Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, today introduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, legislation that would help sustain fish and wildlife populations throughout the country while preserving sportsmen’s rights. By redirecting existing federal resources to state-led wildlife […]

Washington, D.C. – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on minerals in the United States that are critical to our economy and national security, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) spoke about Idaho’s significant contributions to mining and the faults in our current permitting process that need reform. President and CEO of Midas […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), who was at the White House for the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, issued the following statement: “I was honored to be invited to the White House to attend the President’s introduction and nomination of […]

Washington, D.C. – Citing the tremendous impact farmers and ranchers have on Idaho’s economy, and the need for less regulations that obstruct the agriculture industry’s ability to feed the world, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today supported and the Senate passed the Agriculture Improvements Act of 2018, or the Farm Bill. “At least 25,000 farms […]

Amendments introduced by Risch allow Idaho and other states to have greater involvement with Sage-Grouse management and monuments designation, and would prioritize funding for wheat and barley scab research Washington, D.C. – As a strong advocate for farmers and ranchers, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced amendments to the Farm Bill that would defend Idahoans’ […]

Legislation would restore spring-run Chinook and other fish populations through better management of sea lions Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act. The legislation would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to give state and tribal managers more flexibility […]

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 […]