Tag Archives: Congress
Crapo: Economy needs lower tax rates, less regulatory activity
Sen. Mike Crapo says reforming the tax code by lowering income tax rates would help the economy grow and create jobs, as would reducing government regulatory activity that he said has exploded. More than 100 people attended the town hall meeting in … Continue reading
Appeals court sides with Idaho, other states on individual mandate
A federal appeals court in Georgia ruled Friday that the federal health care reform’s requirement that people buy health insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional. Idaho was one of 26 states to sue the federal government to block the … Continue reading
Debt plan clears Congress with Labrador in opposition
Federal leaders appear to have a new plan to raise the government’s debt ceiling by a Tuesday deadline, though the compromise plan split Idaho’s two House Republicans in a Monday vote. Rep. Mike Simpson voted for the plan, citing potential … Continue reading
Labrador: debt debate major, but expect a deal
“We are in the middle of a huge battle in Washington, D.C.,” Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador told a crowd at the start of a question and answer session in Meridian Saturday. That battle is over whether and how to let … Continue reading
Idaho delegation backs ‘cut, cap and balance’
All of Idaho’s members of Congress support the “cut, cap and balance” approved by the Republican-led U.S. House in an effort to resolve the federal government reaching its debt limit. Sen. Mike Crapo is also part of a different budget … Continue reading
Simpson, Labrador add to campaign war chests
Idaho’s two Republican members of the U.S. House reported receiving thousands of dollars in campaign contributions during the last three months, replenishing their bank accounts for elections coming next year. Rep. Mike Simpson raised $163,716 between April and June and … Continue reading
Maximum income limits raised for family nutrition program
More Idaho families could get access to a federally-funded nutrition program, as the maximum income limits for the the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will increase slightly starting next month. The program, which is different from food stamps, offers … Continue reading
Risch, Crapo opposing bailouts to states in debt
Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are siding with more than a dozen Senate Republicans in an effort to quash ideas that the federal government would bail out states that are facing billions of dollars of debt. Sixteen senators … Continue reading
Idaho senators want states to have more control in changing U.S. Constitution
A plan that would strengthen states’ ability to make targeted changes to the U.S. Constitution faces a vote in the Idaho Senate. The effort that its backer said could let states push back against the federal government was approved Monday … Continue reading