Press Releases
Washington, DC– Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) signed on to a bipartisan letter sent to President Donald Trump Wednesday by U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) that triggered an investigation and Global Magnitsky sanctions determination regarding the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and columnist for The […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh: “Judge Kavanaugh is without doubt one of the most qualified people to be nominated to America’s highest court. His judicial philosophy most closely mirrors former Justice Scalia. They both start with the proposition that the court’s job is not […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) made the following statement about United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s resignation: “Ambassador Haley brought significant expertise and class to the job as she worked to restore America’s leadership on the world stage. Her patient yet determined approach to our U.S. interests and foreign policy helped this Administration […]
Washington, D.C. – Recognizing the need for responsible, community-driven solutions to the growing opioid epidemic across America, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) supported legislation that will help reduce the use and supply of opioids, improve local response and resources, and drive innovation and long-term solutions. The SUPPORT for Patients and […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Risch applauded the President’s announcement of his intent to nominate Dr. Rita Baranwal to serve as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE). Risch has worked with Dr. Baranwal in her current position at the Idaho National Lab (INL): “The President made an excellent choice […]
Bill would reduce red tape, allow for easier reclamation title transfers Washington, D.C. – The Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018, introduced by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee without objection today. The legislation would make it less burdensome for non-federal entities, like irrigation districts, to obtain the […]
Helps advance legislation that would allow the Forest Service to resolve disputes over certain forest management projects through arbitration rather than in the courtroom Washington, D.C. – During a bipartisan exchange at today’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee markup, U.S. Senator Risch (R-ID) passionately defended Idaho’s ability to manage forest lands through a collaborative […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today honored Micron Technology’s 40th anniversary, speaking from the Senate floor about the Idaho Company’s many successes throughout their years in business. “Mr. President, today I rise on behalf of myself and my good friend and colleague also from Idaho, Senator Crapo. We would like to honor […]
Seventeen years later, it is still difficult to comprehend the evil we saw on September 11, 2001 that took the lives of so many innocent Americans. Vicki and I remember those men and women today and pray for the families that were left behind. May God be with our service members who put their lives […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho joined with Senate colleagues Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Chris Coons, D-Del., today to introduce bipartisan legislation to boost nuclear energy innovation and ensure advanced reactors can provide clean, safe, […]