Mike Simpson: “I think we need a better effort to at least educate me as to how it is being coordinated and spent, that it is being…”

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.

We’re not going to tear down and bulldoze the Kennedy Center.

I’m pleased to see these funds allocated to help Idaho schools, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure projects.