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by Erica Felci MyDesert.com Rep. Mary Bono Mack will be one of the headliners at the California Republican Party’s fall convention. The Palm Springs Republican will be giving what her office described as a major address on job creation and the economy. Bono Mack also will be honored at a dinner banquet, which is billed [...]

By Paul C. Barton, MyDesert.com PALM DESERT, Calif. When White House officials warn of Congress triggering another worldwide financial crisis by not raising the limit on the national debt, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes refuses to scare. Unless the White House agrees to Republican demands for significant “structural” spending reforms and economic-growth measures — especially related [...]

By Sara Jerome – 03/17/11, TheHill.com   Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) is charging the Obama administration with letting trade deals “languish in limbo” at the direction of organized labor.   At a hearing Wednesday, she made a strong push for free trade, arguing that “America’s trade policies are stuck in the fax age.”   [...]

MyDesert.com Feb 4, 2011 Erica Felci   Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack today expressed hope that she’ll be working with the Democratic White House to push forward her ideas for job creation.   Bono Mack — the newly-tapped chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade — outlined her ideas in a letter [...]

TheHill.com, By Sara Jerome Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) introduced a resolution opposing the possibility that the United Nations could begin to regulate the Internet. “It has become increasingly clear that international governmental organizations, such as the United Nations, have aspirations to become the epicenter of Internet governance. And I’m going to do everything I [...]

By BEN GOAD Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – Inland Southern California’s Republican House members are poised for action once their party takes control of the chamber next month. Last month’s Election Day landslide delivered the GOP a comfortable House majority and, they say, a mandate to shrink government, slash federal spending and begin the work of [...]

Kate McGinty • The Desert Sun • December 16, 2010 Rep. Mary Bono Mack has made history as the first Republican woman chairperson of a powerful subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Bono Mack released a statement Thursday announcing the appointment and said she was honored to hold a gavel on the powerful [...]

Washington-House Republicans today joined Senate Republicans in adopting an earmark ban for the 112th Congress. The measure was offered by Rep.-elect Sean Duffy (R-WI), who was elected to the seat long held by Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI). The Duffy motion was adopted by unanimous consent. Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement: [...]

Indian Wells, CA – Upon receiving the election results of the highly anticipated and nationally watched congressional race between Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) and the failed Mayor of Palm Springs, Steve Pougnet, in which Bono Mack secured a convincing victory over her well-funded, liberal candidate, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack released the following statements: “It [...]

Dick Heckmann • Special to The Desert Sun • October 31, 2010 As a desert resident for more than 30 years, I care deeply about our community and especially about our future. That is why I believe it is critically important that we elect the right kind of leaders to help guide us through these [...]