Harry Mitchell bill cosponsorships, and other stuff

Congressman Harry Mitchell is one of the cosponsors of the following bills (OK, one of the many cosponsors :) ):

HR1: To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

HR2: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

HR3: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.

HR4: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

In other Mitchell news, Stacy at AZCongresswatch has a couple of pieces that involve Harry.

One highlights the disagreement, covered in the East Valley Tribune, between Rep. Mitchell and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ6) have over allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Flake, in a somewhat surprising position for someone who wants to be known as a "fiscally responsible" Republican, opposes negotiation, saying it could lead to "government price controls."

Mitchell's take: “We mean business. We’re trying to show people there is a change here and the change is good. And we’re going to deliver on our campaign promises.”

The entire EV Trib article is here.

The other piece highlights a Business Journal of Phoenix article about his involvement with efforts to increase federal funding for stem cell research.

See: his cosponsorship of HR3, noted above.

Lastly, EJ Montini has a good column about Harry's move to D.C. available on the AZ Rep website.

Later!