Costello Now a Confirmed 'NO'

From STLToday.com: “The phone has been ringing in the office of Rep. Jerry Costello with some powerful folks on the other end of the line.  But thus far, Costello, an 11-term Democrat from Belleville, is planning to vote ‘no’ on the Senate version of health-care reform if and when that vote takes place, a top aide, David Gillies, confirmed this morning….Costello was one of the 220 House members who voted for the House version of health-care reform in November. Last week, he was undecided on Senate legislation that might come up for a vote Friday or Saturday.  But  Costello decided to oppose the Senate bill because of the cost, what he regards as the insufficient curbs on abortion funding and the state-specific provisions added to win votes in Nebraska, Louisiana and Florida.” By Code Red