Mike has consistently supported an all-of-the above energy policy that makes use of all our nation’s resources.
Support an all-of-the-above energy policy that uses all of the nation’s resources.
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Mike has consistently supported an all-of-the-above energy policy that makes use of all our nation’s resources.
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Bost’s House energy page says he will continue to push for an all-of-the-above energy policy that makes use of all our nation’s resources and highlights support for oil, natural gas, coal, and renewable energy-related items.
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Roll Call 182 on the Lower Energy Costs Act passed the House, and the recorded vote shows Bost voted Yea.
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Bost said he voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act to unleash American-made energy, and the release says the bill would end the moratorium on new coal leasing, disapprove Keystone XL cancellation, stop a gasoline and internal combustion engine phaseout, repeal the natural gas tax, stop a fracking moratorium, and resume onshore oil and gas lease sales.
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Bost said, 'I support an all-of-the-above approach to meeting our energy needs' while announcing USDA rural energy and higher-blends infrastructure grants and saying he would continue to fight for energy resilience and reliability.
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Congress.gov lists Bost as the sponsor of H.R. 7923, the SOLAR Act, introduced in the House and aimed at limiting USDA funding for certain ground-mounted solar energy systems on prime farmland.
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Roll Call 294 was on passage of H.J. Res. 130, a disapproval resolution for the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office resource-management amendment. The measure passed 214-212, and Bost, Republican of Illinois, voted Yea.
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GovInfo lists H. Res. 628 as recognizing the Renewable Fuel Standard's role in strengthening United States energy security, supporting rural communities, growing the economy, and improving environmental performance. The action line and cosponsor list include Mike Bost.
Assessments
The promise was framed as supporting an all-of-the-above federal energy policy, not guaranteeing enactment of a single comprehensive law. In office, Bost repeatedly took concrete federal actions aligned with that promise, including voting for major domestic-energy and permitting legislation, backing coal-leasing and oil/gas measures, supporting renewable-fuel policy, and publicly advocating an energy mix that includes fossil fuels and renewables. For a House member, those votes, sponsorships, and cosponsorships are sufficient to count the support pledge as fulfilled during the same term.
The promise was framed as supporting an all-of-the-above federal energy policy, not guaranteeing enactment of a comprehensive energy law. In office, Bost publicly maintained that position, voted for the House-passed Lower Energy Costs Act, promoted USDA rural energy and fuel infrastructure grants, and sponsored related energy legislation. These actions are sufficient candidate-credit evidence that he supported the promised policy during the same federal term, even though not every related bill became law.
The promise was framed as supporting an all-of-the-above energy policy, not guaranteeing enactment of a specific statute. The evidence shows Bost maintained that position in office, publicly advocated for an all-of-the-above approach, voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, and sponsored related energy legislation. Because the promised action was support and he took concrete same-term actions consistent with it, the promise is best rated delivered.