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  • Bono Mack Seeks Answers About New Version of OxyContin
    Dec 22, 2009  - Calling attention to the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and addiction among Americans young and old, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to answer questions on the proposed reformulation of the powerful prescription drug OxyContin. In a letter ... More
  • Bono Mack To Interview Best-Selling Author and Humanitarian Greg Mortenson
    Dec 18, 2009  - This weekend, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) will interview best-selling author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson on his new book, Stones into Schools, on C-SPAN2’s After Words program. Bono Mack is a longtime supporter of Mortenson’s work to improve education for children, especially girls, in ... More
  • Bono Mack: Increased EPA Regulations Bad for Business, Bad for America
    Dec 18, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement on the conclusion of Copenhagen, which will pave the way for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to unilaterally regulate greenhouse gases: "International climate change negotiations in Copenhagen have been largely unsuc... More
  • Bono Mack Decries National Debt Limit Increase
    Dec 16, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack today issued the following statement expressing her opposition to the House Majority’s plan to increase the statutory limit on the national debt by $290 billion (H.R. 4314): “While businesses and households across the country – and the world – are finding ways to cut cos... More
  • Bono Mack Designates Offices as ‘Toys for Tots’ Drop Off Locations
    Dec 15, 2009  - In an effort to help bring the Christmas spirit and hope to children in need, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) has joined with the Salvation Army and the Marine Corps in the Toys for Tots campaign by designating her offices in Palm Springs and Hemet as drop-off sites. “The Toys for Tots campaign... More
  • Bono Mack Votes to Strengthen Sanctions on Iran
    Dec 15, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today praised House passage of legislation that would tighten U.S. sanctions on Iran and seek to cripple Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (H.R. 2194), which Bono Mack co-sponsored, passed in the House by an overwhelming maj... More
  • Bono Mack: Prescription Drug Abuse Threatens More and More Teens
    Dec 14, 2009  - A leading advocate for prevention and treatment of substance abuse and addiction Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement on the survey release today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that shows that an increasing number of young people are abusing presc... More
  • Bono Mack Opposes Additional Government Bailouts
    Dec 11, 2009  - Emphasizing that Washington needs to stop out-of-control spending and take action to reduce the national debt, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today voted to end to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and opposed sweeping legislation that would expand the federal government’s role in the f... More
  • Bono Mack Introduces Water Settlement Legislation
    Dec 11, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today introduced legislation to resolve an ongoing lawsuit over water resources in Riverside County and ratify a comprehensive agreement between the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians and the United States and California water districts, including Rancho Ca... More
  • Bono Mack Announces Funding for PSP Airport Tower
    Dec 10, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today announced that the Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) will receive $2 million in federal funds, which Bono Mack requested, towards a new airport control tower. The funding is included in the 2009 end-of-the-year omnibus appropriations bill, which pass... More