Press Releases

SENATORS CRAPO, RISCH, WYDEN ATTEND BRIEFING WITH U.S. FOREST SERVICE ON UPCOMING WILDFIRE SEASON WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service projects that the upcoming wildfire season will be another historic year of destruction across several Western states.  Thanks to bipartisan legislation, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is well-positioned to lay the groundwork to stabilize its […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), today announced the introduction of legislation that would reauthorize and expand the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP). This critical program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management, has a proven track record of improving […]

WASHINGTON – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today praised the nomination of Ryan Nelson, an attorney from Idaho Falls, to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  When confirmed, Nelson will take the seat of Judge N. Randy Smith, who announced he will take senior status later this year.  […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement about President Trump’s announcement on the Iran Deal: “Instead of stopping Iran’s nuclear program, the Iran Deal simply gave the regime a direct path to obtaining a nuclear weapon but at a slower pace. That […]

 WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and James Risch (R-ID) introduced legislation to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and protect American families from inflated electricity costs. “Energy markets in 2018 are drastically different than when the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) was enacted in 1978. Nearly half of all […]

  Senators warn “measures may be necessary” to ensure that the Government of Turkey respects the right of law-abiding American citizens to travel to, reside in, and work in Turkey without fear of persecution. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of 66 senators, led by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), sent […]

Vicki and I had the great honor and privilege of having Barbara and George H.W. Bush in our home in Boise. We knew Barbara to be a gracious woman, a wonderful First Lady and a friend to so many. She will be greatly missed. We send our condolences to the entire Bush family.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement about the airstrikes in Syria: “I strongly support the action taken last night by the US-UK-France alliance in response to the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people. This type of behavior has […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) met with Colling Pest Solutions of Idaho Falls at the White House following a conversation about tax reform’s positive impact on small business. Colling Pest Solutions was invited to meet with President Trump and attend an “American Workers for Tax Reform” meeting with other small business owners from […]

Colyer Herefords and Angus Ranch  Named March Small Business of the Month     Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Colyer Herefords and Angus Ranch of Bruneau, Idaho as the “Small Business of the Month” for March 2018. Colyer Hereford and Angus […]