Idaho Industries Pay the Price of Our Broken Immigration System
By Congressman Mike Simpson
Washington, D.C. – "Congress has an opportunity to make meaningful and needed change in securing our borders while at the same time delivering the workforce Idaho’s farmers desperately need. These changes need to go hand in hand. Failing to secure our borders leaves American families… Read more »
Simpson Supports Border Security Package with E-Verify Negotiation
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act after successful negotiations to protect American agriculture producers and ensure farmers have the time to obtain a legal and secure workforce before e-verify requirements are imposed on our agriculture… Read more »
Simpson Questions DHS Proposed Fee Hike for H-2A and H-2B Visas
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, with Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), led 49 of their colleagues in demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reconsider a proposed rule that would detrimentally increase the fees charged to small and seasonal businesses who… Read more »
Christmas Dinner Will Be More Expensive if the Senate Doesn’t Act Now
By Congressman Mike Simpson
Washington, D.C. – “As the year comes to an end, Idaho families keep telling me how weary they are of inflation and food bills that keep going up. It seems that every time we go to the grocery store, the price of milk, orange juice, and other staples is higher than it was the last… Read more »
Farm Workforce Modernization Act to Lower Food Inflation
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today offered a statement on The Cato Institute’s finding that the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would reduce food inflation by “increasing the number of legal foreign workers available to farms, increasing food production, and lowering prices for all consumers.”
“This is one… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) passed the House Judiciary Committee with a 18-12 vote, and is ripe for consideration by the full House.
The bipartisan effort was negotiated… Read more »
Over 300 Agriculture Groups Send Letter of Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, over 300 agriculture groups sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in support of H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02),… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – “My childhood was spent working on the farms and ranches of Southeastern Idaho. When a challenge arose, we fixed it. Hay needed hauled, pipe needed moved, heifers needed calved, and potatoes needed picked. Many years have passed, and while my days of hauling hay are long behind me, I still believe when you see a problem you must try and solve it. Those who feed this… Read more »
