1/28/2009
Simpson Votes Against Stimulus Package -
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted against H.R. 1, the $819 billion stimulus package, today. The bill passed by a vote of 244-188. H.R. 1 will launch the United States into the largest deficit we have ever seen, tipping at $1.4 trillion. "A trillion dollars is hard for most people to grasp,"
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1/27/2009
Simpson Meets with Obama and House Budget Committee to Discuss Economic Stimulus -
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson had two very important meetings about the upcoming economic stimulus package today. First, he attended a House Budget Committee hearing, then he joined other GOP leaders in a meeting with President Obama to discuss why the President thinks the stimulus package is necessary. “Unemployment is rising, businesses are
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