<?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>John Tierney (D-MA) - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/</link><description>whereIstand.com: John Tierney (D-MA) - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/Thumbnail/2</url><title>John Tierney (D-MA) - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:10:02 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">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Tierney is confident that the bill will pass by the end of the year, saying
      there is plenty of time remaining over the next few months.</em></div></body><title>Health care reform legislation will be passed in 2009. (Debate Over Health Care Reform)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/176467</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/176467</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:44:30 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tierney is confident that the bill will pass by the end of the year, saying there is plenty of time remaining over the next few months.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Debate Over Health Care Reform</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Tierney co-sponsored the United States National Health Insurance Act.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should implement a single-payer health care system. (Universal Healthcare)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/24998</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/24998</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:31:39 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tierney co-sponsored the United States National Health Insurance Act.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Universal Healthcare</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>"We support unrestricted access to EC for all woman."</em></div></body><title>Plan B should be available over-the-counter to women under the age of 18. (Women's Health)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/57469</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/57469</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:34:23 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;"We support unrestricted access to EC for all woman."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Women's Health</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Tierney co-sponsored the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM)
      Act</em></div></body><title>The decibel level of television commercials should be regulated. (Advertising)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/50011</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/50011</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:57:58 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tierney co-sponsored the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Advertising</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>The Progressive Caucus is united in its goal of making health care a right,
      not a privilege. </em></div></body><title>People do have a right to affordable healthcare. (Healthcare)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/10708</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/10708</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:53 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Progressive Caucus is united in its goal of making health care a right, not a privilege. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Healthcare</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada. (Prescription Drugs)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/4498</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/4498</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Prescription Drugs</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). (Children's Health)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/30818</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/30818</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:31 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Children's Health</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>as well as committing to maintain no permanent U.S. bases or troops within
      Iraq. </em></div></body><title>The U.S. should not set up permanent military bases in Iraq. (U.S. Strategy in Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/14702</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/14702</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:19 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;as well as committing to maintain no permanent U.S. bases or troops within Iraq. &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">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Now it has deteriorated into a civil war for the Iraqis and a quagmire for
      the United States</em></div></body><title>Iraq is engaged in a civil war. (Invasion and occupation of Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/17756</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/17756</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:08 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now it has deteriorated into a civil war for the Iraqis and a quagmire for 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">John Tierney (D-MA)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>I have disagreed with President Bush on Iraq from its start and I voted against
      going to war in 2002</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/JohnTierney/22</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/JohnTierney/22</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:59 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have disagreed with President Bush on Iraq from its start and I voted against going to war in 2002&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Invasion and occupation of Iraq</category></item></channel></rss>