Did Mike Simpson vote the way they spoke on government spending in March 2023?
Mike Simpson, U.S. Representative (R-ID-02) ·
Congress undoubtedly has a spending problem … However, eliminating any one of the projects I requested through Community Project Funding would not have reduced federal spending by a single penny … At the end of the day, I will always fight for Idahoans’ hard-earned tax dollars to come back to Idaho to make meaningful improvements to our wonderful state.
Voted Nay, 23 Dec 2022
Simpson voted against the FY2023 omnibus. In March 2023 his office announced he had secured funding in it for a $4 million downtown Boise YMCA project he requested.
Simpson voted against the FY2023 omnibus. In March 2023 his office announced, under the headline 'Simpson Secures Funding for Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Development Project in FY23 Omnibus', that the $4 million project he requested was in the bill. His statement said Congress has a spending problem but that cutting his requested projects would not have reduced federal spending.
Said vs. voted · Government spending
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Voted no, took credit
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Official press release 'Simpson Secures Funding for Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Development Project in FY23 Omnibus' on simpson.house.gov.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
- Question
- On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment (House roll call 549)
- Vote
- Nay