Mike Simpson: “Our role is advising the Commission in their activities. We are acting as project manager.”

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

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

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.

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