BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF GUY COSTELLO IS.
It's Time For a NewMan in Washington!
WE ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF GUY JERRY IS
Jerry took almost 3 MILLION DOLLARS in contributions in 2000 and 2006 when he ran UNOPPOSED, do you think he's working for you??
www.opensecrets.org
Jerry Costello was an unindicted co-conspirator in the trial of Amiel Cueto, who was convicted on June 11, 1997 of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of obstructing justice. An ethics complaint was filed on September 25, 1997, to request an investigation into whether he violated criminal prohibitions against the acceptance of an illegal gratuity or a bribe, whether he violated federal financial disclosure requirements, and whether he tried to obstruct a federal gambling investigation.
The largest PAC contribution to Representative Costello's campaign for re-election in 2010 is a $4,000 donation from Friends of Corrine Brown, the campaign fund of U.S. Representative Corrine Brown, a Florida legislator who, according to the St. Petersburg Times, "has a record of ethics and campaign violations."
TOP 20 WHO GAVE JERRY MONEY IN 2010 (so far)
HOW DID JERRY SPEND HIS DONATED CASH?
How Jerry Really Voted!
Jerry's Wasteful Congressional Spending votes:
http://www.republicanwhip.house.gove/youcut/
Pity the poor farmers--and us. We are going to be paying a LOT more for food soon because of the financial reform bill MY OPPONENT VOTED FOR. Farmers use derivatives to buy and sell their products and the new rules in the financial reform bill THAT MY OPPONENT VOTED FOR is going to decimate the family farmers of the district. Of course, just like the health care bill that no one bothered to read, the Congress critters didn't read the bill--just rushed it through. Since MY OPPONENT has never had a job that wasn't paid for by our taxes, he has no clue of the business ramifications of the bills he votes on--he just does what Nancy Pelosi tells him to do...like a good little lapdog!
Pennsylvania is now using federal money to fund abortions--just like we knew they would and Obama's executive order isn't doing a thing even though MY OPPONENT told us that our tax dollars wouldn't be used to fund abortions so he thought it was OK to vote for the health care bill--AND WE ALL KNOW "HONEST JERRY" AND HOW HE TOLD US FOR FOUR DAYS THAT HE WASN'T VOTING FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL!
HE VOTED FOR IT AND HAS BEEN HIDING SINCE THEN!
YOUR TAXES WILL BE PAYING FOR ABORTIONS!!
The Illinois concealed carry town hall was very interesting. It was packed with people demanding the right to concealed carry and Teri was there in the hot stuffy room supporting the people of the 12th district. Her Opponent sent a letter that was read by Sheriff Justus and there was DEAD SILENCE after it was read although other supportive letters were read to loud applause. It seems that everyone knows that Her oppomt is on his way out. Teri mingled with the people at the meeting and was warmly received since she has had a concealed carry permit for 15 years. Teri's Opponent can SAY he supports gun rights but in 22 years hasn't done anything to promote concealed carry in Illinois. Teri is a gun owner, a FOID card holder and has a concealed carry permit that is valid in 34 states.
Help me win this election and let's get rid of Jerry Costello once and for all!
Here's How:
Jerry took almost 3 MILLION DOLLARS in contributions in 2000 and 2006 when he ran UNOPPOSED, do you think he's working for you??
www.opensecrets.org
Jerry Costello was an unindicted co-conspirator in the trial of Amiel Cueto, who was convicted on June 11, 1997 of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of obstructing justice. An ethics complaint was filed on September 25, 1997, to request an investigation into whether he violated criminal prohibitions against the acceptance of an illegal gratuity or a bribe, whether he violated federal financial disclosure requirements, and whether he tried to obstruct a federal gambling investigation.
The largest PAC contribution to Representative Costello's campaign for re-election in 2010 is a $4,000 donation from Friends of Corrine Brown, the campaign fund of U.S. Representative Corrine Brown, a Florida legislator who, according to the St. Petersburg Times, "has a record of ethics and campaign violations."
