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=<h2 style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-weight: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); line-height: 1.3;">Political action[</h2>Club for Growth Action states that it is “dedicated to a single mission: beating big government politicians” of both parties. The group targets mostly Republicans in primaries and Democrats in the general election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_for_Growth_Action#cite_note-fact-2" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none; background: none;">[2]</a>In February 2013, Club for Growth Action launched a website called “PrimaryMyCongressman.com." Club for Growth president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chocola" title="Chris Chocola" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Chris Chocola</a> said the website would "serve as a tool to hold opponents of economic freedom and limited government accountable for their actions.” According to Club for Growth Action, the website will "rotate liberal Republicans through the website to highlight their failed records on limiting government." The first nine targets were Republicans <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Simpson" title="Mike Simpson" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none;">Mike Simpson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Kinzinger" title="Adam Kinzinger" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Adam Kinzinger</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Crawford(politician)" title="Rick Crawford (politician)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Rick Crawford</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lucas(Oklahoma)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Lucas (Oklahoma)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Frank Lucas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Palazzo" title="Steven Palazzo" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Steven Palazzo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Roby" title="Martha Roby" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Martha Roby</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bucshon" title="Larry Bucshon" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Larry Bucshon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Ellmers" title="Renee Ellmers" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Renee Ellmers</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Schock" title="Aaron Schock" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none;">Aaron Schock</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_for_Growth_Action#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none; background: none;">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_for_Growth_Action#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline: none; background: none;">[5]</a>

lcv: 11/8%

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=lots of lobbying, inc fam res council?!https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/billspons.php?id=hr5055-114<h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; line-height: 36px;">H.R.5055: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017</h1><div>//https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/billsum.php?id=hr2028-114</div>

Groundwater fears

Veterans Community Park is one of the busiest parks in Naples, Florida, with softball fields, basketball and tennis courts and a playground. In early 2004, Collier County began spraying the herbicide MSMA on the fields to control weeds. But soon, tests detected high levels of arsenic in the groundwater.

It wasn't the first time alarms had sounded about MSMA. Tests at nine golf courses using the weed killer had detected significant levels of arsenic in shallow groundwater and ponds, a concern because 90 percent of all drinking water in Florida comes from wells. The EPA had already banned all pesticides containing inorganic arsenic, considered to be the most toxic form of the metal. But evidence showed that the organic arsenic in MSMA converts to inorganic in soil. EPA scientists feared that MSMA could be contaminating drinking water.

In 2006, the EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances announced plans to ban all uses of herbicides containing arsenic and began negotiating with the few companies still selling them. Within three years, they had reached an agreement. The pesticide companies would phase out all uses of MSMA, except on cotton fields, by the end of 2013.

But the agreement included a condition. It required the EPA to complete a scientific review of arsenic before the ban could take effect. The pesticide office apparently assumed that the IRIS assessment, then six years in the making, would be done by then.

In all likelihood, IRIS would have met the deadline. But two pesticide companies and their lobbyist turned to Congress.

The two companies are Drexel Chemical Co. of Memphis, Tennessee, and Luxembourg-Pamol, whose parent, Luxembourg Industries, is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Both are family-owned. Luxembourg-Pamol doesn't release sales figures; Drexel Chemical says its sales exceed $100 million a year.

Though anyone can buy MSMA, the label cautions that it should be sprayed only on cotton fields, sod farms, highway shoulders and golf courses. The market for MSMA is likely worth several million dollars for these companies. The EPA estimated in 2006 that about 3 million pounds of MSMA and another similar compound were sold each year in the United States. The weed killer retails for about $5 a pound.

An example of the herbicide MSMA for sale on Amazon.com

The companies joined forces to hire Charlie Grizzle, a lobbyist who worked as an EPA assistant administrator during the President George H. W. Bush era. When the EPA released a public draft of its arsenic assessment in February 2010, the pesticide companies countered with a unique argument.

Michal Eldan, a vice president at Luxembourg-Pamol, said her company had the scientific literature scoured and found 300 studies published since 2007 that the EPA had not included in the draft.

