Mike Simpson: “There has to be opportunity for people to continue to make a living in the meantime, and these jobs are being ripped…”

Rural counties across Idaho depend on the Secure Rural Schools program.

But I’ve said from the beginning: We’re not going to try to balance the budget on the back of the tribes.

We put a bunch more money into tribal justice, and that’s hard in a year when we’re trying to reduce spending at the federal level.

Since the president has closed the border, I think we can get this done.