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  • Bono Mack Says Passage of Bill to Roll Back Regulation Will Benefit America's Auto Dealers
    Jul 23, 2012  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, today championed legislation to repeal an outdated and expensive regulation which burdens America’s nearly 20,000 automobile dealers, but provides almost no benefit to consumers. The five l... More
  • Bono Mack Says DOD Plans to Cut Number of Military Flights into PSP
    Mar 23, 2012  - Following a meeting in Washington between her staff and senior officials from the Department of Defense (DOD), Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) says she has received assurances that military flights into Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) will be reduced beginning next month. What’s more, ... More
  • Bono Mack Vows to Monitor Progress of Caltrans’ Interstate 10 Management Plan
    Feb 23, 2012  - After receiving a letter of explanation from the California Department of Transportation, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) said today that she will closely monitor Caltrans’ evolving new plan to avoid massive traffic delays on Interstate 10. Bono Mack went on to add: “To its credit, Caltrans has... More
  • Bono Mack Asks Transportation Secretary LaHood to Assist With I-10 Traffic Plan
    Feb 15, 2012  - In the wake of a massive traffic jam which paralyzed a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 10 over the weekend, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to look into the problem and offer recommendations on how to prevent similar traffic tie-ups in the future. The... More
  • Bono Mack Calls on President to Deliver on Jobs Pledge
    Jan 23, 2012  - Calling it a time for “more action and less partisanship,” Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, today urged President Obama to work with both Republicans and Democrats to create tens of thousands of new American jobs and to re... More
  • Bono Mack Plans Hearing on Ways to Promote, Expand Tourism
    Jan 19, 2012  - With jurisdiction over tourism, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) issued the following statement after the White House announced plans today to increase the number of international visitors who come to America each year: “Promoting and expanding tourism in California and across the United States ... More
  • Bono Mack Says America Cannot Afford 'Business as Usual'
    Nov 21, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today released the following statement after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed to reach a bipartisan agreement: “The Democrats simply do not understand that it can't be business as usual. We need to cut wasteful spending, not raise taxes. The... More
  • Bono Mack Blasts Airlines for 'Back Door Grab' to Pocket Federal Taxes
    Jul 27, 2011  - Calling it a “theft of consumer confidence,” Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, sent letters today to the major airlines serving Palm Springs, criticizing their decision to “essentially pocket the federal ticket taxes paid b... More
  • Bono Mack Urges Congressional Leaders to Resolve FAA Impasse
    Jul 26, 2011  - With funding for the Palm Springs International Airport control tower project now in limbo, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) sent the following letter to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees: July 25, 2011 The Honorable Jay Rockefeller, Chairman Senate Committee on Comm... More
  • Bono Mack Says Inaction by Senate Threatens Palm Springs Airport Tower Project
    Jul 25, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement calling for the U.S. Senate to pass the Airport and Airway Extension Act (H.R. 2553) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority (243-177) last week. The House measure cuts wasteful spending but prov... More