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December 10, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump:
December 10, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) today released the following statement following the Trump administration and Speaker Pelosi’s announced compromise on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):
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December 4, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced a boost in funding for Jefferson County’s high-speed broadband infrastructure through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Pilot Program. The $12.8 million in investment in the Wabash Telephone Cooperative will also benefit residents in neighboring Wayne County.
November 21, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved three amendments to the SAFER Pipelines Act offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12).
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November 21, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced a $212,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program for the Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc. in Cairo.
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November 12, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) today introduced the bipartisan World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act to award Congress’ highest civilian honor to American prisoners of war who fought Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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November 6, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced a nearly $14 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) program for the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station (SIMMS) project, a new transportation center in downtown Carbondale.
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October 31, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) today introduced bipartisan legislation to reform hiring for human resources positions at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities.
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October 31, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) released the following statement after voting against Speaker Pelosi’s resolution to establish the procedures for the impeachment inquiry into the president:
October 30, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that the Human Services Center of Southern Metro East was awarded a $125,000 grant through the Drug-Free Communities Support Program.
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May 5, 2016
In The News
Rep. Mike Bost issued the following statement after Houston-based Dynegy announced it would shut down more of its Southern Illinois coal-fueled power units:
May 3, 2016
In The News
May 3, 2016
In The News
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, whose district includes St. Clair County, sent a letter Monday to the Army Corps office that highlighted security and environmental issues with the proposed site and questioned the accuracy of data in the Corps’ report, which improperly included findings tied to St.
May 3, 2016
In The News
Carla Hilgert’s senior social studies class at Alton High School got a special lesson Monday when U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, visited their classroom.
Bost visited AHS and Alton Middle School for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. At AHS he presented the school with a U.S. flag that had flown over the Capitol, then took a short tour of the school.
May 2, 2016
In The News
Shortly after news broke that the NGA preferred the north St. Louis site, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Mark Kirk, Congressman Mike Bost, Congressman Rodney Davis and Congressman John Shimkus asked the NGA to extend the public comment to May 2, which they did.
May 2, 2016
In The News
St. Louis all but declared victory after the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s director gave the city the nod earlier this month for a new $1.75 billion facility.
Yet officials across the river aren’t giving up on a 182-acre site in St. Clair County.
April 28, 2016
In The News
Getting a reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act in place was part of the reason two Illinois congressmen visited the Mel Price Lock & Dam this week. Rodney Davis and Mike Bost also visited with local leaders and stakeholders at America's Central Port while in the area to discuss issues facing the nation's waterway systems.
April 27, 2016
In The News
As U.S Reps. Mike Bost and Rodney Davis toured the Melvin Price Locks and Dam on Tuesday, a barge carrying the equivalent of 875 semis worth of coal came from the north and approached the East Alton locks.
April 27, 2016
In The News
Davis and Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, continued to a stakeholder’s meeting at America’s Central Port in Granite City to discuss Metro East water infrastructure issues in advance of reauthorizing the water resources act.
April 26, 2016
In The News
Some Southern Illinois students had the chance to question Illinois Congressman Mike Bost on major issues.
Bost visited DeSoto Elementary School and took questions from students of all ages about the fight against ISIS, term limits, and even whether Donald Trump can win the Republican nomination for president.