Family and Social Issues

Simpson Secures Funding for Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Development Project in FY23 Omnibus

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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…

Simpson Champions Funding for Healing Idaho Community Development Project in FY23 Omnibus

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Simpson Champions Funding for Healing Idaho Community Development Project in FY23 Omnibus Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Healing Idaho Community Development Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development…

Idaho Congressional Delegation Demands FDA Reverse Illegal Actions Promoting Mail-order Chemical Abortion Drugs

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Idaho Congressional Delegation Demands FDA Reverse Illegal Actions Promoting Mail-order Chemical Abortion Drugs Bicameral Letter Details FDA’s Dangerous Decisions to Approve Abortion Drugs & Weaken Safeguards by Mail and Telemedicine WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined 73 of their colleagues from the Senate and…

Simpson Secures Funding for Ammon 1st Street Reconstruction in Omnibus

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Simpson Secures Funding for Ammon 1st Street Reconstruction in Omnibus Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Ammon 1st Street Infrastructure Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law on December 29, 2022.  The project was included in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill at…

Simpson Supports the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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Simpson Supports the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today applauded the passage of H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation Simpson has historically cosponsored. H.R. 26, first introduced by Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO), would ensure that a child who survives a failed abortion be given the…

Respect for Marriage Act Protects States’ Rights and Religious Freedom

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Respect for Marriage Act Protects States’ Rights and Religious Freedom By Congressman Simpson Washington, D.C. – “Marriage has always been the fundamental building block of our society.  In recent years, it has also become one of the most debated and controversial political issues in this country.  When the House of Representatives voted this week to send H.R. 8404, the…

Simpson Opposes Democrats’ Radical Abortion Legislation

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Simpson Opposes Democrats’ Radical Abortion Legislation Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today opposed Democrat legislation to nationalize abortion services on demand, H.R. 8296 and H.R. 8297. “As expected, House Democrats have drafted extreme legislation in response to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on abortion, moving far past Roe v. Wade and attempting to erode…

Simpson Statement on SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

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Simpson Statement on SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: “With this historic decision, the Supreme Court affirms the right of the states to protect human life.  This is the correct decision and I’m pleased that the…

Simpson Cosponsors Life at Conception Act

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Simpson Cosponsors Life at Conception Act Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced his cosponsorship of H.R. 1011, the Life at Conception Act. “In light of the recent nationwide debates on abortion, I remain fervently committed to protecting the rights of the unborn. I have held this position in this and every Congress, and I am pleased to reaffirm this priority…

Simpson Tells Biden Administration to Act on Baby Formula Shortage

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Simpson Tells Biden Administration to Act on Baby Formula Shortage Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined over 100 of his House Colleagues in urging President Biden and FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to take immediate action on the nationwide shortage of baby formula which has reached crisis levels in recent weeks.  “This baby formula shortage is a serious health…