Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues in sending a letter to the Justices of the Supreme Court regarding the opinion recently issued in Kennedy v. Louisiana.   On June 25, 2008, the Court ruled that the death penalty for child rapists is unconstitutional. Simpson and his colleagues are requesting the Justices to reexamine the factual basis for the majority opinion and… Read more »

On March 9, 2007, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the District of Columbia’s gun ban unconstitutional. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the District of Columbia’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson applauds the Court’s decision and issued the following statement.  “Gun ownership in America has been a recognized right under our… Read more »

Congressman Mike Simpson will host an open house for the public to visit his new Idaho Falls office on Tuesday, July 1. Simpson and his staff will be at the event. "I’m looking forward to meeting with constituents and listening to their concerns first hand," said Simpson. "The House schedule requires me to spend a significant amount of time in Washington, so I really enjoy it when I… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is hosting a Funder’s Fair at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. The event will take place on Tues., Aug. 5, 2008. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the last workshop ends at 5:00 p.m. The CSI cafeteria will be open for lunch or bring your own. The Funder’s Fair is a one-day workshop devoted to bringing federal and state agencies, and… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored legislation to reduce energy prices and improve our energy independence by developing domestic sources of oil. H.R. 6107, the American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act, would open the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling within 25 months. "Our country has a crippling dependence on foreign sources… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today announced the inclusion of $1.25 million for the City of Boise’s geothermal system expansion project as part of legislation funding the Department of Energy next year. Simpson also announced the inclusion of over $100 million in increases for the Idaho National… 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 2009. Simpson also announced the inclusion of $4 million in funding for INL… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that he has secured $3.3 million for four Idaho initiatives, including $1 million for the Idaho Meth Project, in the Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill.  “Governor and First Lady Otter brought this project to my attention last year and I was immediately sold… Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has secured funding for several Idaho projects in the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill FY09.  “In Idaho there are many programs that really make a difference, and I’m happy to help support them,” said Simpson. “We must fund education programs if we are going to continue to be the world leader. This bill contains… Read more »

Congressman Mike Simpson joined 210 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives in opposing the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2009.  The proposal raises taxes on American families in order to pay for an $84 billion increase in discretionary spending.  “This budget ignores the reality of our nation’s fiscal situation by refusing to address the unrestrained growth… Read more »