Mike Bost's latest bulletin brags about helping Southern Illinois farmers — but tariffs, the Iran war, and bills that never pass tell a different story.
Mike Bost’s latest bulletin brags about manufacturing jobs, Buy American bills, and cutting red tape — but the numbers, his votes, and the fine print tell a different story.
Mike Bost touts a toothless AI bill and a do-nothing House — while Trump treats real safety concerns as a “hoax,” and Julie Fortier offers a clearer path.
Mike Bost's housing bulletin leans on selective stats and recycled credit — while Trump-era policy keeps homeownership further out of reach.
·Special Edition
Illinois American Water wants to buy its biggest rival. If regulators say yes, one company would serve over 99.99 percent of the state's private water customers. In June, a Buncombe Water District rep said Rep. Paul Jacobs told her the 153-district plan Bost co-signed would end the same way: sold to Illinois American.
·Issue No. 13
He voted three times to block limits on Trump's war. He said nothing when IL-12 hit $4.97 a gallon. This week, he says the deal will bring "relief at the pump." The deal itself says something different.
·Issue No. 11
He said he was proud to fight for Southern Illinois producers. His bill slashed conservation funding, stripped protections that kept big meatpackers from cheating local growers, and said nothing about the crisis that actually hit them.
·Issue No. 9
Our congressman voted three times to keep the conflict going. He has nothing to say about what it's costing his constituents at the gas pump.