Bono Mack Hears Concerns From Local Businesses

Rep. Mary Bono Mack, (R-Palm Springs) discussed government spending and regulation with dozens of local businessmen on Tuesday.

The hour-and-a-half long round table discussion was held at the University of California-Riverside’s Palm Desert campus.

The discussion included a variety of topics ranging from federal regulations and the federal budget to manufacturing and unemployment.

Bono Mack recently became chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.

The round table talk was one of many she said she plans to hold.

She said she’s heard complaints about big government before, but the ones expressed at the round table discussion are some of the most passionate she’s ever heard.

“It’s a good thing. It’s a good thing that people are getting engaged and getting involved in recognizing a big government solution is not the answer to moving our country forward,” said Bono Mack.

Soon afterward on Twitter, the representative typed, “Just finished regulatory round table discussion in Palm Desert. Main takeaway? Government is making it harder, not easier to create jobs.”

The Congresswoman is heading back to Washington D.C. next week to work on changes to the consumer product safety improvement act.

She’ll then be discussing trade with China at a hearing next month.