Impuestos justos y equitativos April 16, 2008
Washington, DC – Este 15 de abril, el último día para pagar impuestos, las familias ricas pagaron proporcionalmente menos impuestos que una familia de clase media. El típico millonario recibió unos $120,000 del gobierno en el 2007, mientras que una familia de clase media recibió un recorte de apenas $740.
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Since becoming a member of the Appropriations Committee, I have new oversight responsibilities for the spending of federal dollars, as well as an increased role in the prioritization of federal spending.
My years teaching at Sunnyvale High School were some of the best years of my life. As any parent would agree, there are few things more rewarding in life than helping a child reach his or her potential. Unfortunately, the American educational system requires substantial reform to help ensure that the next generation has the skills they need to compete in an increasingly globalized world.
Throughout America's history, immigrants have built our infrastructure, fueled our economy through entrepreneurship, and made social and cultural contributions that enable us to better understand the rest of the world.
I introduced a bill to honor those contributions, by providing immigrant families access to critical assistance such as English language and civics education. The Strengthening Communities through Education and Integration Act will help immigrant communities become a more integral part of the American fabric and maximize their social and economic contributions.
I recently conducted a telephone town hall on our nation’s education policies.
As a former high school teacher, principal, and school board member, education has always been my top priority. For that reason, I chose to hold my first Telephone Town Hall on this important topic.
Ensuring American competitiveness in an increasingly global economy requires significant improvements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
I sponsored the Enhancing STEM Act to improve STEM education coordination among Federal and state governments. The Enhancing STEM Act provides Federal Agencies and states with the infrastructure required to work collaboratively, establish national STEM education goals, and to coordinate STEM education initiatives.
I developed the bill with my distinguished colleague, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), who introduced a companion bill (S.3047) with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN).
Rep. Mike Honda hosts foreclosure prevention workshop 7/3/2008 Rep. Mike Honda hosted a workshop today on foreclosure prevention in which public and non-profit agencies provided one-on-one counseling to local homeowners.
House Passes Sweeping Nanotechnology Reauthorization 6/5/2008
Washington, DC – Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) applauded today’s House passage of H.R. 5940, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Amendments Act of 2008.
Sen. Barack Obama and Rep. Mike Honda introduce bill to make American students more competitive in science fields 5/22/2008
Washington, DC – Rep. Mike Honda and Sen. Barack Obama today introduced a bipartisan bill in their respective chambers that will make America’s students and future labor force more competitive in science-related fields. The bill was introduced at a time when other countries are gaining ground on America in science and technology fields.
