Mary Bono Mack

Let us not continue to blame this on Grandma and her medicine chest. She knows better, and in our hearts Americans do, too.

The death toll from overdoses of these powerfully-addictive medicines is now more than double the death toll from heroin, cocaine, and all other illegal drugs combined.

It is time to realize that we can't simply wish this horrific problem away, not with nearly 30,000 people a year dying from it.

Today prescription drug abuse is a deadly, serious, and rapidly escalating problem all across our Nation.

But the free market right now is suffering from rogue Web sites and from all of the bad prescription drugs again.

It is very important to remember how tribal gaming has improved the lives of thousands of Native Americans

Tribal gaming has been a huge plus with seven casinos supporting thousands of jobs during these very difficult economic times

As chairman of the subcommittee, let me be clear about two things: First, we are going to be very thorough in examining a wide range of issues related to Internet gambling before coming to any conclusions; and secondly, at the end of the…

This legislation can't protect everybody at every time in every instance but it can go a long way to protecting people.

We don't want the advertising to target young people disproportionately or addicted gamblers disproportionately.

Consumers make choices with their feet and with their wallets.

I still feel strongly that a national baseline privacy law is the best way to ensure consumers have basic common sense and permanent rights over the collection and use of their information.

When it comes to online privacy, at least for me, consumer attitudes and expectations are the bits and the bytes that matter the most.

We want common sense. We want to know that the FDA and the FTC and the working group are actually collaborating.

It is time we return government to the people and rein in Washington's culture of senseless regulation.

Today, the evidence is all around us. There is an indisputable link between childhood obesity and diabetes.

Big government is no replacement for parental involvement in our children's everyday lives and their understanding of the food that they consume, what they eat and the individuals that they become.

I am convinced that our children have to get active.

I look forward to our continued discussions on how we can best balance the need to remain innovative with the need to protect all of our privacy, certainly our children's privacy.

When it comes to online privacy protection, we have no more important job than to get it right for our kids.

The time has come for Congress to take these growing threats more seriously.

I think that as Mr. Pratt said earlier, most of the innovation that has taken place in the digital revolution has come from here in the U.S.

Why should we move toward a regulatory approach that has proved to hold back the Internet sector in that particular region?

And it is clear to me anyway that personal data truly is a gold rush of our time.

The Federal Government hasn't done a study in, what, 10 years? Do you or any of the other agencies have plans to conduct another study soon to gather hard data?