Friday July 04, 2008
07-01-2008 IDAHO DELEGATION: CLEANUP AGREEMENT REFLECTS "BEST SCIENCE"
Idaho Falls – Idaho’s Congressional Delegation says today’s announcement by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and the U.S....(More)
06-26-2008 CRAPO: GAS BILL TAKES ACTION FOR PRICE RELIEF
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced today that he is co-sponsoring the Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008 because it seeks to both reduce...(More)
06-26-2008 CRAPO APPLAUDS "HISTORIC" GUN RIGHTS RULING
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today noted the U.S. Supreme Court made the right decision to uphold both the individual and Second Amendment...(More)
Owyhee Initiative
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ESRA
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Audio
A SPEAKER FOR IDAHO: HONORING BRUCE NEWCOMB UPON HIS RETIREMENT
(Senate - March 30, 2006)
Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, when the 2006 session of the Idaho State Legislature adjourns this year, it will signal the end of an era. The longest-serving speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives will be retiring. Bruce Newcomb, a rancher from Burley, will leave the legislature after a total of 20 years. He spent the past four terms as speaker and leaves boots that will be difficult to fill, to say the least.
Bruce and I served together in the legislature in the late 1980s. My former colleague is a thoughtful man of principle and a terrific sense of humor. Bruce is also one of my closest friends. Over the years, I have worked with him on many issues important to Idaho, and I know that I can always turn to him for solid advice and counsel. His reputation for cooperation and collaboration is well deserved. He consistently seeks out fair and just solutions to policy challenges, even the more contentious and divisive such as water issues and term limits. Nevertheless, Bruce is unafraid to take a respectful but strong stand when circumstances require it. He earned such loyalty among colleagues and coworkers that when he lost his hair in a bout with cancer in the 1990s, many of them shaved their heads in a show of solidarity.
Bruce takes his public service very seriously. Idaho has gained from his wisdom, love for our State and ability to see clearly a path forward. Idaho's legislature is losing a remarkable man who has served all Idahoans faithfully and with excellence. I wish him and his family the very best in retirement, and thank him for his steady, close friendship over the years.