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  • Bono Mack Supports Payroll Tax Cut Agreement
    Dec 22, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) issued the following statement after the U.S. House and Senate agreed to a deal to extend the payroll tax break for two months: “I am pleased that this deal will provide 160 million hard-working Americans with the tax relief they deserve, and will prevent a tax i... More
  • Bono Mack Urges Senate to Pass Year-Long Tax Break for Americans
    Dec 20, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives formally requested a conference to reconcile differences with the Senate over a payroll tax cut extension for 2012: “Americans want and deserve the certainty of a year-long tax break – not th... 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 Names New Legislative Assistant in DC Office
    Dec 13, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) announced today that Jennifer Conklin has joined her Washington, D.C. office as a legislative assistant. Conklin will handle health care issues and prescription drug abuse for Congresswoman Bono Mack, who co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Ab... More
  • CVS Praised for Efforts to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
    Dec 7, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, today applauded the efforts of drug store chain CVS to help crack down on prescription drug abuse, now the fastest-growing drug problem in America: Mr. Larry J. Merlo President and Chief Executi... 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
  • Bono Mack ‘Outraged’ by Bomb Threat at Congressional Office
    Dec 1, 2011  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) released the following statement after a fake bomb threat at Congressman Darrell Issa’s district office: “This is a very serious matter, and those responsible should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I am outraged by this senseless act. It’s an ‘in-you... More
  • Bono Mack Says FTC-Facebook Settlement Good for American Consumers
    Nov 29, 2011  - Calling it a positive step forward, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook reached a settlement in a privacy dispute dating back to 200... More