COEUR d’ALENE — A Christian pastor who was formerly Muslim said he convinced a handful of legislators to table a child support bill, possibly costing Idaho $46 million in federal funding.

“I was down there when the bill passed the Senate,” said Shahram Hadian, pastor at the Truth In Love Project Ministry. “And I shared my concerns with the legislators.”

Hadian said he was invited to come to Boise and speak to a group of legislators during closed door luncheon at the Statehouse where he shared a two-page summary of his concerns with SB 1067.

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