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  • Veterans Day and Service Academy Night
    Nov 1, 2009  - As Veterans Day marks an occasion to remember the generosity and sacrifice of all of those who have valiantly served in the Armed Forces, we must take the time to honor and express our appreciation to those heroes that have and continue to defend the United States by securing our liberties and stren... More
  • House Overwhelmingly Approves the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act
    Oct 16, 2009  - As the Iranian regime continues to pursue the development of nuclear weapons and has repeatedly made threats to our nation and allies, the House this week overwhelmingly approved the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act.  Although Iran is the fourth largest oil producer in the world, it needs substantial new... More
  • House Clears DOD Authorization with Constitutionally Questionable Bill Attached
    Oct 9, 2009  - On Thursday, the House passed the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.  The report authorizes $680 billion in funding for the Department of Defense and other important national defense activities, sets forth a comprehensive annual defense policy, and auth... More
  • House Approves Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010
    Jul 31, 2009  - On Thursday, the House passed a $636.3 billion Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010, making it the last of the twelve regular appropriations measures to be passed by the House this year.  Specifically, the legislation contains $29.9 billion in Defense health programs to provide care for ... More
  • House Passes Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill
    Jul 10, 2009  - On Friday, the House passed the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill to provide needed funding to our nation’s retired military heroes and their families.  This legislation contains a total of $76.5 billion, which is a five percent increase over last year’s... More
  • Defense Authorization Bill Sails Through the House of Representatives
    Jun 26, 2009  - On Thursday, by a strong bipartisan margin, the House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing $550.4 billion in funding for the Department of Defense and other important national defense activities.  This annual authorization bill sets forth a comprehensive annual defense policy and author... More
  • War Funding Conference Report Straps Global Bailout on the Back of Our Troops
    Jun 19, 2009  - The House on Tuesday passed a $105.9 billion Conference Report on the Supplemental Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2009 to cover the costs relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the larger war on terrorism, foreign aid, and various domestic programs.  However, rather than pass a clean tro... More
  • Troop Funding Bill Clears House
    May 15, 2009  - The House this week approved a $96.7 billion Supplemental Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2009 to cover costs relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the larger war on terrorism, foreign aid, and various domestic programs.  In terms of Defense spending, the bill provides $84.5 billion in d... More
  • House Unanimously Passes Resolution Recognizing Armed Forces Day
    May 15, 2009  - This week, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution recognizing Armed Forces Day and expressing the gratitude of the American people to the members of the Armed Forces for their service on behalf of our great nation.  This resolution follows a tradition created in 1949 in connect... More
  • Congressman Miller Expresses Gratitude to Our Nation's Veterans and Active Military
    May 1, 2009  - With the observance of Memorial Day at the end of this month, it is important that we remember the more than one million men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice and have died in defense of this great nation.  These brave and courageous servicemembers have served our country well by protec... More