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  • Congressman Simpson Continues to Press for a Five-Year Farm Bill
    Sep 13, 2012 - Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today joined colleagues in requesting a meeting with Majority Leader Eric Cantor to discuss the importance of allowing a five-year Farm Bill to be brought to the House floor so members can have a vote. Without congressional action, the 2008 Farm Bill... More
  • Preserving America’s Family Farms Act Passes House
    Jul 25, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4157, the Preserving America’s Family Farms Act. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is a cosponsor of the bill, which prevents the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary from reissuing a proposed rule that would limit farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to hire yout... More
  • Chairman Mike Simpson’s Grazing Provisions Pass Appropriations Committee
    Jun 29, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, moved the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2013 through committee this week. The bill contains several provisions essential for preserving responsible acce... More
  • Committee Approves FY2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
    Jun 19, 2012 - The House Appropriations Committee today passed the fiscal year 2013 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is a member of the committee and offered an amendment to allow states to include fresh potatoes in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, administered by the ... More
  • Simpson Co-Sponsors Legislation to Stop Additional Harsh Regulations on Family Farms
    Mar 28, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 4157, the Preserving America’s Family Farms Act. This legislation addresses the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed regulations for labor practices for youth working in agricultural operations. The proposed rule would limit the ability of farmers... More
  • Simpson Examines NPS Budget Priorities
    Mar 21, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson questioned the National Park Service about its budget request for FY2013. At the hearing of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which Simpson chairs, he asked NPS Director Jon Jarvis about the Park Service’s ability to address the maintenanc... More
  • Simpson Scrutinizes EPA Budget Request, Questions Regulatory Agenda
    Feb 29, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today critiqued Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson on the EPA's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environmental Appropriations Subcommittee that has oversight over the EPA's budget, targ... More
  • Simpson Holds Hearing on Department of Interior Budget Proposal
    Feb 16, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today held his first subcommittee hearing of the year, as Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar testified before the subcommittee regarding the Department of Interior’s FY2013 budget request. Durin... More
  • Simpson Protects Western Interests in Budget Bill
    Dec 15, 2011 - As Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Congressman Mike Simpson has been instrumental in ensuring that western interests are protected in the final appropriations bill for FY2012. The bill focuses on fiscal responsibility, reducing costs created through unnece... More
  • Simpson Votes to Prevent Overregulation of Farm Dust
    Dec 8, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted to prevent any effort by EPA to regulate farm dust. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 268 -150. Simpson, who chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the E... More
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