Carbondale Reporter

U.S. House Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) is letting characters from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' do his talking for him when it comes to protesting Democratic spending plans.

"You'd have to live in a pineapple under the sea to not understand the crippling impact of Biden and Pelosi’s socialist economic agenda," Bost said in his Monday, Nov. 8 Twitter post of a meme featuring Spongebob characters Patrick and Man Ray discussing President Biden's economic and domestic policies.

Man Ray asks Patrick if he supports Biden's spending, amnesty, and abortion policies. The punchline arrives when Patrick says he does, but then suggests other people should pay for the programs.

Bost's Twitter post follows his statement in July – issued after Biden's address to Congress – that Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are driving Biden's agenda.

In September, Bost spoke out about the situation at the southern border, particularly as migrants at the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, gained national attention, which Bost said was national security and humanitarian crisis.

The U.S. House recently passed a $1.2 trillion dollar bi-partisan infrastructure bill months after it was approved by the Senate.

Bost has represented Illinois' 12th congressional district in west Illinois since 2015, having previously served a decade in the Illinois State House representing the 115th district. Bost is being challenged by Democrat Keith Richardson in next year's General Election.