<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Jerry Costello - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/</link><description>whereIstand.com: Jerry Costello - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/Thumbnail</url><title>Jerry Costello - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:57:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>whereIstand.com 2.3</generator><managingEditor>nick@whereIstand.com</managingEditor><webMaster>nick@whereIstand.com</webMaster><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Costello voted for the D.C. House Voting Rights Act</em></div></body><title>The District of Columbia should have a seat in Congress. (U.S. Politics)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/25542</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/25542</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:01:40 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Costello voted for the D.C. House Voting Rights Act&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Politics</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Extending these credits will provide a dependable environment in which to pursue
      coal-to-liquid projects, which will benefit our nation's coal industry and the economy.” </em></div></body><title>The U.S. should expand coal-to-liquid fuel production. (Energy Policy)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/24671</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/24671</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:04:57 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Extending these credits will provide a dependable environment in which to pursue coal-to-liquid projects, which will benefit our nation's coal industry and the economy.” &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Energy Policy</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em> I will continue to support Amtrak at the federal level.” </em></div></body><title>The federal government should subsidize Amtrak. (U.S. Domestic Policy)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/17747</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/17747</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:38:13 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt; I will continue to support Amtrak at the federal level.” &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Domestic Policy</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em> I voted against giving President Bush the authority to send our troops into Iraq
      because I was not convinced that Saddam Hussein presented an imminent or direct threat
      to the United States.</em></div></body><title>Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, it was not justified. (Invasion and occupation of Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/22</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/22</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:10:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt; I voted against giving President Bush the authority to send our troops into Iraq because I was not convinced that Saddam Hussein presented an imminent or direct threat to the United States.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Invasion and occupation of Iraq</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>To that end, I voted against President Bush’s troop surge last year and also voted
      to put a timeframe for troop withdrawal in place.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. (U.S. Strategy in Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/14705</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/14705</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:09:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;To that end, I voted against President Bush’s troop surge last year and also voted to put a timeframe for troop withdrawal in place.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Strategy in Iraq</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Domestic ethanol production has enhanced rural development, reduced our dependence
      on foreign oil, improved air quality</em></div></body><title>Expanded ethanol production will have a positive overall impact on the environment. (Alternative Energy)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/26805</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/26805</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:09:37 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Domestic ethanol production has enhanced rural development, reduced our dependence on foreign oil, improved air quality&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Alternative Energy</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.</em></div></body><title>The federal government should not subsidize the creation of new stem cell lines. (Stem cell research)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/5267</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/5267</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:07:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Stem cell research</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. </em></div></body><title>Scientists should not pursue embryonic stem cell research. (Stem cell research)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/14254</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/14254</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:07:14 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Stem cell research</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><title>Human cloning should not be allowed. (Cloning)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/25618</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/25618</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:07:04 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction &amp; medical research&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Cloning</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">author added</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should enact a constitutional amendment prohibiting the burning of the American flag. (Free Speech)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/6702</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JerryCostello/6702</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:26:54 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Free Speech</category></item></channel></rss>