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Protecting the Snake River dams and other federal water infrastructure is pivotal to the entire northwest due to their tremendous benefits to our region. Last week, I wrote an op-ed with Mountain States Policy Center Vice President Jason Mercier about the importance of defending the four lower Snake River dams. We are far from alone […]
Last week, the East Coast experienced the kind of smoky conditions Idahoans live with every summer. As I told my colleagues in Washington, DC: “Welcome to our air in the West.” Decades of federal mismanagement have turned the West’s forests into tinderboxes and filled our summer months with smoke. It doesn’t have to be this […]
Small businesses are a huge part of what makes Idaho so special. This week, Idaho Commerce and I launched the fourth annual Support Local Gems initiative to celebrate Idaho’s small businesses. On Friday, June 9th, show your support for the local businesses that power our economy, employ our friends and family, and make our communities thrive. Here are […]
President Biden’s immigration policies and inattention to the border has resulted in: Five million illegal border crossings — more than double the population of Idaho; 1.4 million known gotaways; and Huge quantities of illicit fentanyl hitting our communities Yet, things are about to go from bad to worse: with Title 42 on the verge of ending, Border Patrol is preparing for 18,000 illegal […]
This week, the Biden administration’s Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and I had one thing to talk to her about: the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project. I was quite clear with her: DON’T DO IT. I was disappointed the Secretary didn’t know basic information about the […]
The IRS is a massive burden on the American people, and it seems to be getting worse. This tax season, the Biden administration doubled the size of the IRS and empowered agents to ramp up enforcement. It did not use these additional staffers to expedite your return or ease your filing experience. I’m concerned about […]
First it was gas stoves. Now it’s all gas appliances. Is there no limit to the Biden administration’s liberal, green energy agenda? Last month, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted that half of the gas stoves on the market would not comply with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed efficiency standards. These efficiency standards don’t apply solely to the […]
I am often asked, “What are the three greatest threats to the United States?” My answer is always the same: China, China, China. From national security to the economy, from global health to agriculture, China is the single greatest threat facing the United States. We need to push back. This week, I introduced the SOIL Act to […]
The crisis at our southern border seems to get worse every day. Unfortunately, the president and his administration’s policies are exacerbating it at every turn. This week, the admin decided to scale back funding to detain illegal migrants at the southern border despite soaring border crossings. This is irresponsible and jeopardizes our national security. Last week, U.S. […]
Last night, during his State of the Union address, President Biden touted the disastrous policies he’s championed over the last two years. President Biden talked about how he’s helped the economy, but his out of control spending has inflated the prices of the goods Idahoans rely on every day. And, the debt from this spending will haunt not just us, but […]