MURPHYSBORO – Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost released the second television advertisement in his re-election campaign for Illinois' 12th Congressional District, titled "Belleville Boot." The ad, narrated by Belleville Boot Company President Mark Ferguson, highlights Bost's successful efforts to stop a federal rule change that would have made it more difficult for the company to compete with big corporations for supplying boots to our men and women in uniform.
"When Washington politicians tried to change the rules and put big businesses ahead of a Southern Illinois job creator, I went down to the House floor and helped stop them," said Bost. "Because we were successful, Belleville Boot Company will remain one of the largest providers of military boots in the nation. That's the type of positive result that hardworking Southern Illinois families deserve."
