Mar 03, 2011

Hypocrisy Alert

This Week Mary Bono Mack to Hold Hearings on Substance Abuse

 Two Weeks Ago Bono Mack Cut Funding For Substance Abuse Services  

Putting her own hypocrisy on full display, yesterday Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) said she wants to hold Congressional hearings into substance abuse because of actor Charlie Sheen’s recent comments, despite having voted recently to cut funding for it in Congress.  Two weeks ago, Bono Mack voted for the Republican Continuing Resolution which would slash funding for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services by $96 million.

 “Representative Mary Bono Mack’s talk about the problem of substance abuse in America is hollow because she actually chose to reduce help to Americans suffering with addictions and looking for recovery,” said Jesse Ferguson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.  “If Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack wants to hold hearings about ways to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse, she can start by holding a hearing into her own vote to cut funding  that helps those suffering from it.”  

 Background:

 Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack Yesterday: “Addiction continues to be a serious and rapidly escalating problem across America, and Mr. Sheen’s dismissal of treatment, as well as his mockery of the millions of people in recovery, is extremely disappointing.” [Desert Sun, 3/2/11]

 Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack Two Weeks Ago: Voted to take $96 million away from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. [HR 1, Vote #147 , 2/19/11; Inside Tucson Business, Op-ed, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, 2/25/11]

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