TOP 20 WHO GAVE JERRY MONEY IN 2010 (so far)
| 1 | National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $20,000 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 2 | Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $15,600 | $600 | $15,000 |
| 3 | Laborers Union | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 |
| 3 | Air Line Pilots Assn | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 |
| 5 | Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn | $12,500 | $0 | $12,500 |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | $12,500 | $0 | $12,500 |
| 7 | Raytheon Co | $12,000 | $0 | $12,000 |
| 8 | American Federation of Teachers | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Jacobs Engineering Group | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | United Steelworkers | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | United Transportation Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | UAL Corp | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Ironworkers Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Teamsters Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Federal Aviation Admin Managers Assn | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Union Pacific Corp | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Plumbers/Pipefitters Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 20 | AMR Corp | $9,500 | $0 | $9,500 |
HOW DID JERRY SPEND HIS DONATED CASH?
How Jerry Really Voted!
- Rated 34% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003) He is given an F by this group in 2010.
- Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
- Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
- Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Rated 93% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- NO on vouchers for private & parochial school
Jerry's Wasteful Congressional Spending votes:
http://www.republicanwhip.house.gove/youcut/
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Prohibit "First-Class" Subsidies on Amtrak
Potential savings of $1.2 billion over ten years
While only 16 percent of Amtrak long-distance passengers opt for "sleeper class" travel, as opposed to coach class, federal taxpayers provide substantial extra subsidies for this first class travel. Passengers in long-distance first class travel are provided a sleeping room, many with a private toilet and shower, turn-down service, and complimentary entertainment and pre-paid food. Yet, Amtrak loses more than twice as much per passenger (an average of $396) for first class service as compared to coach class service. These losses are made up by taxpayers. This proposal would eliminate subsidies for first-class service and require Amtrak to provide any first class service at cost.
The Up-Or-Down Vote On This Cut
BIG SPENDER Jerry Costello voted NOT TO CUT THE SUBSIDY!!
Potential savings of $1.2 billion over ten years
While only 16 percent of Amtrak long-distance passengers opt for "sleeper class" travel, as opposed to coach class, federal taxpayers provide substantial extra subsidies for this first class travel. Passengers in long-distance first class travel are provided a sleeping room, many with a private toilet and shower, turn-down service, and complimentary entertainment and pre-paid food. Yet, Amtrak loses more than twice as much per passenger (an average of $396) for first class service as compared to coach class service. These losses are made up by taxpayers. This proposal would eliminate subsidies for first-class service and require Amtrak to provide any first class service at cost.
The Up-Or-Down Vote On This Cut
BIG SPENDER Jerry Costello voted NOT TO CUT THE SUBSIDY!!
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Prohibit Stimulus Funding for Promotional Signage And Recoup Previously Spent Funds
Saves: Tens of millions
Across the country, signs have been erected to alert citizens that certain projects are being funded by last year’s stimulus bill. These signs, often along highways, provide no meaningful information, create no jobs, and have been criticized as taxpayer funded advertisements for the stimulus bill. Unfortunately, no accurate information exists on the total number of signs erected and their cost to taxpayers. Press reports from across the country indicate, however, that the costs could well be in the millions of dollars. This proposal would prohibit funding for any additional signs, would require agencies to report on the amount already spent on signs, and would recapture those funds for taxpayers by reducing the agencies' administrative expenses by an amount equal to that spent on signs.
BIG SPENDER JERRY COSTELLO VOTED TO KEEP PAYING FOR THIS
Saves: Tens of millions
Across the country, signs have been erected to alert citizens that certain projects are being funded by last year’s stimulus bill. These signs, often along highways, provide no meaningful information, create no jobs, and have been criticized as taxpayer funded advertisements for the stimulus bill. Unfortunately, no accurate information exists on the total number of signs erected and their cost to taxpayers. Press reports from across the country indicate, however, that the costs could well be in the millions of dollars. This proposal would prohibit funding for any additional signs, would require agencies to report on the amount already spent on signs, and would recapture those funds for taxpayers by reducing the agencies' administrative expenses by an amount equal to that spent on signs.
BIG SPENDER JERRY COSTELLO VOTED TO KEEP PAYING FOR THIS
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Taxpayer Subsidized Union Activities
Saves potentially $120 million a year and $1.2 billion over ten years
Currently, some federal employees spend up to 100% of their workweek, paid by taxpayers, doing work for their union. Federal employees unions collect millions in revenue each year and spend significant amounts on political activities and lobbying, should they also be subsidized by the taxpayer for their official functions? In 2008 the Federal government spent $120 million paying employees for their time spent working on union activities (over five years this would total a minimum of $600 million.) (Also proposed as part of the RSC Sunset Caucus.)
