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Mike Bost (R)

U.S. Representative, Illinois's 12th District; Chair, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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What Bost did for people

VA can now spend as much on your care at home as on a nursing home
Carried by Jerry Moran (R) and Julia Brownley (D).
Led it
Working now.
VA disability and survivor checks rose 8.7% for 2023
Carried by Elaine Luria (D).
Championed it
Delivered.
VA disability and survivor checks rose 1.3% for 2021
Carried by Elaine Luria (D).
Co-sponsored it
Delivered.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

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Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.