Simpson Slams Democrats’ So-Called Voting Rights Bill Washington, D.C. - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement on H.R. 5746, that passed the House of Representatives on a party line vote of 220-203. “Democrats say they want to expand voting rights, but what they are really trying to accomplish is to eliminate state and local control and hand authority over to… Read more »

Reflecting on January 6, 2021 By Congressman Mike Simpson Washington, D.C. – “On the one-year anniversary of the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, I would like to reflect on the events and lessons learned since that day, and the opportunities Congress had to respond. “Like most Americans, I was deeply troubled by the events of January 6th.  I was… Read more »

Simpson Voted for National Defense Authorization Act Bill provides pay raise for troops, holds Administration accountable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, and protects the rights of our servicemembers Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted on Tuesday to support the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 after negotiations with the Senate… Read more »

Idaho Delegation Officially Files Challenge to Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses Washington, D.C.--Today, Idaho’s U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined the other 48 Republican Senators and 155 Republican members of the House of Representatives in challenging President Biden’s vaccine mandate under the Congressional… Read more »

Representatives Mike Simpson and Gwen Moore and Senators Raphael Warnock and Roger Marshall M.D., Announce Nov. 8th as National First-Generation College Celebration Day Today, Representative Mike Simpson, co-chair of the bipartisan TRIO Caucus, along with TRIO Caucus co-chair, Representative Gwen Moore, and Senators Raphael Warnock and Roger Marshall, M.D introduced a bipartisan,… Read more »

Simpson Urges CBO Score Before Vote on Build Back Better Washington, D.C. - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson along with 204 other Republican House Members sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging that they permit the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to publish a full cost estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, before the House of… Read more »

Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Stop Funding for Biden Vaccine Mandate Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 5811, the “No Vaccine Mandate Act,” a bill to block enforcement of the Biden Administration’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers.  Introduced Tuesday, this straightforward legislation would… Read more »

Idaho Delegation Helps Secure Small Business Development Grant in Idaho Washington, D.C.-- At the urging of the Idaho Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today approved the Idaho Hispanic Foundation (IHF) for a Community Navigator Pilot Program grant. This grant will enable the IHF, in concert with the Idaho Women’s Business Center, to support… Read more »

Simpson Tells Treasury to Abandon IRS Monitoring Proposal Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 201 of his House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Yellen voicing serious concern over the proposal to mandate and expand financial data collection on the American public. "The Biden administration's latest proposal to require this… Read more »

Simpson Urges Administration to Halt Spending Spree and Fix Supply Chain Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, along with 159 other Members of Congress, sent a letter this week to President Biden urging the Administration to immediately address the global supply chain crisis before Congress considers additional social spending and taxation legislation. “Global supply chain… Read more »