Simpson Questions BLM Director Stone-Manning on Lava Ridge Proposal During FY24 Budget Hearing Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, last week questioned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning in a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget requests for the BLM, U.S. Fish and… Read more »

Why the DAIRY PRIDE Act Matters for Idaho Families and Dairy Producers By Congressman Mike Simpson Washington, D.C. – “When it comes to the products we buy or consume, names matter.  We expect a product’s name to tell us about what it is, what it will do, and whether it will make our lives better.  But when the name of a product leads us to believe it is something that isn’t… Read more »

Simpson Announces 2023 Idaho Service Academy Days Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced the upcoming Service Academy Days happening in Idaho’s Second Congressional District. Service Academy Days provide high school students, parents, and educators the opportunity to listen to Academy Liaisons, Cadets, and Midshipmen talk about their experience at U.S.… Read more »

Idaho Congressional Delegation Introduce Wildfire Fighting Fix  Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) yesterday cosponsored the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023. The legislation was introduced in both chambers of… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funds for Idaho Workforce and Public Safety Training Facility Improvements Project in FY23 Omnibus Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Idaho Workforce and Public Safety Training Facility Improvements Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the… Read more »

Simpson Statement on President Biden’s FY24 Budget Proposal Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today released the following statement in response to President Biden’s FY24 budget proposal: “Today in Philadelphia, President Biden proudly lauded his budget proposal to cut the federal deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade.  What he failed to acknowledge was… Read more »

Simpson Speaks Out on WOTUS Congressional Review Act Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted in favor of H.J. Res 27, the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval, that would nullify the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (Corps) WOTUS rule that is set to take effect on March 20,… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funding for Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Development Project in FY23 Omnibus Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Redevelopment Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development… Read more »

Simpson Reintroduces DAIRY PRIDE Act Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, along with Representatives John Joyce M.D. (R-PA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Angie Craig (D-MN), and Joe Courtney (D-CT), today reintroduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act of 2023 to prevent milk alternatives or plant-based products from being marketed or misbranded using terms commonly… Read more »

Simpson Appoints Nikki Wallace as Chief of Staff, Craig Quarterman as District Director Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today named longtime aide and Idaho native Nikki Wallace as Chief of Staff, as Lindsay Slater is retiring from the House of Representatives.  Slater has been Simpson’s Chief of Staff for 23 years and will transition during the month of… Read more »