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News List

  • Celebrate Idaho for Saturday is National Public Lands Day
    Sep 27, 2012 - “Idaho’s abundance of parks, forests, and public lands makes our state a wonderful place in which to live, work, and play. As a life-long Idahoan, an appreciation for Idaho’s wild areas is in my blood. I spent my childhood years at Redfish Lake, hiking in the Sawtooth National Forest, and camping in... More
  • 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
  • Blaine County Volunteer Firefighters Receive Grant
    Aug 30, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced that the Blaine County Fire Chiefs have been awarded a four year $1.7 million grant. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant will help recruit and retain volunteer firefighters for Blaine County. “Fire departments, like many... More
  • Simpson Says No to Higher Taxes
    Aug 1, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted for H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012. This legislation would extend through December, 2013, the low-tax policies originally enacted in 2001 as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. “I cannot support ra... More
  • House Takes Steps to Reduce Federal Regulations on Small Businesses
    Jul 26, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported legislation today that will help reduce the uncertainty plaguing our economy as a result of the Obama Administration’s excessive regulatory rule writing. H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act passed the House with a final vote ... More
  • Preserving America’s Family Farms Act Passes House
    Jul 25, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4157, the Preserving America’s Family Farms Act. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is a cosponsor of the bill, which prevents the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary from reissuing a proposed rule that would limit farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to hire yout... More
  • Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives today and passed HR 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act
    Jul 25, 2012 - Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives today and passed HR 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. “Increasing the transparency and accountability of the Federal Reserve to Congress has become more critical in light of the expansion of the Federal Reserve's... More
  • Chairman Mike Simpson’s Grazing Provisions Pass Appropriations Committee
    Jun 29, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, moved the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2013 through committee this week. The bill contains several provisions essential for preserving responsible acce... More
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