Mike Simpson: “Instead of trying to find a way to keep things funded during a government shutdown, we should commit to not shutting…”

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.

Tribal police officers go through the same training as our county police officers do, our state police officers do.

But I’ve said from the beginning: We’re not going to try to balance the budget on the back of the tribes.