Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Six East Valley Republicans are fighting at the chance to dethrone U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., in what is shaping up to be one of the hottest political races in the country.
Len Munsil For Governor (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Victories by Harry Mitchell and Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona in 2006 were part of a national tidal wave of Democratic votes six years into the Bush administration that helped Democrats take control of Congress. Two years later, Republicans still seem divided and dispirited, and expectations are that Democrats will make substantial gains in 2008 as well. But according to the latest Rasmussen...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The new GI Bill that President Bush signed into law Monday will help a wider range of military veterans and boost local economies, its primary House sponsor says.U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., said Monday that the expanded funding for veterans' college educations will have an impact beyond the veterans themselves."It also is a good stimulus bill because it is money being spent right...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The new GI Bill that President Bush signed into law Monday will help a wider range of military veterans and boost local economies, its primary House sponsor says.U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., said Monday that the expanded funding for veterans' college educations will have an impact beyond the veterans themselves."It also is a good stimulus bill because it is money being spent right...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
New GI Bill to aid more veterans, local economies, Mitchell says.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... of Congress to fill out surveys stating where they stand on issues involving global warming.Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., who is seeking re-election in District 5, has yet to fill out one, Cienian said. The goal is to see Mitchell and his Republican challenger express explicit objectives to stop climate change as soon as possible, volunteer Margaret Diddams said. "Politicians...
Random Musings (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
According to the Daily Leader , a planned schedule published by the office of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H. Res. 1323 , sponsored by ASU's own (and CD5's own!) Congressman Harry Mitchell . The text of the bill - 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1323 Commending the Arizona State University softball team for their victory in the 2008...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... changed an agency policy to allow it to pay for advertising. The changes were praised by Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., who has encouraged the VA to have more targeted outreach."We want to see a full fledged approach of reaching out to veterans instead of having veterans come to them," Mitchell, a member of the House Veterans Affairs committee, said Tuesday.Lisette Mondello,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... changed an agency policy to allow it to pay for advertising. The changes were praised by Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., who has encouraged the VA to have more targeted outreach."We want to see a full fledged approach of reaching out to veterans instead of having veterans come to them," Mitchell, a member of the House Veterans Affairs committee, said Tuesday.Lisette Mondello,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... changed an agency policy to allow it to pay for advertising. The changes were praised by Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., who has encouraged the VA to have more targeted outreach."We want to see a full fledged approach of reaching out to veterans instead of having veterans come to them," Mitchell, a member of the House Veterans Affairs committee, said Tuesday.Lisette Mondello,...
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... million in support are: Reps. Baron Hill (D-Ind.), Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.), Nick Lampson (D-Texas), Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) and Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.)A full list of the districts where DCCC advertising is scheduled to be airing — along with the full cost of the ads — is listed below the jump:
Random Musings (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Time for a couple of posts worth of smack talk...this is the gentle one. :) BTW - this concept is shamelessly stolen borrowed from the Arizona Report ... From the trash baskets of the various Republican candidates in CD5 who are competing for the chance to take on Harry Mitchell - Lee Gentry - "Don't think of it as zero name recognition, think of it as low negatives." Jim Ogsbury - "The...
Random Musings (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
... for the presidential campaign in their spare time. ...Gen. Wesley Clark has endorsed Congressman Harry Mitchell for his re-election bid (at least, he's sent out a fund-raising email for the Mitchell campaign and has campaigned for Mitchell in the past.) From the email - A lot of politicians in Washington talk about supporting our troops, but there’s a difference between...
The Heritage Foundation Papers (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
There was no proper legislative scrutiny. The veterans' education entitlement was modeled after the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007offered by Senator Jim Webb (D–Va.) as S. 22 and by Rep. Harry Mitchell (D–Ariz.) as H.R. 5684. Unfortunately, this major new entitlement was not properly examined and vetted by the relevant committees. Senator Webb's bill received just...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
... majorities led by Fighting Dem Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Senate Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Congressman Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), pushed to make the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights a reality, McCain said NO. When Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton endorsed the 21st Century Bill of Rights, McCain said NO - even going so far as to offer his...
