One of the things I heard about this last week when I was out in Idaho the last couple weeks visiting with some county commissioners are two things that they are really concerned about with sequestration--Secure Rural Schools funding, which comes out of the Forest Service, and PILT payments and the reduction that is going to occur to the counties.
Simpson highlights concerns from Idaho county commissioners about funding cuts due to sequestration.
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