Idaho Congressman says Energy Department funding bill allows progress to continue on nuclear energy research and development Read more »

Bi-Partisan congressional caucuses build coalitions for ag commodities by educating Members and staff about issues impacting the industries Read more »

Idaho Congressman testifies before House Committee about need for Yucca Mountain to move forward, calls for change at top of NRC Read more »

Idaho Congressman insists on including real reforms to get our nation back on track Read more »

Idaho Congressman cosponsors legislation reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is joining his colleagues in opposing EPA’s efforts to regulate dust by becoming a cosponsor of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. This legislation would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its current review from imposing more stringent dust standards for one year.  Simpson, like many of his western colleagues,… Read more »

The Idaho Congressional Delegation today praised the actions of the U.S. Department of the Interior to delist the recovered gray wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains. The decision came after Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee, inserted language in the recent continuing resolution to return the gray wolf to state management.  “No one… Read more »

Legislation repeals language that allows for unlimited funds for insurance exchanges Read more »

  Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement regarding the killing of Osama Bin Laden’s.   "It goes without saying that news of Bin Laden's death is welcome news here in the United States and across the globe and stands as a stark reminder to would-be terrorists that our nation will not rest until it brings to justice the many faces of terror. While we… Read more »

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey will join Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise on Thursday.  Salazar, Abbey and Simpson will discuss the early start to the 2011 fire season in the southwest, safety and preparations for the rest of the year, and a national strategy designed to… Read more »