Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Brad Miller (NC-13) voted to create new jobs and boost the economy by supporting small business innovation in research and technology.

Today the House of Representatives agreed to Senate changes and passed the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights (H.R.

Congressman Brad Miller (NC-13) introduced two bills at the start of the new Congress this week to reaffirm the Constitutional powers of Congress – one to allow Congress to ask

From the Raleigh News & Observer
December 9, 2008

Photo 1: Congressmen Brad Miller and David Price, flanked by volunteers, discuss why North Carolina can’t afford four more years of trickle-down economics.

Washington D.C. – Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) today introduced legislation to allow Congress to ask for a special prosecutor for criminal Contempt of Congress charges against executive branch officials.

“The law explicitly requires the Justice Department to present Contempt of Congress charges to the grand jury, but the Bush Administration claims Congress can not compel a U.S. attorney to prosecute contempt cases where the White House claims executive privilege,” said Rep. Miller. “Other presidents have made bodacious claims about their powers, but always compromised in the end. No president, not even Nixon, has gone this far before.”