on behalf of former Democrat Eli Bebout of Riverton. Bebout won the primary but then lost the general election to the Democratic nominee Dave Freudenthal, a former United States Attorney appointed by President Bill Clinton. Simpson was one of four speakers chosen to eulogize President George H.W. Bush at his state funeral. Iraq Study Group In 2006, Simpson was one of ten (five Democratic and five Republican) contributors to the Iraq Study Group Report. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Simpson was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Erskine Bowles. Simpson has spoken extensively about the burden being placed on future generations by the structure of current entitlement programs. In an opinion piece, "Young Americans get the shaft" published in The Washington Post on June 13, 2012, Matt Miller recounted asking Simpson (then a US senator) in 1995 how to fix this problem. Miller stated that Simpson told him "nothing would change until someone like me could walk into his office and say, 'I'm from the American Association of Young People. We have 30 million members, and we're watching you, Simpson. You [mess with] us and we'll take you out.'" He has continued to advocate for fiscal responsibility as a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and a founder of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. Campaign finance reform Simpson has been a strong critic of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. FEC, calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the case. In an interview with Wyoming Public Radio, Simpson said: "I think most Americans would like to see reasonable limits on campaign spending." Issue advocacy Simpson has been an outspoken advocate for abortion rights, stating that the matter should not be a political issue in a party that believes in "government out of our lives" and "the right to be left alone" and "the precious right of privacy". He supports LGBT rights, and equality regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation. In an article in The Washington Post, Simpson criticized the since-ended "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, stating "'Gay' is an artificial category that says little about a person. Our differences and prejudices pale next to our historic challenge." Civic participation Simpson is on the board of directors at the National Institute for