs
06.27.13 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) announced the introduction of legislation to close the skills gap-where jobs go unfilled because businesses can't find workers with the right skills-by fostering partnerships between community and technical colleges and businesses to train students to fill high-demand jobs in Minnesota and across the country. Rep. Miller is introducing the legislation in the House today, and Sen. Franken plans to introd… Continue Reading
Miller: GOP WIA Bill Puts Ideology over Practical Solutions and Evidence-Based Reforms
03.15.13 WASHINGTON-The following are the prepared remarks of Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, on this morning's debate on the House Republican's bill to gut the nation's workforce investment and training system, H.R. 803. Click here for more on the bill. *** Mr. Speaker, the House meets today to consider Republican legislation that reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act. Rewriting the Workforce Investment Act is an imp… Continue Reading
Committee Dems Walk Out of Workforce Training Bill Debate & Vote
03.06.13 Committee Dems Walk Out of Workforce Training Bill Debate & Vote WASHINGTON - House Education and the Workforce Committee Democrats walked out of a committee debate and vote on the majority's bill to rewrite the Workforce Investment Act today. The GOP bill is expected to go to the House floor next week. Reps. John Tierney (D-MA), Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) and George Miller (D-Calif.) released the following statement. "We didn't come to this decision lightly. Unfortunately, we viewed boycotting… Continue Reading
GOP Worker Training Bill Moves System in Wrong Direction, Key Stakeholders & Experts Say
02.26.13 WASHINGTON - As Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans are poised to ram through a partisan rewrite of the nation’s workforce training and development system, a growing number of groups are raising serious concerns that the Republican approach would do great harm to the system’s ability to help workers and businesses. "As our nation is only beginning to emerge from the worst recession since the Great Depression and ongoing global competition is a long-term certainty, the Workforce… Continue Reading
Ed & Workforce Dems Reintroduce Bill to Help Workers Find Jobs by Modernizing Workforce Development Programs
02.15.13 WASHINGTON - Top House Education and the Workforce Committee Democrats reintroduced legislation today to improve the federal workforce development programs so that they better respond to local economic needs and help get workers find a good job or a new career. The Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - introduced by Reps. John Tierney (D-MA), Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) and George Miller (D-Calif.) - would modernize the current system by promoting more effective coordination among local stakeholders in… Continue Reading
Jobs Report Reveals 32nd Straight Month of Private Sector Job Growth
11.02.12 WASHINGTON - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today the United States economy added 184,000 private-sector jobs in October, marking the 32nd straight month of private-sector job growth or more than 5.4 million jobs. "Today's report shows that the nation's economy continues to head in the right direction. We are still not growing fast enough,… Continue Reading
"Today we’re dealing with a fabricated problem, driven by election year campaigns, instead of addressing real problems for American families."
09.13.12 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Below are the prepared remarks of U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the committee markup on H.J. Res. 118. *** The committee meets today to vote on a Republican resolution to stop HHS from exercising a longstanding waiver authority. The waiver in question would permit governors to use innovative approaches to move more welfare recipients into employment. Sixty days before a national election, the m… Continue Reading
Rep. George Miller Statement on Labor Day 2012
08.31.12 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today commemorating Monday's Labor Day holiday. "On Labor Day, we honor all the men and women who built this country and keep our economy running. Working people are the backbone of our nation. When the American worker does well, our middle class grows, our economy prospers, and our democracy stays strong. "To honor workers this Labor … Continue Reading
Rep. Miller: Job Creation Would Be Much Stronger if GOP Worked with Pres. Obama to Spur Economy
08.03.12 WASHINGTON - Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after today's jobs report showed the 29th straight month of private-sector job creation. Over this period, a total of 4.5 million private-sector jobs have been created. "Economists reacted generally positively to today's announcement that 163,000 jobs were created overall in July, including 172,000 private-sector jobs. And for good reason… Continue Reading
Rep. Miller to GOP: Stop Threatening More Economic Chaos, Move Forward to Put America Back to Work Instead
07.06.12 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the June jobs report and needing to do more to help the American economy. "Today's jobs report shows that Congress should be working together to get America back to work. Instead of addressing Americans' top issue, Washington Republicans have scheduled yet another partisan vote to repeal the health reform law and patient… Continue Reading
House Approves Legislation to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Lower and Create Construction Jobs
06.29.12 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democrat of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep interest rates on need-based student loans at 3.4 percent next year and also keep thousands of American construction workers on the job building bridges and repairing roads. The legislation passed by a vote of 373 to 52. "This action comes just in the nick … Continue Reading
Ed & Workforce Republicans Approve Legislation that Harms Job Training and Job Creation Efforts
06.07.12 WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans pushed Workforce Investment Act legislation (H.R. 4297) through the committee that walks away from Congress’ duty to help create and sustain a highly-skilled workforce, especially for the most disadvantaged workers. “We should be building a workforce system to expand opportunity for all Americans, builds on what works, gives businesses the workers they need to compete globally and grows the middle class,” said Rep. Geor… Continue Reading
Rep. Miller: GOP Plan to Win Power by Killing Jobs Destructive to Middle Class Families, American Economy
06.01.12 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the May jobs report and needing to do more to help the American economy. "There are a number of factors that are negatively affecting the American economy, the Euro-crisis being one of the most significant that is out of our control. But make no mistake about what we are seeing here in our own country that is crippling … Continue Reading