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By HERBERT ATIENZA
The Press-Enterprise�
President Bush signed into law Thursday a long-awaited bill that resolves a decades-old water rights dispute involving the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, communities in the San Jacinto Valley and some of Southern California’s largest water providers.
The signing of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007 ends more than [...]

Keith Matheny
The Desert Sun
Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s bill to resolve decades of water disputes and bring reparation for an area Indian tribe is now heading to the president’s desk for signing.
The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007, HR 4841, ends more than 75 years of litigation and creates new sources of water [...]

By JEFF HORSEMAN
The Press-Enterprise�
A flood-control project on Murrieta Creek could be in line for a major influx of dollars from the federal government, according to Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards.
But funding for the Murrieta Creek Flood Control, Environmental Restoration and Recreation Project remains up in the air as Washington lawmakers craft a budget.
With the [...]

Washington, Jul 24 - Approved by Unanimous Consent in the U.S. Senate, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s (CA-45) bill to resolve decades of water disputes and bring much-deserved reparation for the Soboba Tribe and local residents is now heading to the President’s desk for his signature. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act of 2007, H.R. [...]

By LESLIE BERKMAN and BEN GOAD
The Press-Enterprise�
Legislation creating a $300 billion government insurance pool to help at least 400,000 families refinance troubled mortgages won House approval Wednesday.
The measure would also allow Inland cities, some with thousands of foreclosed homes, to tap into federal funds to buy the vacant bank-owned properties and sell or rent them [...]

Washington, Jul 23 - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today voted to help millions of Americans deal with the current mortgage crisis and restore stability to the housing market and mortgage finance institutions. The comprehensive housing legislation, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, H.R. 3221, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of [...]

Washington, Jul 18 - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today announced two federal grants for the Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE). Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Rural Business Enterprise Grants in the amounts of $200,000 and $90,000 will help DACE continue to promote development and business enterprises in the Coachella Valley.�
“I [...]

By Deborah Barfield Berry
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mary Bono Mack has raised 10 times as much
money for her campaign than her Democratic challenger, according to the
latest campaign finance reports.
Bono Mack, a Republican from Palm Springs, raised nearly $1.3 million compared to $124,947 raised by Julie Bornstein, a former assemblywoman from Palm Desert.
Bornstein, who defeated two [...]

Washington, Jul 17 - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement on the University of California Regents’ decision to establish the School of Medicine at UC Riverside:�
“This is great news for the Inland Empire and for California,” said Bono Mack. “I am pleased that the future UCR School of Medicine will help meet [...]

Washington, Jul 15 - Voting to override the President’s veto, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today helped ensure that millions of seniors have access to the health care they need. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Provider Act, H.R. 6331, will reverse the 10.6 percent cut in reimbursement to Medicare physicians that took effect on July [...]