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  • Capitol Connection Newsletter
    Nov 20, 2009  - House Government-Run Health Care Bill Fails to Control Costs:  According to a recent analysis by the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the so-called Affordable Health Care for America Act—which narrowly passed the House earlier this month—would raise the costs ... More
  • House Government-Run Health Care Bill Fails to Control Costs
    Nov 20, 2009  - According to a recent analysis by the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the so-called Affordable Health Care for America Act—which narrowly passed the House earlier this month—would raise the costs of health care by $289 billion over the next ten years.  In fact,... More
  • Majority’s New Direction for America: Higher Unemployment and Phantom Jobs
    Nov 20, 2009  - In 2006, Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi stated that “Democrats are proposing a New Direction for America”.  However, nearly three years into Speaker Pelosi’s “New Direction,” jobs are down and unemployment, poverty, and misery are up.  Specifically, over the past three years the number of unemployed has... More
  • House Passes $210 Billion Doc-Fix Without Paying for It
    Nov 20, 2009  - On Thursday, the House passed a $210 billion stand-alone bill to protect doctors from scheduled cuts in Medicare payments over the next ten years, also known as a doc-fix.  In 1997, Congress attempted to control Medicare’s skyrocketing growth through a payment formula known as the sustainable growth... More
  • Fire Grants Reauthorization Act Overwhelmingly Approved by the House
    Nov 20, 2009  - With Congressman Miller’s strong support, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs within the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Specifically, the leg... More
  • Congressman Miller Awards Bronze Star Medal to Vietnam Veteran
    Nov 20, 2009  - Congressman Miller was honored to present the Bronze Star Medal to Vietnam Veteran, Specialist Four Charles E. Seymour of the United States Army at last week’s Service Academy Night at the Richard Nixon Library.  Specialist Seymour was awarded the Bronze Star Medal on March 18, 1971 for meritorious ... More
  • Congressman Miller’s Statement on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
    Nov 8, 2009  - “Last night, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 220 to 215 the wrong prescription to improve our nation’s health care system, the so-called Affordable Health Care for America Act. “The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a $1 trillion Washington takeover of our nation’s health c... More
  • Capitol Connection Newsletter: Special Edition
    Nov 8, 2009  - Dear Constituent:     Last night, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 220 to 215 the wrong prescription to improve our nation’s health care system, the so-called Affordable Health Care for America Act.  The purpose of this letter is to discuss some of the 32 reasons why I opposed this ... More
  • Facts Are Stubborn Things: Implications of H.R. 3962
    Nov 7, 2009  - How H.R. 3962 Allows Coverage for Illegal Aliens: 1. Does Not Require Proof of Citizenship to Obtain Health Services:  While Sections 341 and 347 (pages 221-230) of the bill prohibit illegal aliens from receiving government-run health care, the bill does not include a specific requirement that a pe... More
  • Capitol Connection Newsletter
    Nov 6, 2009  - Vote on Government-Run Health Care Bill Slated for Tomorrow:  Sometime this weekend, the House is scheduled to consider and vote on H.R. 3962, the so-called Affordable Health Care for America Act.  To this end, Congressman Miller will be sending a special edition of Capitol Connection after the vo... More