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

On the recordAugust 28, 2026
But I’ve said from the beginning: We’re not going to try to balance the budget on the back of the tribes.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Emphasizing commitment to tribal funding.

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

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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.

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Since the president has closed the border, I think we can get this done.

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