Press Releases

Bipartisan Proposal Secured by Senators Crapo, Risch, and Whitehouse would Fund Program to Reuse Spent Naval Fuel for Advanced Reactor Technologies WASHINGTON – Idaho National Laboratory (INL) nuclear research will benefit from a $15 million pilot program secured by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch, and Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to recycle spent […]

I-84 TO BE WIDENED IN CANYON COUNTY Idaho Congressional Delegation announces federal grant Washington, DC – Interstate 84 will be widened to three lanes in both directions through the Nampa area, thanks in part to $90 million in federal funding announced today by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Congressmen Mike Simpson and […]

Washington, D.C. – Two bipartisan bills, one of them led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today passed the Senate without objection and now heads to the President’s desk for signature. Risch’s bill, the Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act, and the Small Business […]

“Every year on this day, we come together as a nation to honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to our country and to embrace the loved ones they left behind. As you gather with family and friends today, Vicki and I ask you to pause for a moment and […]

  Washington, D.C. – Following Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s hard work and leadership, and Congress’ passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which is the most significant legislative reform of the Dodd-Frank Act in nearly 10 years, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo were invited to the White House to […]

  Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate passed the VA MISSION Act, a legislative package that included provisions from Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s Veterans Health Administration Reform Act, cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), to improve veterans’ access to local, individualized care in Idaho and across the nation. “We made a promise to care for our […]

‘As you near the conclusion of NAFTA negotiations, we urge you to closely consider the parameters and negotiating objectives outlined in TPA and work closely with Members of Congress from both parties to ensure that any agreement has the broad support necessary to be enacted into law.’ ‘In our view, a take-it or leave-it strategy […]

WASHINGTON – In recognition of their votes to advance conservative principles of government, Idaho Senators Jim Risch, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, received high marks from the American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF). Both Senators were recognized for […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement about the Bonner County community’s vote against designating Scotchman Peaks wilderness: “When Bonner County residents went to the polls yesterday, they had the opportunity to decide whether or not nearly 13,960-acres in Idaho should be designated as the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness area. Definitively, the […]

“Congress voted on a bipartisan basis in 1995 to move our Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. More than 20 years later, we are finally delivering on our promise. Israel has been a steadfast friend and ally in the Middle East and today’s dedication is a recommitment to our unwavering relationship. I applaud this move.”