"If the report is not up to date, a risk assessment cannot be based on that," Eldan said in an interview. "We mentioned that because this is the one inarguable detail. You can argue about toxicity. You can argue about risk assessment. You can't argue about 300 publications that are missing from the list of references."

Grizzle added, "I think it's safe to say that the missing 300 studies, if you will, really exposed EPA to accusations from congressmen and stakeholders that they were cherry-picking the data."

In August 2010, 15 Republicans in the House and Senate made that very argument in a letter to then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson:

"We are informed that there are nearly 300 studies in the scientific literature on arsenic published since 2007 that were not included in the agency's evaluation. We find that troubling and are concerned that this could allow critics to conclude that the agency is 'cherry-picking' data to support its conclusions."

After reading the letter, Michael Hansen, a senior scientist at Consumers Union who has followed the arsenic review closely, said, "This is a really dishonest couple of sentences ... That's because the [EPA] document was written in early 2008, and the only reason the public is seeing it [in 2010] is because OMB sat on it."

"It's not cherry-picking the data. When the document was written, those studies hadn't been published yet," he said.

Yet the missing publications ultimately became the rationale for Congress to derail the EPA's assessment. In July 2011, language appeared in a House Appropriations Committee report ordering the EPA to take no action on its arsenic assessment and turn the job over to the National Academy of Sciences. The report instructed the academy to include "the 300 studies in the published scientific literature EPA failed to review for its 2010 draft assessment."

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, speaks at a campaign stop for President Obama at Southern Maine Community College in 2012.

Committee reports explain how to implement a bill. Government agencies could ignore them, but they seldom do, for fear of angering congressional leaders who control funding. Burying language in a report - as opposed to the bill itself - was the same technique once used for earmarks. Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonprofit group that closely monitors the Appropriations Committee, said rank-and-file members of the House cannot strike or amend language in a report. In fact, he said, only a couple of lawmakers in leadership would likely know who put the language in the report.

Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees EPA funding, said she has no way of knowing who is responsible for trying to kill the arsenic assessment.

"It's happening more and more in this Congress that we see less and less of what goes on behind the scenes, that members aren't informed until the last minute," she said. "So things like this, major policy changes like this, can happen somewhat in the dark of the night with very little information to the public."

Congress' arsenic concerns echoed industry's

By Chris Zubak-Skees June 28, 2014

Congressional letters and reports questioning the EPA's process for arsenic echoed one industry group's concerns. Among the points made by the Organic Arsenical Products Task Force, and later, Congress include whether a Taiwanese study could be relied upon and whether a working group ignored a list of nearly 300 studies attached to a letter from the group....

So, who did it? All the evidence from the Center's investigation pointed to one congressman: Mike Simpson of Idaho.

Simpson was one of the Republicans who signed the letter to the EPA administrator complaining about the missing 300 studies. He was the chairman of the subcommittee that controlled funding for the EPA, where the language first appeared. He was also a member of another committee where the language surfaced again in a different report. He even asked the EPA administrator about arsenic at a subcommittee hearing.

Simpson, who worked as a dentist and state legislator before entering Congress, is a frequent critic of the EPA. But in the 2012 and 2014 election campaigns, he has been portrayed as too liberal by Tea Party candidates funded by the right-wing Club for Growth.

In a brief interview outside his Capitol Hill office, Simpson accepted credit for instructing the EPA to stop work on its arsenic assessment.

"I'm worried about drinking water and small communities trying to meet standards that they can't meet," he said. "So we want the Academy of Science to look at how they come up with their science."

Simpson said he didn't know that his actions kept a weed killer containing arsenic on the market. He denied that the pesticide companies lobbied him for the delay.

But lobbyist Grizzle offered a different account.

"I was part of a group that met with the congressman and his staff a number of years ago on our concerns," Grizzle said, adding that there were four or five other lobbyists in that meeting but he couldn't remember who they were.

