Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93. A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay marriage ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was 93.

In the Senate, Alan K. Simpson, a Republican, treated serious issues with folksy phrases and stinging humor. He now brings that to the task of reducing the federal debt.

Alan K. Simpson. Alan K. Simpson. Special | 1h 55m 42s Video has Closed Captions | CC. In this two-part special from WY PBS, former U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson shares his life, his career in the ...

FILE - Senate Judiciary Chairman Joseph Biden, D-Del., right, shakes hands with Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., after the committee voted not to recommend the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee ...

We call for the resignation of Alan K. Simpson as co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. We have given the former Senator several chances at redemption, but his ...

LAS VEGAS — Alan K. Simpson likes to complain that, in the old days, when they campaigned together, his friend Dick Cheney stole all his best jokes. Take this one, a joke Simpson calls the ...

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was 93.

FILE - President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson at the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022.

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps, has died. He was 93. Video above: Alan Simpson speaks about George H. W. Bush in 2018: 'You would've wanted ...