Mike Simpson: “I look forward to working with you to try to advance the arts in this country. You do an important job.”

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.

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.

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