<?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>Tom Petri - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/</link><description>whereIstand.com: Tom Petri - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/Thumbnail</url><title>Tom Petri - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:52:39 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>Petri voted to retain the moratorium.</em></div></body><title>Congress should not lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. (Environment)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/50066</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/50066</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:02:29 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Petri voted to retain the moratorium.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Environment</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>Cosponser H.R.618 Right to Life Act </em></div></body><title>Life begins at conception. (Questions of Life)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/211</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/211</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:59:39 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Cosponser H.R.618 Right to Life Act &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Questions of Life</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>Republican Moderates Urge Democrats, President To Make Climate Change A Top Environmental
      Issue</em></div></body><title>Global warming is a problem primarily caused by humans; higher average temperatures are partly or entirely the result of human actions. (Global Warming)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/1340</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/1340</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:29:07 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Republican Moderates Urge Democrats, President To Make Climate Change A Top Environmental Issue&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Global Warming</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>He has opposed efforts to add mandates to insurance coverage that tend to drive
      up costs and make it impossible for insurers to offer basic health insurance. </em></div></body><title>The U.S. should not implement a single-payer health care system. (Universal Healthcare)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/24998</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/24998</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:55:53 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;He has opposed efforts to add mandates to insurance coverage that tend to drive up costs and make it impossible for insurers to offer basic health insurance. &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Universal Healthcare</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>He has opposed efforts to add mandates to insurance coverage that tend to drive
      up costs and make it impossible for insurers to offer basic health insurance. </em></div></body><title>The U.S. government should not provide universal healthcare. (Healthcare)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/14341</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/14341</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;He has opposed efforts to add mandates to insurance coverage that tend to drive up costs and make it impossible for insurers to offer basic health insurance. &lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Healthcare</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>As the importance of prescription drugs has grown, so too has the need for some
      type of prescription drug coverage under Medicare.</em></div></body><title>The government should subsidize prescription drugs for seniors who cannot afford them. (Seniors' Health)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/39572</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/39572</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;As the importance of prescription drugs has grown, so too has the need for some type of prescription drug coverage under Medicare.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Seniors' Health</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>Petri voted for a bill that would limit campaign contributions</em></div></body><title>Regulations on campaign contributions do not violate the First Amendment. (Campaign Finance )</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/3933</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/3933</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 05:36:50 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Petri voted for a bill that would limit campaign contributions&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Campaign Finance </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>Rep. Petri and Rep. Tom Udall have introduced the Keep America Competitive Global
      Warming Policy Act, which is a mandatory, economy wide, up-stream, cap-and-trade,
      all greenhouse gas reduction policy</em></div></body><title>Global warming is a problem that humans must take actions to address. (Global Warming)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/1341</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/1341</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:18:20 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Rep. Petri and Rep. Tom Udall have introduced the Keep America Competitive Global Warming Policy Act, which is a mandatory, economy wide, up-stream, cap-and-trade, all greenhouse gas reduction policy&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Global Warming</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>Rep. Petri and Rep. Tom Udall have introduced the Keep America Competitive Global
      Warming Policy Act, which is a mandatory, economy wide, up-stream, cap-and-trade</em></div></body><title>The cap and trade system would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (Environment)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/28183</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/28183</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:17:56 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Rep. Petri and Rep. Tom Udall have introduced the Keep America Competitive Global Warming Policy Act, which is a mandatory, economy wide, up-stream, cap-and-trade&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Environment</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 establishing "network neutrality" </em></div></body><title>Congress should not pass legislation to mandate network neutrality on the Internet. (Control of the Internet)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/18359</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/TomPetri/18359</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:09 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;
	&lt;em&gt;Voted NO on establishing "network neutrality" &lt;/em&gt;
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