Mike Simpson, Bruce Newcomb Respond to House Efforts Against Gov. Little

Mike Simpson, Bruce Newcomb Respond to House Efforts Against Gov. Little

STATEHOUSE....ASTHE IDAHOLEGISLATURECONTINUESATTEMPTS TO LIMITSOME OF GOVERNORLITTLE'S POWERSDURING ANEMERGENCY, TWOFORMER SPEAKERSOF THE IDAHOHOUSE ARESPEAKING OUT.CONGRESSMANMIKE SIMPSON ANDFORMER SPEAKERBRUCE NEWCOMBSTATED THEIRCONCERN FORIDAHOANS IN APRESS RELEASESAYING QUOTE "THEIDAHOLEGISLATURE'SATTEMPTS TO STRIPNOT JUST OURCURRENTGOVERNOR BUT ANYFUTURE GOVERNOROF THEIR ABILITY TOLEAD DURING ANEMERGENCY ISWRONG FOR IDAHOAND ENDANGERSTHE LIVES OFIDAHOANS."SIMPSON ANDNEWCOMB WENT ONTO ENCOURAGE THEIDAHO LEGISLATURETO "TAKE A STEPBACK AND THINK THISTHROUGH."THE GOVERNOR HASWARNED ENDING THEEMERGENCY ORDERCOULD ELIMINATEFEDERAL FUNDINGTHE STATE IS USINGTO ADDRESS COVID-19 AND POTENTIALLYSLOW DOWN THEVACCINE ROLL OUT --A SENTIMENTECHOED BY LEADERSOF THE DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH ANDWELFARE.IN THE SENATEWEDNESDAY,SENATOR STEVE VICKASKED TO RETURNTHE SENATE BILL TOEND THE CURRENTSTATE OFEMERGENCY BACKTO COMMITTEE.WE REACHED OUTTO THE SPEAKER OFTHE HOUSE BUTHAVE NOT H