Other organizations that disclosed lobbying the EPA and Congress on the agency's arsenic evaluation were the U.S. Rice Federation; the Mulch and Soil Council; the Association of California Water Agencies; and the National Mining Association, including the mining companies Arch Coal and Rio Tinto.

Grizzle began making donations to Simpson's re-election campaign in January 2011, a few months before Simpson took action to delay the arsenic assessment. Since then, Grizzle has given a total of $7,500. That's more than he's given in that time to any other candidate.

Asked if the contributions were made in exchange for the delay, Grizzle said, "I don't see a connection. I've been a friend and supporter of Congressman Simpson for a long time."

When Simpson was asked if he was aware of the donations, he terminated the interview, saying, "I have no idea. But I've got a hearing."

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<div>So which accused RINOs ("Republicans in name only") have fended off, or are currently fending off, the best-financed challengers?</div>

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<div>1. Sen. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=KYS1&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-Ky.) - $1.4 million

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<div>While some are busy "<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/comedycentral/the-daily-shows-30-top-mcconnelling-videos-of-al-1jmu" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">#McConnelling</a>," conservative outside groups have made more serious efforts to embarrass the Senate minority leader. Conservative outside groups have <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=KYS1" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">spent a combined $788,101 opposing McConnell</a> and another $586,151 in support of his primary opponent Matt Bevin. </div>

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<div>In addition to being one of the two highest-ranking Republicans in Washington, which is its own offense in the eyes of some anti-establishment tea partiers, McConnell's sins against conservatism include opposing the government shutdown aimed at revoking the Affordable Care Act, <a href="http://www.senateconservatives.com/site/post/2485/scf-releases-video-exposing-mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">according to</a> the Senate Conservatives Fund. </div>

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<div>2. Sen. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MSS1&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Thad Cochran</a> (R-Miss.) - $1.1 million

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<div>Conservative groups have spent <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=MSS1" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">$334,808 opposing Cochran</a> and $780,539 in support of his tea party challenger, state Sen. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?cycle=2014&id=MSS1" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Chris McDaniel</a>. Cochran's reputation for securing earmarks grates fiscal conservatives. And the senator's recent <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/18/gop-sen-cochran-says-he-doesnt-know-much-about-the-tea-party/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">admission</a> that he doesn't "really know much about" the tea party certainly didn't help matters. </div>

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<div>Cochran supporters have fought back. A super PAC with ties to Cochran called <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cmte=C00554774&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Mississippi Conservatives</a> has poured $593,036 into opposition spending against McDaniel. Still, Stu Rothenberg <a href="http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/senator-thad-cochran-underdog/?dcz=" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">has identified</a> Cochran as the candidate most vulnerable to a tea party upset. </div>

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<div>3. Rep. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=NC03&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Walter B. Jones Jr.</a> (R-N.C.) - $348,000</div>

<div>Jones' bid for reelection became a lot more competitive after he was hit by a <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/24/3729718/super-pac-airs-ads-attacking-jones.html" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">$78,000 ad buy</a> from the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00489856&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Ending Spending Fund</a>, a super PAC backed by hedgefund multi-millionaire <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/donor_detail.php?cycle=2012&id=U0000000320&type=I&super=N&name=Ricketts%2C+John+Joe" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">John Ricketts</a> and mega-donor casino magnate <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/donor_detail.php?cycle=2012&id=U0000000310&type=I&super=N&name=Adelson%2C+Sheldon+G.+%26+Miriam+O." style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Sheldon Adelson</a>. </div>

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<div>In total, the fund <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=NC03" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">has spent $197,230 in its efforts to toss Jones from office</a>. </div>

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<div>The <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/pro-israel-group-drops-brutal-ad-against-walter-jones_786422.html?nopager=1" target="blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Emergency Committee for Israel</a> has also weighed in with a $151,075 <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/pro-israel-group-drops-brutal-ad-against-walter-jones_786422.html?nopager=1" target="blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">ad</a> hitting the congressman for being the only Republican to vote "present" on <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr4133/text" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">a 2012 resolution</a> that reasserted the Obama administration would continue to furnish Israel with military supplies amid the American withdrawal from Iraq.  </div>

