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  • Simpson Says No to Higher Taxes
    Aug 1, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted for H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012. This legislation would extend through December, 2013, the low-tax policies originally enacted in 2001 as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. “I cannot support ra... More
  • House Takes Steps to Reduce Federal Regulations on Small Businesses
    Jul 26, 2012 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported legislation today that will help reduce the uncertainty plaguing our economy as a result of the Obama Administration’s excessive regulatory rule writing. H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act passed the House with a final vote ... More
  • Simpson Cuts EPA Budget, Reins in Regulatory Agenda
    Jun 29, 2012 - The House Appropriations Committee marked up the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2013 this week. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the Interior and Environment Subcommittee, put forth a bill that responds to our nation’s fiscal crisis by cutting $1.2 bil... More
  • Simpson Supports Lower Taxes for Small Businesses
    Apr 19, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 9, the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, which allows businesses with fewer than 500 employees to reduce their profit subject to taxation by 20% in the 2012 tax year. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported the measure, which passed with a final... More
  • Simpson, Labrador Call on Senate to Return to DC
    Dec 20, 2011 - Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raúl Labrador voted today to convene a conference committee to negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of legislation to extend the payroll tax holiday, as well as unemployment insurance. Last week, both Idaho Congressmen supported legislation t... More
  • REINS Act Passes House of Representatives
    Dec 7, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today supported critical legislation to return accountability and transparency to the federal regulatory process. Congressman Simpson cosponsored and voted in favor of H.R. 10, the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011, which passed the... More
  • Congress to Super Committee: Go Big & Consider ALL Options
    Nov 3, 2011 - “We may be living in divisive times, but if there is one thing almost all Americans can agree on, it is that Congress is doing a pretty poor job. Frankly, it’s not hard to see why they feel this way: time and again, as the country sits on the brink of economic disaster, Congress has failed to act un... More
  • Simpson Supports Regulatory Relief for Job Creators
    Oct 14, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in supporting legislation to bring needed regulatory relief to America’s job creators. Last night the House passed H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and last week passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulato... More
  • Simpson Supports Time-Out for EPA Regulations
    Sep 23, 2011 - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today joined his colleagues in passing H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation, or TRAIN, Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives 249-169. “Like many Idahoans, I am deeply concerned that the EPA has drastically expanded it... More
  • Getting America Back to Work
    Sep 21, 2011 - “With more than 14 million people out of work, the economy in a holding pattern, and the stock market on a roller-coaster ride, Americans are frustrated, and rightly so. The President’s public approval rating is low, and many perceive that Congress is only spinning its wheels. Those who still have j... More
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