Connie Mack is a Florida Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is married to California Representative, Mary Bono.
On March 18, 2009, Mack said that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner should resign after the AIG, a company which has received billions of dollars in loans, paid large bonuses to their employees on March 13, 2009. Mack said that Geithner had been involved in negotiations with AIG before he took office as Treasury Secretary and either was "grossly negligent" for not knowing that the bonuses would be paid out, or failed to inform President Barack Obama about them.Fox News: Rep. Mack Calls for Geithner to Resign or Be Fired Over AIG Bonuses (March 18, 2009)
Mack on Geithner
On March 18, 2009, Mack released a written statement where he said Geithner should either be fired by President Obama or resign. Mack called Geithner "a disaster". The comment was made after AIG, a company which has received billions of dollars in loans, paid large bonuses to their employees on March 13, 2009. Mack said that Geithner didn't do enough to prevent AIG from giving out the bonuses.Fox News: Rep. Mack Calls for Geithner to Resign or Be Fired Over AIG Bonuses (March 18, 2009)
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Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy IV
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Serves on three House committees; Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs and Budget
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Great-grandson of Connie Mack Sr., a former baseball player, manager and team owner
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Graduate of University of Florida
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Married to California House Rep. Mary Bono Mack
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Has two children, Addison and Connie, and two stepchildren, Chesare and Chianna
