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  • Simpson Cuts EPA Budget, Reins in Regulatory Agenda
    Jun 29, 2012 - The House Appropriations Committee marked up the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2013 this week. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the Interior and Environment Subcommittee, put forth a bill that responds to our nation’s fiscal crisis by cutting $1.2 bil... More
  • Interior Appropriations Bill Passes Subcommittee
    Jun 20, 2012 - The House Interior and the Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which is chaired by Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, today marked up its appropriations act for fiscal year 2013. The Act provides a responsible level of funding for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, and related agencies, incl... More
  • Simpson Votes to Protect Hunting and Fishing on Public Lands
    Apr 17, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today supported legislation protecting Americans’ ability to hunt, fish, and shoot on public lands. H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, would ensure that public land managers facilitate access for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting on federa... More
  • Simpson Scrutinizes EPA Budget Request, Questions Regulatory Agenda
    Feb 29, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today critiqued Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson on the EPA's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environmental Appropriations Subcommittee that has oversight over the EPA's budget, targ... More
  • Simpson Holds Hearing on Department of Interior Budget Proposal
    Feb 16, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today held his first subcommittee hearing of the year, as Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar testified before the subcommittee regarding the Department of Interior’s FY2013 budget request. Durin... More
  • Simpson Protects Western Interests in Budget Bill
    Dec 15, 2011 - As Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Congressman Mike Simpson has been instrumental in ensuring that western interests are protected in the final appropriations bill for FY2012. The bill focuses on fiscal responsibility, reducing costs created through unnece... More
  • FOREST ROADS FIX INCLUDED IN MUST-PASS SPENDING BILL
    Dec 15, 2011 - A must-pass appropriations bill unveiled today by the House Appropriations Committee includes a critical effort by Idaho Representative Mike Simpson and Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch to overturn a court decision that would bring forestry to a standstill in the Pacific Northwest and across ... More
  • Simpson Votes to Prevent Overregulation of Farm Dust
    Dec 8, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted to prevent any effort by EPA to regulate farm dust. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 268 -150. Simpson, who chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the E... More
  • Simpson Supports Regulatory Relief for Job Creators
    Oct 14, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in supporting legislation to bring needed regulatory relief to America’s job creators. Last night the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and last week passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulato... More
  • Simpson Prevents EPA Regulation of Manure
    Sep 29, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has lent his support to a measure to prevent livestock operations from becoming Superfund sites. H.R. 2997, introduced by Representative Billy Long (R-MO), would ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not impose regulations intended to clean up haza... More
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