EDITORIAL: Bost’s steel-tariff support backfires as disaster looms for Illinois export farmers
Does Bost stick with Trump and workers at Granite City Steel, or does he side with his
The outcome of his re-election bid will affect the
Bost's voting record in
Bost has voted in lock step with the Republican majority in 95 of 97 House floor votes since the 2016 election. That's exactly the opposite of how he pledged to lead. In an interview with this editorial board before the 2016 election, Bost noted
He took strong issue with politicians who hold a conservative hard line and asked them rhetorically, "Don't you understand that this government was built on compromise?" Having endorsed Bost, we have to ask the same question of him today.
In a
But thousands of farmers are now worried about their livelihoods because of Chinese retaliatory tariffs on
Bost may have celebrated too early. His solid voting record with the
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