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Interior Conference Report Burdened with Huge Spending Increases and Extraneous Last Minute Add-Ons
April 12, 2011
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U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Get Reprieve in Interior Appropriations Conference Report
April 12, 2011
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Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2010 Interior & Environment Conference Report
April 12, 2011
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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Exemption is Essential for American Farmers and Ranchers
April 12, 2011
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Fiscal Year 2010 Interior Appropriations Bill Passes Subcommittee
April 12, 2011
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Appropriations Ranking Member Lewis Statement on House Consideration of Interior Spending Bill
April 12, 2011
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Simpson Critiques BLM Budget that Robs Resource Management
April 12, 2011
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Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned BLM Director Bob Abbey regarding a number of issues, including the Wild Horse and Burro program, grazing on public lands, and the Administration’s new “Wild Lands” policy. Simpson’s subcommittee examined the President’s FY2012 budget request for the Bureau of Land Management.

Simpson Questions Secretary Salazar on Wild Lands Policy
April 12, 2011
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Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding domestic oil production, the cost of environmental litigation, and the Secretary’s controversial “Wild Lands” initiative. The oversight hearing gave Chairman Simpson and other members of the subcommittee the opportunity to examine the President’s FY2012 budget request for the Department of the Interior.

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