BIG SPENDER JERRY COSTELLO VOTED TO KEEP SPENDING ON THIS
Saves potentially $120 million a year and $1.2 billion over ten years
Currently, some federal employees spend up to 100% of their workweek, paid by taxpayers, doing work for their union. Federal employees unions collect millions in revenue each year and spend significant amounts on political activities and lobbying, should they also be subsidized by the taxpayer for their official functions? In 2008 the Federal government spent $120 million paying employees for their time spent working on union activities (over five years this would total a minimum of $600 million.) (Also proposed as part of the RSC Sunset Caucus.)
BIG SPENDER JERRY COSTELLO VOTED TO KEEP SPENDING ON THIS
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Prohibit Hiring New IRS Agents to Enforce the Health Care Law
Savings of $5 billion to $10 billion over 10 years
According to the Congressional Budget Office, over the next ten years the IRS will require between $5 billion and $10 billion in funding to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka the new health care law). These funds will be used to hire thousands of additional IRS agents and employees. Reforming our health care system shouldn’t require expanding the IRS. By prohibiting funding for both the expansion of the IRS for this purpose and the enforcement of the individual health care mandate, we can protect taxpayers while we work to repeal the law.
BIG SPENDER JERRY COSTELLO VOTED TO KEEP PAYING FOR THISSavings of $5 billion to $10 billion over 10 years
According to the Congressional Budget Office, over the next ten years the IRS will require between $5 billion and $10 billion in funding to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka the new health care law). These funds will be used to hire thousands of additional IRS agents and employees. Reforming our health care system shouldn’t require expanding the IRS. By prohibiting funding for both the expansion of the IRS for this purpose and the enforcement of the individual health care mandate, we can protect taxpayers while we work to repeal the law.
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Sell Excess Federal Property
Potential savings of up to $15 billion
The Office of Management and Budget estimated in 2007 that the federal government is holding $18 billion in real property that it does not need. Rather than selling this property, however, Federal law usually requires that it first be offered, often at no cost, to other government agencies, to state and local governments, to non-profits, and others. The federal government has conveyed at no cost: a building in Las Vegas that is intended to house the “mob museum,” land in Massachusetts for a private high school where tuition is over $29,000 a year, and a building in Florida that the federal government now leases back at a cost of over $100,000 a year. This proposal would amend federal law to require an expedited process for selling unneeded federal property with 80% of the proceeds used to reduce the deficit.
You Guessed it--Big Spender Jerry Costello voted against this.
Potential savings of up to $15 billion
The Office of Management and Budget estimated in 2007 that the federal government is holding $18 billion in real property that it does not need. Rather than selling this property, however, Federal law usually requires that it first be offered, often at no cost, to other government agencies, to state and local governments, to non-profits, and others. The federal government has conveyed at no cost: a building in Las Vegas that is intended to house the “mob museum,” land in Massachusetts for a private high school where tuition is over $29,000 a year, and a building in Florida that the federal government now leases back at a cost of over $100,000 a year. This proposal would amend federal law to require an expedited process for selling unneeded federal property with 80% of the proceeds used to reduce the deficit.
You Guessed it--Big Spender Jerry Costello voted against this.
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Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Savings estimated at $30 billion.
Since taking over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored mortgage-backing companies, taxpayers have injected over $145 billion into the two companies. Yet Congress still has not considered proposals to reform these companies and recoup taxpayer funds. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that absent reform, costs to taxpayer will continue to grow. Taking action to reform these companies now (as opposed to delaying action as some have proposed) by ending their government conservatorship, shrinking their portfolios, establishing minimum capital standards, and bringing transparency to taxpayer exposure could generate savings of up to an estimated $30 billion.
Big Spender Jerry Costello voted against this too!
Savings estimated at $30 billion.
