Jerry Costello
Jerry Costello
Jerry Francis Costellois the former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. He previously represented Illinois's 21st congressional district, and served in Congress from 1988 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of Illinois's 21-member Congressional delegation. In October 2011, Costello announced that he would not seek another term in Congress in 2012. He was succeeded by William Enyart...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
This was a tragic event in human history, but by paying tribute to the Armenian community we ensure the lessons of the Armenian genocide are properly understood and acknowledged.
Train service is particularly vital for the students and employees of Southern Illinois University.
While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet.
The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 completely crippled our Pacific Fleet.
This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades.
Almost 70 percent of U.S. ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system.
As Members of Congress and people of conscience, we must work to overcome the indifference and distortions of history, and ensure that future generations know what happened.
The United States transportation system is the envy of the world.
Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.
It is clear that the economy has not gotten better for everyone.
Jobs are disappearing from every sector of the economy, from engineering to health care workers, forcing hundreds of thousands of families into unemployment and low-paying jobs.
The Congress must expand its efforts to provide communities with the resources and tools necessary to meet our enormous clean water challenges.
In addition to the clean coal provisions, the energy conference agreement contains provisions instrumental in helping increase conservation and lowering consumption.
In my district, there is a significant population of Armenian survivors and their families that showed heroic courage and a will to survive.