Children's Health Insurance Bill Passes
Rep. Miller Applauds Passage of Children's Health Insurance Bill
Encourages Senate to quickly pass the measure that would insure 11 million children who otherwise would have no coverage at all
Rep. George Miller (D-CA) released the following statement today after the house passed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 by a vote of 289 to 137. The bill would provide funding to states to insure 11 million low income children for almost 5 years.
"Ensuring proper health care for children is one of the best investments our society can make,” said Miller, a long-time champion of services for low-income and disadvantaged children. “Without health insurance, children do not receive proper health care, which can cause them to fall behind in school and cause their parents to fall behind at work.
"The economic recession makes health insurance for all children even more important. Families who have lost their healthcare coverage because of job loss and who are struggling to make ends meet need the security of knowing that their child has access to affordable and timely health care.
"Today’s bill is a long time coming and is needed now more than ever. Ensuring that all kids have access to health care is a key priority for our country and for this Congress and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass this bill quickly so that President-elect Obama can sign it into law soon after he takes office later this month.”
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Report Reveals Severe Cases of Abuse and Neglect of Schoolchildren
Schoolchildren around the country have been subject to abusive – and in some cases fatal – uses of seclusion and restraint by school administrators, teachers and staff, according to a new report released today by the National Disability Rights Network. The report, the first national effort to examine these practices in both public and private schools identified hundreds of cases where the abusive and negligent use of seclusion and restraint injured or traumatized students, many of whom were disabled. In several cases, students died.
In light of this report, U.S. Rep. George Miller, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced the committee will hold a hearing on these abuses.
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Steep Job Losses Demand Immediate Action
Chairman Miller: Steep Job Losses Demand Immediate Action
More than 11 million Americans are now unemployed
U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 524,000 jobs were lost in December and the unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 percent. Approximately 3.6 million jobs have been lost since the recession began in December 2007.
“Today’s announcement of the continuation of steep job losses proves that our nation must take immediate action to bring our economy out of recession. More than 11 million Americans are without jobs. Millions of families are struggling to get by and are looking for smart investments to create jobs and strengthen our economy for the long run.
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