Mike Simpson actually said...

"I can't breathe in August in Idaho about half the time."

"Instead of trying to find a way to keep things funded during a government shutdown, we should commit to not shutting down the government. Bad policy. Bad politics. Just stupid."

"I would like you to be able to use these grants wherever you think is appropriate. I mean this is your country, it is your money, and you ought to be able to use them where you think it would be most ..."

"I thought about trying to change the Federal law so that you have to do reforestation after wildfires because they are obviously just as devastating, if not more impactful than timber harvest."