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<div>It appears his offenses also include a <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/219093-paul-ryan-budget-passes-house-with-ten-republican-defections" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">vote against</a> the Republican budget plan devised by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).</div>

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<div>4. House Speaker <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=OH08&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">John Boehner</a> (R-Ohio) - $272,000</div>

<div><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cmte=C00520825&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">The TeaParty.net Leadership Fund</a>, a PAC, has spent $238,799 opposing Boehner and $33,558 boosting his tea party opponent, J.D. Winteregg. TeaParty.net's organizers were so eager to take down Boehner, they <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/368156/tea-party-spending-25k-attract-boehner-primary-challenger-alec-torres" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">announced</a> their intention to spend $25,000 against him before there was even a challenger. Good luck with that.

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<div>5. Rep. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=ID02&cycle=2014" style="text-decoration: none;">Mike Simpson</a> (R-Idaho) - $244,000</div>

<div>Simpson is staring down the most competitive race since his 1998 election to Congress. Club for Growth Action and FreedomWorks, and other groups that lean far to the right, have spent <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=ID02" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">$206,634</a> to defeat Simpson and $36,869 in support of challenger Bryan Smith, a corporate lawyer. Club for Growth's PAC has pitched in as well, spending $21,000 for Smith.

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<div>Simpson has run afoul of tea party conservatives in part because of his close alliance with Boehner. On the other hand, the <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/indexpend.php?cmte=C00053553&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">National Rifle Association</a> has endorsed him, and its PAC has spent $45,516 on his behalf.

<div>6. Rep. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=CO04&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Cory Gardner</a> (R-Colo.) - $106,000</div>

<div>The Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves Better PAC <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=COS2" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">dumped $105,857</a> into supporting state Sen. Owen Hill's primary campaign before he bowed out last month, allowing Gardner to focus on his general election bid to unseat Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.). Gardner's experience in the House marked him as a GOP insider. The tea party group's spending occurred before Gardner officially announced his candidacy, but when he announced, the group's chairman <a href="http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/994676-gardner%3Fs-switch-changes-game" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">attacked him</a> as "the establishment's anointed candidate."

A few runners up to this list also deserve mention. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=TXS1" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Sen. John Cornyn</a> (R-Texas) would almost certainly feature on this list had he not soundly quashed tea party favorite Sen. Steve Stockman in an early primary.

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<div>Once considered a winnable race for the anti-establishment right, Milton Wolf's campaign against incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) has <a href="http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/meet-milton-wolf-obamas-crazy-cousin-105161.html#.UzsIQahX-uY" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">swerved somewhat off track</a> of late -- something the Senate Conservatives Fund can't be happy about; it <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=KSS1" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">has already spent</a> more than $107,000 on behalf of Wolf. </div>

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<div>Tea party groups don't just support challengers, of course, since some of candidates they've backed in the past are now in office. Example: Club for Growth <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/indexp.php?cycle=2014&id=MI03" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">has spent $195,000</a> to undercut Brian Ellis's campaign to upend Rep. <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI03&cycle=2014" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Justin Amash</a> (R-Mich.), an especially fiscally conservative libertarian. It seems tea party groups support incumbents too, so long as they're aligned with the far-right.</div>

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<div>The rankings will change as primary dates inch ever closer. Our tallies do not include the "issue" ads favored by <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cycle=2012&cmte=Americans%20for%20Prosperity" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none;">Americans for Prosperity</a> and other organizations so far this cycle; those are often aimed to influence elections, but do not specifically endorse or attack a candidate and thus needn't be reported until the election is closer.

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Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives plans to pass an <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.2584:" target="hplink">ill-conceived budget bill</a> for the Interior Department that would paralyze our nation's programs for protecting imperiled plants and animals. A provision included by Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), and approved by the Appropriations Committee on July 12, would block crucial life-saving protections for more than 260 "<a href="http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/SpeciesReport.do?listingType=C&mapstatus=1" target="hplink">candidate species</a>" currently awaiting listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act.

