IL Rep. Mike Bost Is Furious Over Pension Reforms

Mike Bost, a Republican member of the Illinois general assembly from Murphysboro, unleashed an explosive tirade on the Democratic-led legislative body for repeatedly bringing pension reform bills to a vote before giving lawmakers a chance to read them.

“These damn bills that come out here all the damn time, come out here at the last second, and I gotta try to figure out how to vote for my people!,” Bost shouted on the house floor, throwing the bill up in the air.

“I feel like somebody trying to be released from Egypt,” Bost yelled. “Let my people go! My God, they sent me here to vote for them!”