Archive for April, 2009
News Articles - 04/29/2009
Rep. Mack criticizes House passage of Democrats’ budget
WASHINGTON — Congressman Connie Mack today criticized the passage of more spending, higher taxes and bigger government after the House of Representatives passed the conference report for the fiscal year 2010 budget. The Senate must now approve the budget conference report before it can take effect.
“Our nation is facing serious economic challenges. But instead of [...]
News Articles - 04/23/2009
Rep. Mack’s theoretical gift to Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez came bearing gifts when he met with President Obama at the Summit of the Americas last weekend: the leftist history book “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” by Eduardo Galleano, which subsequently shot up to No. 2 on Amazon.com’s best sellers’ list.
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) was [...]
News Articles - 04/06/2009
A tax by any other name in Florida is usually a fee
Where is Connie Mack when you need him?
The affable but conservative legislator who once represented the coastal communities of Broward and Palm Beach counties in the Florida Legislature may have moved up to the big leagues of Congress. But his no-nonsense in accepting anything that smacks of a new tax is sorely missed in Tallahassee.
Mack, [...]
News Articles - 04/04/2009
Editorial: Mack right to stick with SWF
Good for Connie Mack IV for deciding to stay put in his Southwest Florida congressional seat instead of running for the U.S. Senate.
The popular Mack has done a solid job for Southwest Florida, and has become a prominent spokesman for conservatives critical of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery strategy.
We don’t always share the representative’s opinions [...]
