Harry Mitchel 2008

SCOTTSDALE – U.S. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell today received an A+ rating from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Action Fund for his continued and strong dedication to our nation’s veterans and their families.

“I am honored to be recognized by the IAVA and proud of the logo polo shirts work we have done on behalf of veterans and their families in Arizona and across the nation,” said Mitchell.  “We have a responsibility to our men and women in uniform.  Our veterans have stood for us and it is our duty to stand for them.”

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Only 18 other members of the House and 1 Senator received an A+ rating along with Mitchell.  [Source: IAVA]

“This session, Congressman Mitchell was one of only twenty legislators to receive an A+ in IAVA Action Fund’s 2010 Congressional Report Card.  We would like to thank him for his leadership on the key issues facing new veterans,” said Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and Executive Director of IAVA Action Fund. “This Report Card is a promotional products critical tool for showing the American people who in Washington really supports Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and who just offers cheap rhetoric.”

Earlier this year, the IAVA recognized Mitchell as someone who “went above and beyond, not just voting in support of our veterans but also working behind the scenes to bring crucial veterans’ legislation to the floor.” [Source: IAVA Congressional Report Card]

In 2008, Congressman Mitchell teamed up with Senator Jim Webb of Virginia to introduce and than pass the Post-9/11 GI Bill to provide enhanced educational benefits to veterans with active duty service, including men and women serving in the National Guard and Reserves, on, or after, September 11 2001.  President Bush signed the Webb-Mitchell GI Bill into law on June 30, 2008.

In 2009, Mitchell was presented with American Legion Department of Arizona’s ‘Distinguished Legislator Award’ for his work on behalf of our nation’s veterans. Previous Distinguished Legislator Award recipients include Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl.

Mitchell currently serves as Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.  Mitchell’s most recent work has focused on increasing outreach to veterans who need mental health services and are at risk of suicide. [Source: The Arizona Republic, "Taking time to consider those who really matter," August 20, 2010]

SCOTTSDALE - U.S. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, made the following statement today in recognition of veterans across Arizona and the nation:

“On this Veterans Day, let us all take time to give thanks and honor our brave men and women in uniform who have risked their lives to protect our freedom, as well as those fallen heroes who paid the ultimate price for our country.  They have put country first, duty before comfort and sacrifice before luxury.

Veterans have kept their promise to serve our nation.  We must always keep our promise to assist and protect them once they return home.  That’s why since coming to Congress, I have worked tirelessly to make sure that Veterans receive the support and benefits they both deserve and earned.

We increased educational and economic opportunities for our veterans — active duty, National Guard, and Reserve — through a dramatically upgraded G.I. Bill.

We strengthened and improved health benefits for veterans and their families, and ensured that Medal of Honor recipients are eligible for priority status through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

We pushed the VA to provide more mental-health assistance for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan because too many of our returning veterans and those who served in past generations bear wounds that can’t be seen. Too many continue to struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and are at risk for suicide.

Although we have made progress, there is still much work to do.  The special honor we pay our veterans on Veterans Day is no more than we should do every day.  They deserve no less.”

SCOTTSDALE – U.S. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell today commended Bank of America for halting foreclosure sales in all 50 states in order to address flaws in their foreclosure process.  [Source: CNN, October 8, 2010]

“I commend Bank of America for doing the responsible thing and halting their foreclosure sales around the country in order to address flaws in their foreclosure process,” said Mitchell.  “As we hear more about current flaws in the foreclosure process, it is even more important that banks slow down and figure out the root of the problem I urge others to swiftly follow suit so that families will not have to worry about losing their home because of a clerical error.”

Bank of America’s action comes after reports surfaced that some of the nation’s largest lenders, including GMAC Mortgage, PNC Financial Services Group and JPMorgan Chase, improperly handled foreclosures. [Source: New York Times, October 4, 2010]  In a document obtained by the Associated Press, a Bank of America official acknowledged in a legal proceeding in February that “she signed up to 8,000 foreclosure documents a month and typically didn’t read them.” [Source: Washington Post, October 1, 2010]

Last week, Bank of America halted foreclosures in 23 states to examine whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents.

Likewise, amid growing pressure from outside consumer groups and individuals, two other of the nation’s biggest lenders, JPMorgan Chase and Ally Financial Inc., halted foreclosures in the 23 states where courts have jurisdiction over the process. [Source: Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2010].