Mike Simpson: “Norm told us to take care of the refuge system.”

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

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

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.