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Simpson has a warm relationship with Minnick, Idaho’s other representative who is a Democrat and entered the House in 2009. The two have held a series of public events together and have similar viewpoints on land-management issues. Simpson said he is happy to have Minnick as a liaison to the majority party and the White House.(24)

Simpson is a longtime ally of <a rel="internal" href="http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/John_A._Boehner">Boehner</a>. Boehner, Simpson and Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) are often seen smoking together while Congress is in session.(25)

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Michael Keith Simpson, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Republican_Party_U.S.A." title="Republican Party U.S.A." class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Republican</a>, has represented the Second District of in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United States House of Representatives</a> since 1999. The Capital city Boise is in his district. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ID02_109.gif" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">map</a>)

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Record_and_controversies" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1 Record and controversies</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Environmental_record" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.2 Environmental record</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Simpson_condemned_Senate_GOP_leaders_for_their_treatment_of_Craig" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1.3 Simpson condemned Senate GOP leaders for their treatment of Craig</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Background" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.1 Background</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Congressional_Career" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.2 Congressional Career</a>

<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#2006_elections" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2.2.1 2006 elections</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Money_in_politics" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3 Money in politics</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Committees_and_Affiliations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4 Committees and Affiliations</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Committees" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1 Committees</a>

<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Coalitions_and_Caucuses" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Boards_and_other_Affiliations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.3 Boards and other Affiliations</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#More_Background_Data" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">5 More Background Data</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Contact" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">6 Contact</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Articles_and_Resources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7 Articles and Resources</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Related_SourceWatch_articles" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.1 Related SourceWatch articles</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Sources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.2 Sources</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#External_resources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.3 External resources</a>

<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.3.1 Local blogs and discussion sites</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#External_articles" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">7.4 External articles</a></li>

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<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248); border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em;">General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:U.S._legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how Mike Simpson voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Help:References" title="Help:References" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">cite your sources</a>!</div>

<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248); border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em;">For more information see the chart of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._House_of_Representatives_votes_on_the_Iraq_War" title="U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War</a>.</div>

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<h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Simpson condemned Senate GOP leaders for their treatment of Craig</h3>

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On October 7, 2005 Simpson served as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_Pro_Tempore" class="extiw" title="w:Speaker Pro Tempore" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Speaker Pro Tempore</a> of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United States House of Representatives</a> and presided over the vote on a Gasoline Security bill. Opponents of the bill charge that the legislation did little to help gas prices and merely provided tax breaks to oil companies. Simpson was presiding over the chamber during a vote that was scheduled to last 5 minutes, but stretched to 44 minutes. Simpson did not close the vote until a sufficient number of Republicans had been convinced to switch their votes. In the end, the majority voted in the affirmative to pass the bill by a 2-vote margin: 212-210, with 13 representatives not voting. The nay votes were from 196 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and 1 Independent.

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="House Committee on Appropriations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">House Committee on Appropriations</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Energy and Water</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Budget" title="House Committee on Budget" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">House Committee on Budget</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Related Agencies</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Majority Caucus Chair, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1988</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Co-Chair, World Trade Organization Caucus for Ranchers and Farmers</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Honorary Board Member, Boys & Girls Club, Magic Valley Area, 2004</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Member, Chambers of Commerce of Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, 1998-2004</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 1416</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former Member, Idaho State Dental Association</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Former Member, Rotary Club of Blackfoot</li>

