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  • Congressman Simpson Continues to Press for a Five-Year Farm Bill
    Sep 13, 2012 - Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today joined colleagues in requesting a meeting with Majority Leader Eric Cantor to discuss the importance of allowing a five-year Farm Bill to be brought to the House floor so members can have a vote. Without congressional action, the 2008 Farm Bill... More
  • Simpson Supports Bill to Require President to Offer Plan to Avoid Sequester
    Sep 13, 2012 - Congressman Simpson today supported H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act, offered by Representative Allen West. The bill would require the President to submit a legislative plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion to avoid the mandatory budget sequester scheduled to ta... More
  • Simpson: Congress Needs to Do Its Job
    Sep 13, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today opposed an effort by Congress to put off finalizing a federal budget for six months. Rather than completing work on next year’s budget before the current fiscal year ends on September 30, the House passed H.J.Res. 117, a continuing resolution which extends discre... More

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