Rep. C.L. "Butch" Otter (ID-R)
Honorable C. L. "Butch" OtterUnited States Representative, Idaho, RepublicanRepresentative Otter, of the first district of Idaho, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. He served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976 and as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1972 to 1976. He is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The following is from the July 8, 2004, House floor debate on amendments to the Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations Act of 2005.I thank the gentleman from Vermont for his leadership and for once again bringing this amendment before…