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Guest column submitted by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch A typical family of four will get a $2,059 tax cut. Lower-middle and middle income families can save time and money on tax preparation due to the near doubling of the standard deduction and other simplifications. According to more than 100 economists, […]
WASHINGTON (News Release) — Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch Thursday joined a bipartisan group of 32 senators in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging them to include a reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program in any end-of-year legislation. SRS supports public schools, […]
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch urged support for the Senate’s tax reform bill Tuesday, saying it will lift the burden on small businesses and have a “tangible, positive effect on the American people.” Risch, who is chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, noted that all members of Congress “have been reading and listening […]
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, who chairs the Senate Small Business Committee, spoke out in favor of the Senate GOP tax bill this morning at a D.C. press conference he hosted that featured Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, SBA Administrator Linda McMahon, several GOP members of Risch’s committee and representatives of business advocacy groups. “Lower tax rates for […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – In a move that will improve the nation’s energy infrastructure, create nearly 500 jobs and boost local economies, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Land Management has signed a Record of Decision for the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project. The B2H Project will provide additional […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Small Business Committee, on Friday introduced S.2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act.” The bipartisan legislation right-sizes regulation for smaller financial institutions and includes important consumer protections for veterans, senior citizens […]
Held the day after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday has long been an unofficial day dedicated to supporting the millions of small businesses across the nation. But a new bipartisan resolution that recognizes Nov. 25, 2017, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, as “Small Business Saturday, was announced Monday. The resolution was sponsored by Senators Jim Risch, […]
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch recently sent a letter urging the White House to give its support for a bipartisan effort to extend “critical” lifeline funding in future disaster aid. For certain, it’s a noble effort by the senators to take care of a lot of folks in Idaho. The payments expired last […]
Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch welcomed the appointments of Layne Bangerter and Evan Frasure to serve Idaho as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a USDA announcement, Bangerter has been appointed to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Idaho and Frasure to serve as State Executive Director […]
8:35 a.m. – U.S. Senator from Idaho Jim Risch with a Washington Update. Link to website