Gary Miller Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies
Gary Miller’s Recent Voting Records and Legislative History in Congress
Indications of Corruption or Ethical Dysfunction
Earmarking Summary
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State: California
Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Business
Representative Since: 1999
Next Election: 2010
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(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)
Gary Miller Corruption and/or Ethical Failures:
Improper use of Congressional staff, Abuse of power, Tax evasion:
According to the LA Times, Miller repeatedly instructed his federally paid staff to work on tasks related to his personal life and personal business dealings.
The same LA Times article also reports that Miller used his position to apply pressure in order to secure special treatment for entertainment tickets, land sales, and federally funded road improvements around personal property holdings.
Finally, according to Sourcewatch, Miller claimed forced/eminent domain sale of property for $12 million ($10 million profit) to avoid paying tax on the profit. This was the same property he had used the power of his position and influence to lobby and pressure council members into purchasing. This action has triggered an FBI investigation.
Gary Miller Voting or Legislative History in Congress:
- Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
Yes, Representative Miller supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts
- Balanced Budget Amendment:
Yes, Miller has supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.
- Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07, Offshore HR4761 6/06:
Yes, Gary Miller supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.
- Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Miller opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
- Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, Gary Miller supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
- Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, Gary Miller opposes federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.
- Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:
Gary Miller failed to cast a vote on the issue of taxpayer bailouts of private industry
- Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:
Yes, Miller supports taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose
- 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:
No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan
- 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:
Representative Miller failed to cast a vote on the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
- Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, Gary Miller opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery
Gary Miller Earmarking Tendencies:
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Charted Comparison of House Colleagues to Gary Miller Voting Records
Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Miller
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