Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced the inclusion of funding for two research projects headquartered in Pocatello as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill. The bill passed the House today by a vote of 400-30. Among its many provisions, the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill includes $2 million in… Read more »

“After about a week of examining H.R. 3200, the Democrats’ health care bill, I am only more convinced that it is not the solution to our health care crisis.  The proposal puts a huge burden on Idaho’s small businesses, passing along the enormous costs of the program to our chief job creators even as unemployment approaches double digits.  For months Democrats sang the praises of their… Read more »

“When Congressional Democrats bring their healthcare reform legislation to the House floor, I will be voting NO and I want to take a few moments to explain why.  Everyone agrees that our healthcare system needs to be reformed.  Healthcare in America is too expensive and too many Idaho families are worried about losing or have already lost their health coverage.  Businesses, small and… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today announced the inclusion of funding for a program to produce medical isotopes from accelerators at Idaho State University and the expansion of the City of Boise’s geothermal system to Boise State University as part of legislation funding the Department of Energy. The legislation was approved today in the House of Representatives by a vote of 320-97. Read more »

 Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today announced the inclusion $100,000 to initiate improvements to a wall channeling the Little Wood River through Gooding, Idaho, as part of legislation funding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Simpson sought the funding in response to a request from the City of… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today announced the inclusion of substantial increases in funding for the Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Cleanup Project as part of legislation funding the Department of Energy in Fiscal Year 2010. The legislation was approved today in the House of Representatives by… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson assumed the role of Ranking Member today during a House Budget Committee hearing on Yucca Mountain and the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste. In his role as Ranking Member, Simpson led Republican questioning of witnesses during the hearing. In his opening statement, Simpson expressed dismay with the Obama Administration’s… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today applauded the inclusion of funding for two facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which was approved by the House. “I am proud that the Appropriations Committee included this critical funding for… Read more »

 Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined Republicans in opposing passage of the FY2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill.  This legislation provides an unsustainable increase of $12 billion, which is 33% increase over last year’s funding levels. “I was disappointed to see that the Democrats chose to provide such huge increases during a time when we are facing 9.5%… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today led Republican opposition to legislation funding the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency as the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment. Today’s floor debate was Simpson’s first as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee. The bill passed by a vote of 254-173. “I’ll be the first to… Read more »