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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., recently teamed up with Western colleagues to introduce the Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017, legislation allowing states to implement their own specific conservation and management plans to protect greater sage-grouse populations and their habitats. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, was also supported by U.S. […]
The growing threat of cyberattacks is prompting a group of senators to try to quickly close holes in the systems that protect the energy grid, including one decidedly low-tech approach. The Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, introduced last month, is an attempt by Sens. Angus King of Maine, Jim Risch of Idaho and three other co-sponsors […]
After being embroiled in politics for over 33 years as a public servant, 11 of that as the district ranger at Sandpoint, I rarely have the desire to enter that fray again. However, after reading letters to the editor and opinions in the Daily Bee for the past several months, I have decided to wade […]
A bipartisan group of senators said Thursday that they support additional sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile tests, amid reports that the Trump administration will roll out financial penalties. ‘THE Hill’ reported on February 2. The following is the full text. Twenty-two senators sent a letter — spearheaded by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and […]
Species is now managed under nationwide federal plan A group of Western senators, including Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, both R-Idaho, have introduced a bill to allow states to implement their own conservation plans to protect sage grouse and their habitats, in lieu of federal management. The Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act […]
A bipartisan bill that would work toward an “all of the above” energy strategy by simplifying the permitting process for renewable energy projects on public lands has been introduced in Congress by a number of U.S. senators. U.S. Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nev.; Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.; Jim Risch, R-Idaho; Jon Tester, D-Mon.; Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; Michael […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: Story continues below video “I was honored to be invited to the White House to attend the President’s introduction and nomination of Judge […]
Includes day of remembrance resolution for downwinders WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition of western U.S. Senators has introduced two measures to benefit Americans exposed to airborne radiation during nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) and […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) welcomes the letter by 22 bipartisan U.S. Senators to President Donald Trump, demanding that the Administration hold Iran accountable for its January 29, 2017 ballistic missile test, conducted in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 as well as other provocative actions. Joining Senators […]
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named xCraft Enterprises, LLC of Coeur d’Alene as the Small Business of the Month for January 2017. xCraft will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “Idaho is home to a burgeoning technology industry, thanks to […]