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<table id="topContrib" class="tablesorter" style="background-color: rgb(205, 205, 205); margin: 10px 0pt 15px; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">American Dental Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$82,010</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$2,750</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$79,260</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">IDACORP Inc</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$81,679</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$26,680</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$54,999</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">National Auto Dealers Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$79,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$79,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$75,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$75,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">National Assn of Home Builders</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$70,500</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$70,500</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">National Assn of Realtors</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$60,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$60,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">FMC Corp</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$59,600</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$12,500</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$47,100</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">JR Simplot Co agibiz</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$58,198</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$7,749</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$50,449</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">CH2M HILL</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$57,269</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$19,629</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$37,640</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">American Crystal Sugar</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$49,500</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$49,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">United Parcel Service</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$47,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$47,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">Bechtel Group</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$44,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$44,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">National Education Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$41,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$41,000</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$40,186</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$40,186</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">American Bankers Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$39,760</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$39,760</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">Potlatch Corp</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$39,750</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$3,250</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$36,500</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">Agri Beef</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$39,550</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$39,550</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$0</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">Credit Union National Assn</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$38,000</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$38,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">URS Corp/Washington</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$37,950</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$4,450</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">$33,500</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td style="padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">Associated General Contractors</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$37,500</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="text-align: right; padding: 4px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 246); vertical-align: top;">$37,50</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); border: 1px solid rgb(95, 95, 95); min-width: 450px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><tbody><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Health Professionals</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$467,460</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Electric Utilities</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$294,586</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Crop Production & Basic Processing</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$285,757</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Lobbyists</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$222,718</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">General Contractors</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$203,037</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Oil & Gas</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$180,150</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Leadership PACs</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$165,271</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Lawyers/Law Firms</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$157,763</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Forestry & Forest Products</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$142,320</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Retired</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$119,367</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Real Estate</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$111,040</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Livestock</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$107,147</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Dairy</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$106,500</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Beer, Wine & Liquor</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$105,049</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Air Transport</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$99,000</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Agricultural Services/Products</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$98,434</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Chemical & Related Manufacturing</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$97,800</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Mining</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$92,550</td></tr><tr class="rowTint" style=" background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Casinos/Gambling</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$90,800</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Automotive</td><td class="number" style="padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$90,75</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<li id="cite_note-0" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#cite_ref-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Roll call vote</a>, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.</li>

<li id="cite_note-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Simpson#cite_ref-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Betsy Rothstein and Elana Schor, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lashing-out-at-mcconnell-2007-09-07.html" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">"Lashing out at McConnell,"</a> The Hill, September 7, 2007.</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.house.gov/simpson/" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Official website</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Open Secrets</a> - 2006 congressional races database</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.redstaterebels.com/" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Red State Rebels</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newwest.net/" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">NewWest.net -- A Refreshing, new kind of journalism.</a></li>

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<h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">External articles</h2>

<p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Corresponding article on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Simpson" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Wikipedia</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Mike_Simpson" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Cause Caller</a>. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Senator" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">senators</a> and<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Representative" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" padding-right="padding-right" px="px" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">representatives</a>.)

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<h2>Committees and Affiliations</h2>

<h3>Committees</h3>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="House Committee on Appropriations">House Committee on Appropriations</a>

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Energy and Water</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Budget" title="House Committee on Budget">House Committee on Budget</a></li>

</ul>

<h4>Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</h4>

<ul>

<ul>

<li>Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Related Agencies</li>

<li>Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h3>Coalitions and Caucuses</h3>

<ul>

<li>Majority Caucus Chair, Idaho State House of Representatives, 1988</li>

<li>Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus</li>

<li>Co-Chair, World Trade Organization Caucus for Ranchers and Farmers</li>

</ul>

<h3>Boards and other Affiliations</h3>

<ul>

<li>Honorary Board Member, Boys & Girls Club, Magic Valley Area, 2004</li>

<li>Member, Chambers of Commerce of Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, 1998-2004</li>

<li>Former Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 1416</li>

<li>Former Member, Idaho State Dental Association</li>

<li>Former Member, Rotary Club of Blackfoot</li>

</ul>

<h2>More Background Data</h2>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS020813" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS020813" rel="nofollow">Background information on Mike Simpson from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS020813" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS020813" rel="nofollow">Interest group scorecard ratings for Mike Simpson from Project Vote Smart</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s001148" class="external text" title="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s001148" rel="nofollow">Voting record for Mike Simpson from the Washington Post database</a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=ID02&site=congressmerge" class="external text" title="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=ID02&site=congressmerge" rel="nofollow">Information on Mike Simpson from Congress Merge</a></li>

</ul>