Committee Will Work with Obama-Biden Administration to Rebuild and Strengthen the Middle Class

[Hope And Change]

Committee Will Work with Obama-Biden Administration to Rebuild and Strengthen the Middle Class

by Chairman George Miller

Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 09:41:03 AM PST

Yesterday's historic election of Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden as our next President and Vice President was a true victory for every child, student, worker and family in America. I congratulate Senators Obama and Biden, and I look forward to working closely with them to change the direction of our country and get our economy moving forward again.

During the past two years, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee has focused on strengthening our nation's middle class – a priority that Senators Obama and Biden clearly share, as demonstrated by their careers and the focus of their historic campaign.

With our country facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and our global leadership at risk, this mission is more important than ever.


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