Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman expresses great concern over Forest Service budget proposal Read more »

Questions Director on sage grouse, wolves during budget hearing Read more »

Kathy and my thoughts and prayers are with families impacted by this terrible act that occurred today in Boston. Watching the reports, I am once again reminded of the American spirit seeing citizens and first responders run toward danger to help out where they could. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Simpson today supported H.R. 1120, legislation that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from taking any actions that would require a panel quorum vote until the constitutional question surrounding the legitimacy of the board members is decided. In January of 2012, President Obama made two recess appointments to the NLRB, but that move was ruled as… Read more »

Questions impacts of budget cuts on park access and gateway communities Read more »

Simpson and Secretary Salazar discuss challenges facing DOI, including wildfire suppression and county payments Read more »

 Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson responds to the release of the president’s budget for FY 2014. “President Obama’s budget proposal, though it does acknowledge the $16.8 trillion nation debt and offers some noteworthy reforms, still falls well short of the kind of long-term serious debt proposal needed to spur growth, restore confidence, and bring common-sense budgeting back to… Read more »

“The House of Representatives passed the House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014 this week, offered by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. I supported this budget and was pleased that it passed with strong Republican support. “A budget resolution is an important document, but there are misconceptions about what exactly a budget resolution is, and what it does. Rather than… Read more »

Bill removes duplicative regulations on pesticide applications Read more »

Hosts briefing with outgoing Secretary Salazar to discuss budget, litigation costs Read more »