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  • Simpson Says ACA Fight Isn’t Over
    Jun 28, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today expressed disappointment with the United State Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act. “While I accept the Supreme Court’s decision, I am disappointed that the government now has the ability to tax American citizens if they don’t purchase a p... More
  • House Passes Health Care Cost Reduction Act
    Jun 7, 2012 - Congressman Mike Simpson today supported passage of H.R. 436, the Health Care Cost Reduction Act, which passed in the House of Representatives 270-146. Simpson is a cosponsor of the bill, which repeals a new 2.3% tax on medical devices such as coronary stents, hip implants, and parts for dialysis ma... More
  • Simpson Supports Tort Reform and IPAB Repeal Bill
    Mar 22, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted for legislation to improve our nation’s healthcare delivery system and bring down the costs of healthcare. H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2011, would implement needed medical liability reforms and repeal the Independent Payment Ad... More
  • House Repeals Flawed Obama Health Care Law Provision
    Feb 1, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, joined his Republican colleagues in passing H.R. 1173, which repeals the flawed and now defunct Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act). The bill passed 267 to 159. The CLASS program, a new entitlement program for long-term care insurance, wa... More
  • House Passes More Health Care Repeal Bills
    May 4, 2011 - Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raúl R. Labrador supported H.R. 1213 and H.R. 1214, which both repeal large mandatory spending funds in President Obama’s health care bill that was signed into law last year. H.R. 1213 would repeal the portion of the health care bill that gives the Secretary of Hea... More
  • Simpson Votes to Defund Obama Health Care Law
    Feb 18, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today supported an amendment to H.R. 1, the FY2011 Continuing Resolution, offered by Labor Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Denny Rehberg to defund the implementation of President Obama’s health care bill that was signed into law... More
  • Simpson Praises Florida Judge Ruling Obama’s Health Care Law is Unconstitutional
    Jan 31, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruling H.R. 3590, the Patient, Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional: “I strongly believe Obama’s health care law is the wrong direction for our nation and is unconsti... More
  • House Votes to Repeal Democrats’ Health Care Law
    Jan 19, 2011 - Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador voted today in favor of H.R. 2, legislation repealing the Democrat’s health care law. The bill fully repeals President Obama’s health care reform bill that was signed into law last year. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 with a final vot... More
  • Congressman Mike Simpson Lands Chairman of Interior Appropriations
    Jan 7, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is now the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment. The subcommittee, of which Simpson has been Ranking Republican for the past two years, oversees funding for the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Environm... More
  • Simpson Cosponsors Health Care Repeal
    Jan 5, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today cosponsored the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act. This bill would fully repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that were signed into law last year. The U.S... More
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