Watch: Ill. lawmaker loses cool over pension bill (CBS News) Things got a little loud in the Illinois State Legislature Tuesday. Republican Rep. Mike Bost lost his cool as lawmakers were debating a controversial pension reform bill. Waving his fists in the air and throwing paper in the air, Bost screamed, "Total power in one person's hands? That is not the American way. ... I got to try to figure out how to vote for my people. ... You should be ashamed of yourselves. The bill Bost was debating would keep the retirement age at 65, but require state employees and current retirees to make a choice. Retirees can pick a retirement plan with smaller cost of living increases and be guaranteed health insurance, or they can forgo that insurance and keep their current three percent annual raises. Watch Bost's tirade in the video above.