Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson questioned Energy Secretary Steven Chu on DOE’s commitment to abide by the Idaho Settlement Agreement during an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee hearing today. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson advocated for a comprehensive national energy policy today during a hearing with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Salazar testified on the President’s FY2011 Department of Interior budget request before the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, of which Simpson is Ranking Member. Simpson is a strong supporter of an “all-of-the above” energy policy that will make our country energy independent. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson questioned the Department of Energy today on its cleanup efforts at our nation’s major nuclear sites as part of its FY2011 budget request. Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Ines Triay testified before the Subcommittee. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, in a letter to the White House, is urging the President to personally intervene in an effort to stop an Office of Management and Budget plan to gut the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Program in its Fiscal Year 2011 budget – with the States of Tennessee and Idaho taking the biggest hit. The Environmental Management Program funds environmental remediation efforts at nuclear energy sites like the Idaho National Laboratory. Read more »

“I have always been a strong proponent of using clean alternative fuels, including natural gas, as a part of any comprehensive plan to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil,” Simpson said. “H.R. 1835 gives us the tools to move our transportation system away from the dangerous dependence on foreign oil and onto cleaner, domestically-produced energy sources.” Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development was appointed to House and Senate negotiations on a final Fiscal Year 2010 Subcommittee funding bill, today. Upon conclusion of the conference meeting, the House and Senate conferees will announce funding for the Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Cleanup Project as part… Read more »

“The provisions of this bill will expand reactor development, continue fuel cycle research, and push the development of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies” – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson Read more »

“My staff and I have visited each one of these projects and met firsthand with those who brought them to our attention. These are good projects that meet a specific state, local, or national need and bring real value to Idaho communities,” said Simpson. “I want to thank Mayor Duke Morton of Gooding and Mayor Dave Bieter of Boise, along with ISU President Art Vailas, for working with my office to identify these projects and advocate for them on a federal level. The outstanding efforts and vision of these three individuals and their staff are what made the award of this funding possible.” Read more »