Since taking over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored mortgage-backing companies, taxpayers have injected over $145 billion into the two companies. Yet Congress still has not considered proposals to reform these companies and recoup taxpayer funds. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that absent reform, costs to taxpayer will continue to grow. Taking action to reform these companies now (as opposed to delaying action as some have proposed) by ending their government conservatorship, shrinking their portfolios, establishing minimum capital standards, and bringing transparency to taxpayer exposure could generate savings of up to an estimated $30 billion.
Big Spender Jerry Costello voted against this too!
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Eliminate Federal Employee Pay Raise
As part of his FY 2011 Budget submission President proposed raising federal civilian pay by 1.4% beginning in January of next year. This will be on top of the 2.0% raise federal civilian employees received this past January, the 3.9% raise they received the previous January, and the 3.5% raise they received the January before that. Freezing federal civilian pay at the current level for one year would save approximately $2 billion next year and $30 billion over ten years.
You have to ask? Big Spender Jerry Costello voted to keep his pay raises!
As part of his FY 2011 Budget submission President proposed raising federal civilian pay by 1.4% beginning in January of next year. This will be on top of the 2.0% raise federal civilian employees received this past January, the 3.9% raise they received the previous January, and the 3.5% raise they received the January before that. Freezing federal civilian pay at the current level for one year would save approximately $2 billion next year and $30 billion over ten years.
You have to ask? Big Spender Jerry Costello voted to keep his pay raises!
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New Non-Reformed Welfare Program
The program was recently created to incentivize states to increase their welfare caseloads without requiring able-bodied adults to work, get job training, or otherwise prepare to move off of taxpayer assistance. Reforming the welfare program was one of the great achievements of the mid 1990s, saving taxpayers billions of dollars and ending the cycle of dependency on welfare. This new program, created in 2009 is a backdoor way to undo those reforms. The program currently costs approximately $2.5 billion a year. (Also proposed as part of the RSC Sunset Caucus.)
As usual, Big Spender Jerry Costello voted to keep spending on this too!
The program was recently created to incentivize states to increase their welfare caseloads without requiring able-bodied adults to work, get job training, or otherwise prepare to move off of taxpayer assistance. Reforming the welfare program was one of the great achievements of the mid 1990s, saving taxpayers billions of dollars and ending the cycle of dependency on welfare. This new program, created in 2009 is a backdoor way to undo those reforms. The program currently costs approximately $2.5 billion a year. (Also proposed as part of the RSC Sunset Caucus.)
As usual, Big Spender Jerry Costello voted to keep spending on this too!
Pity the poor farmers--and us. We are going to be paying a LOT more for food soon because of the financial reform bill MY OPPONENT VOTED FOR. Farmers use derivatives to buy and sell their products and the new rules in the financial reform bill THAT MY OPPONENT VOTED FOR is going to decimate the family farmers of the district. Of course, just like the health care bill that no one bothered to read, the Congress critters didn't read the bill--just rushed it through. Since MY OPPONENT has never had a job that wasn't paid for by our taxes, he has no clue of the business ramifications of the bills he votes on--he just does what Nancy Pelosi tells him to do...like a good little lapdog!
Pennsylvania is now using federal money to fund abortions--just like we knew they would and Obama's executive order isn't doing a thing even though MY OPPONENT told us that our tax dollars wouldn't be used to fund abortions so he thought it was OK to vote for the health care bill--AND WE ALL KNOW "HONEST JERRY" AND HOW HE TOLD US FOR FOUR DAYS THAT HE WASN'T VOTING FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL!
HE VOTED FOR IT AND HAS BEEN HIDING SINCE THEN!
YOUR TAXES WILL BE PAYING FOR ABORTIONS!!
The Illinois concealed carry town hall was very interesting. It was packed with people demanding the right to concealed carry and Teri was there in the hot stuffy room supporting the people of the 12th district. Her Opponent sent a letter that was read by Sheriff Justus and there was DEAD SILENCE after it was read although other supportive letters were read to loud applause. It seems that everyone knows that Her oppomt is on his way out. Teri mingled with the people at the meeting and was warmly received since she has had a concealed carry permit for 15 years. Teri's Opponent can SAY he supports gun rights but in 22 years hasn't done anything to promote concealed carry in Illinois. Teri is a gun owner, a FOID card holder and has a concealed carry permit that is valid in 34 states.
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