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October 31, 2007

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Rep. George Miller discusses new legislation for making college more affordable. Singer-actors Omarion and Marques Houston talk about their individual and joint ventures.


Rep. George Miller

Rep. George Miller

Rep. George Miller

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Full interview. (12:05)
 
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Rep. George Miller has represented California's 7th District since '75. He was elected chair of the House Education and Labor Committee in the 110th Congress and has also served as House Democratic Policy Committee chair since ‘03. He is one of the four original authors of the No Child Left Behind Act and introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. A graduate of the UC Davis Law School, Miller served as legislative assistant to state senate majority leader George Moscone before entering the House.


 

Omarion and Marques Houston

Omarion and Marques Houston

Omarion and Marques Houston

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Singer-actors discuss growing up like brothers and realizing they also connected professionally. (1:34)
 
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Omarion and Marques Houston are longtime friends whose careers have been quite similar. Omarion's multi-layered career includes singing, television and film. Once the lead singer of R&B boy band B2K, he launched a solo music career in '04. Houston was frontman for the trio Immature/IMx. He recorded his first solo CD in '03 and starred in his own UPN sitcom. The two combined forces in a production company, Franchise Boys, and star in the upcoming horror film, Somebody Help Me.