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      <excerpt>...also would mean that our area could forget about new economic development between the river and Interstate 255. U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello has a pending bill that would freeze the federal flood insurance requirements as long as metro-east leaders are acti</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...tool goes here 	  Abortion opponents are urging U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello not to sign any legislation for a healthcare overhaul that includes taxpayer-funded abortions. Daniel Michael, an abortion protester from Highland, said abortion opponents planned </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...concern. That's why there'll be very little, if any, Republican support if this bill makes it to the floor.&quot; U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, has so far not revealed where he stands on the health care bill, other than to cite worries over the sum</excerpt>
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      <title>Shimkus will vote against health care bill; Costello hasn't yet announced how he'll vote</title>
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      <excerpt>...which is especially important as we continue to deal with the subprime mortgage crisis and economic downturn,&quot; U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, stated in a Wednesday news release.		 Commenting allows our readers to share information, insights and</excerpt>
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      <title>St. Clair County gets HUD grants</title>
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      <excerpt>...called University Town Center (UTC). Bruce Holland of Holland Construction is president of UTC. John Costello, son of U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Belleville), is a principal of UTC. The bonds would be repaid with proceeds from the five percent tax that </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...on where the investigation leads. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed an air safety bill backed by Rep. Jerry Costello (D) of Illinois. It includes provisions to establish pilot mentoring programs, boost training requirements for pil</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in Illinois. Illinois certainly could use the money, but Missouri has is own budget crisis, so cross off that idea. U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, who has championed extending the park, said he would support any reasonable plan. Reasonable is the key word in</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the editor: The article in the Record posted Friday, October 23, 2009, made it sound like I was saying that the reason Rep. Jerry Costello introduced H.R. 3415 was to help his son, who is developing the University Town Center STAR bonds project in Glen </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The Office of the Republican Whip has just published this comprehensive list of House Representatives who may still be on the fence about voting for or against Pelosi&amp;#39;s health care overhaul. Where does your representative stand? ... Jerry  Costello (D-</excerpt>
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      <title>Democrat leader: &#8220;Very close&#8221; to votes needed to pass health bill ...</title>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL): Bill Language Is Not Sufficient To Prevent Federal Funding For Abortion. &#8220;While some assert that language contained in variations of H.R. 3200, America&amp;#39;s Affordable Health Choices Act, is sufficient to ...</excerpt>
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      <title>W.H. feels pressure on jobs, spending | I Watch Obama</title>
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      <excerpt>...a plan tapping unspent stimulus funds &#8212; an idea that he said had been discussed by Emanuel with an old Chicago friend, Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.). House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.) said he knew nothing of this approach and w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>That&amp;#39;s interesting I don&amp;#39;t see Rep. Nye&amp;#39;s name on any of the lists. I bet he has a cheap copy of that can&amp;#39;t decide picture that the Obama&amp;#39;s put in the White House. Sniveling weasel. Cindy Munford on November 6, 2009 at 1:19 PM ... Jerry</excerpt>
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