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Simpson Rises to Ranking Member Status on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
Washington,
January 8, 2009
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Republican Jerry Lewis today announced the House Republican Steering Committee has approved Ranking Member assignments for the 12 Appropriations Subcommittees; among these recommendations is Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson. Simpson will be the Ranking Member for the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies for the 111th Congress. “I am honored to be a Ranking Member on the Appropriations Committee,” said Simpson. “I’m eager and ready to take on the new challenges this role will bring. Much of the committee’s jurisdiction directly impacts Idaho and it will be advantageous to have a significant role in funding programs that support our public lands.” The Subcommittee on Interior and Environment has jurisdiction over funding for a number of programs critical to Idaho, including the Department of the Interior as well as agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Smithsonian Institute. This bill provides funding to preserve our nation’s national parks, fight wildfires, and upgrade communities’ wastewater infrastructure. “These Ranking Members are trusted and talented colleagues with excellent oversight and budgetary records. I have deep respect for their dedicated service to both this Committee and to the American people and look forward to working closely with them throughout the 111th Congress,” said Lewis. Other Ranking Members are as follows:
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