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Mike Simpson: “One of the things I heard about this last week when I was out in Idaho the last couple weeks visiting with some county…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
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.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson highlights concerns from Idaho county commissioners about funding cuts due to sequestration.

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