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TOP STORY: February 4, 2010
Simpson Moves to Block Climate Change Regs“The EPA’s recent decision was a shot across Congress’s bow, telling us that if we don’t act quickly to pass sweeping, controversial climate change legislation, the EPA is going to do it for us,” Simpson said. “Unelected bureaucrats at EPA should not be allowed to circumvent the legislative process or override the will of the American people. It’s clear that we need to take action through H.R. 4572 to prevent them from doing so.”
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February 2, 2010
Simpson Questions White House Budget Director on the Budget and National Debt“If anybody wants to understand what the problem is in Washington, D.C., all they need to do is listen to the debate that’s gone on here, pointing fingers and trying to decide who’s to blame. The reality is the American people don’t care who’s to blame, they just want the problem solved.” Simpson continued, “This budget is not fiscally responsible over the long term, and what the American people are saying is we need to quit spending money, it’s that simple.”
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January 27, 2010
Congressman Mike Simpson Responds to State of the Union“Getting our out-of-control budget deficit under control must be our top priority, and it will require all Americans to participate. Rather than criticizes the President’s proposal to freeze discretionary spending, I consider it an initial offer to Congress in what I hope will be a bipartisan dialogue that leads to real action. I fully expect the counter offer made by House Republicans to bring more robust ideas to the table as well, and I hope these include freezing discretionary spending across the board at fiscal year 2009 levels and doing away with the irresponsible spending increases in the current year’s budget. We should commit to staying on budget, just like any American family has to do, by doing away with off-budget, so-called ‘emergency’ measures and taking an up-or-down vote in the next two months on a constitutional amendment that requires Congress to balance the budget each year."
voting record
| Date | RC# | Bill | Vote |
| 2/4 | 48 | h j res 45 | Nay |
| 2/4 | 47 | h r 4532 | Yea |
| 2/4 | 46 | h res 1065 | No |
| 2/4 | 45 | h res 1065 | Nay |
| 2/4 | 44 | h res 1022 | Yea |
| 2/4 | 43 | h r 4061 | Yea |
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