Mike Simpson: “I introduced the LAND Act to help pay for both backlog maintenance and the Land and Water Conservation Fund.”

This should not be this damn complicated, and somehow we’ve got to change that.

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

I regularly hear from farmers, ranchers, and producers in Idaho, and their main concern over the years has been when Congress will reauthorize the Farm Bill.

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