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  • Congresswoman Bono Mack Questions White House, Homeland Security About U.S. Border Patrol Activities
    Sep 14, 2012  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-4 5) sent the following letter to the White House and Department of Homeland Security, raising questions about the activities of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at emergency assistance areas in Mecca: September 13, 2012 The President The White House Washington,... More
  • House Leaders Embrace Bono Mack’s Efforts To Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
    May 9, 2012  - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (MI-6), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (PA-16) and Ranking Member Henry Waxman (CA-30) have agreed to include in the FDA Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651) a key provision by Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) to combat the deadly and gro... More
  • Bono Mack Says Western Environmental Must Take 'All Necessary Steps' to Safeguard Public's Health
    May 2, 2012  - After a conference call with state officials to discuss soil test results at Western Environmental’s Mecca plant, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), who first asked the EPA to investigate potential public health problems at Mecca early last year, issued the following statement: “While the latest ... 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 Praises Report Highlighting Need for Prescriber Education
    Jan 23, 2012  - After writing a letter to the Comptroller General, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Co-Chairman of the House Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, issued the following statement in response to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the need for manda... More
  • Bono Mack Blasts FDA for Lack of Oversight at Novartis
    Jan 17, 2012  - As a leader in the fight against prescription drug abuse in America, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lax oversight at the Novartis Consumer Health Care Inc. facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. In a letter today to FDA, Bono Mack says the ag... More
  • Bono Mack Praises Efforts by New York Mayor to Fight Drug Abuse
    Dec 14, 2011  - Calling prescription drug abuse a nationwide crisis, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, today applauded the decision of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to set up a prescription drug abuse task force in his city. The Honorab... More
  • Bono Mack Says New Survey Highlights Need for Legislation
    Dec 14, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, pointed to today’s survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse as yet another reason why her legislation, the Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2011 (H.R. 1316) and the Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 211... More
  • Bono Mack Urges Governor to Save Prescription Monitoring Program
    Dec 7, 2011  - Calling it critically important to public health and safety, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today urged Governor Jerry Brown to save California’s first-in-the-nation prescription drug monitoring program: The Honorable Jerry Brown State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Bro... More
  • Bono Mack Criticizes Tactics of Occupy Riverside Protestors
    Dec 2, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) sent the following letter to Riverside Mayor Ronald Loveridge after city police moved in to clear an illegal encampment near City Hall, which was set up by Occupy Riverside protestors: Dear Mayor Loveridge: Thank you on a job well done. You and the Riverside Poli... More