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Idaho Delegation on Articles of Impeachment: ‘A Dark Day for Our Country’
By BETSY Z. RUSSELL Idaho Press From left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., announce they are pushing ahead with two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — charging he…
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Simpson Criticizes Impeachment Efforts
By NATHAN BROWN nbrown@postregister.com Eastern Idaho’s congressman slammed the House Democrats’ efforts to impeach President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling it “a dark day for our country.” U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson’s comments came hours after House Democratic leaders unveiled two articles of impeachment against Trump, one charging him with abuse of power for pressuring Ukraine…
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Idaho Politicians, Dairies Welcome New Trade Deal with Mexico, Canada
By COLIN TIERNAN and RYAN BLAKE The news Tuesday that Congressional Democrats had reached a deal with the White House to approve a new North America trade agreement was welcomed in Idaho, where officials said the development will help the dairy industry. Magic Valley politicians and agriculture leaders have been outspoken about the importance of…
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Simpson-backed Farm Worker Bill Passes House with Bipartisan Support
By BETSY Z. RUSSELL Idaho Press Major immigration legislation dealing with the nation’s farm workforce that Idaho GOP Rep. Mike Simpson has championed passed the House late Wednesday on a bipartisan, 260-165 vote. “We’re here today addressing agriculture’s No. 1 issue, their No. 1 issue, and that’s their labor force,” Simpson told the House in…
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Why Idaho farmers need immigration reform
By Rep. MIKE SIMPSON | Guest columnist My childhood was spent working on the farms and ranches of southeastern Idaho. When a challenge arose, we fixed it. Hay needed hauled, pipe needed moved, heifers needed calved and potatoes needed picked. Many years have passed, and while my days of hauling hay are long behind me,…
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SIMPSON ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019 SIMPSON ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS Boise, ID- Congressman Mike Simpson announced today as his campaign co-chairs for his 2020 re-election campaign Governor Brad Little, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, U.S. Senator Jim Risch and Congressman Russ Fulcher. “I am honored to have the support of these hard working Idaho leaders, and…
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Rep. Mike Simpson calls impeachment inquiry into President Trump ‘a sham’
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson called the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump “a sham,” in an interview on 670 KBOI. Simpson described the state of Washington, D.C., as “a circus” after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., launched the formal inquiry in September. Simpson, in the interview with Nate Shelman, said Pelosi made the move…
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Bipartisan House Members Introduce Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Today, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to provide a compromise solution for American agriculture. The bill was introduced with the strong bipartisan support of 24 Democrats and 20 Republicans. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act,…
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Idaho dairy group praises new Farm Workforce Modernization Act
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho Dairymen’s Association welcomed the introduction of The Farm Workforce Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today. “This bipartisan bill would provide a great deal of certainty and stability on one of the most challenging aspects of milk production in the state — the availability of trained, experienced…