Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro)
Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro)

Congressman Mike Bost recently received an appointment to a high-profile House legislative committee.

Along with serving on the House Committees on Agriculture and Veterans’ Affairs, Bost will now serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

“From highways and railways to airways and waterways, the Transportation Committee is where the rubber meets the road for job creating and economic growth in America. I look forward to continuing Southern Illinois’ rich legacy on the Transportation Committee, which dates back to Jerry Costello’s quarter century of service on the committee and Mel Price before him,” Bost said.

The committee will set the agenda on clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, and federally-owned land and buildings.