Congresswoman Bono Mack Touts Her Vote for Bi-Partisan JOBS Act in D.C.

The Republican congresswoman who hopes to represent the San Gorgonio Pass voted Thursday in favor of the bi-partisan JOBS Act in the Nation's Capital.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs, then released a statement calling its passage "a huge victory" for American workers and small businesses.

Bono Mack is seeking re-election in November in the newly-formed 36th Congressional District, which includes Whitewater, Cabazon, Banning, Beaumont, Cherry Valley and Calimesa.

The congresswoman touted her role as chair of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and said she has made job creation a top priority.

After the House of Representatives approved the JOBS Act in a 390-23 vote, Bono Mack said in a statement:

"With nearly 13 million Americans still unemployed - and many of them struggling to make ends meet - passage of the JOBS Act offers hope for the future. It will help to create new jobs, stimulate the U.S. economy and boost prosperity. This is a huge victory for American workers and small businesses, in particular.

"Supported by President Obama, I strongly urge the Senate to immediately take up this critically important legislation and pass it without delay. After nearly three years of the unemployment rate at 8 percent or higher - the longest such stretch since the Great Depression - out-of-work Americans are counting on this help, and we must not let them down."

A pdf map of the new 36th Congressional District is attached to this report.