Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement about Roy Moore: “If these allegations are true, Roy Moore must step aside.”
WASHINGTON – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today welcomed the appointments of Layne Bangerter and Evan Frasure to serve Idaho as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a USDA announcement, Bangerter has been appointed to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Idaho and Frasure to serve as […]
Senators’ Bill Would Create Lifetime Pass For Free Entry for Veterans (U.S. Senate)—U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Jim Risch are encouraging the U.S. Interior Department to increase veterans’ access to national parks and public lands. Tester and Risch are asking Secretary Zinke to support their bipartisan Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act to encourage […]
Facebook releases advertisements purchased in Idaho (see below) Witnesses agree with Risch: Russian attempt to influence Americans extends beyond the scope of the 2016 elections Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today questioned officials from Facebook, Twitter and Google about the use of their companies’ […]
Washington, D.C. – During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on military force, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) discussed the serious threat North Korea poses to the world, and asked Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to describe U.S. preparedness measures, including how our nation would respond to an imminent […]
RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED STABLE FUNDING TO KEEP SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND ROADS OPEN AND TO PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM CRIME Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined a bipartisan group of western senators today in urging the White House and the White House budget office to fulfill the federal government’s promise to rural communities […]
Urge Ambassador Haley To Push For Military Site Inspections & Stronger Inspection Reporting Requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) was joined by Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Cory Gardner (R-CO), James Inhofe (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Luther Strange (R-AL), Marco […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement about the death of former state Senator John Andreason: “Vicki’s and my thoughts and prayers go out to the Andreason family. John was a colleague, but more importantly he was a good friend. He was reliable and loved Idaho. Our state has lost […]
Washington, D.C. – With deadly fires still raging in California and across the West, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and others today pressed Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer in a letter to include a wildfire funding fix in disaster aid legislation the Senate […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement after President Trump signed a healthcare Executive Order: “I applaud President Trump’s efforts to help small businesses and other individuals who are struggling financially under the Affordable Care Act. I remain committed to repealing and replacing the unworkable, unaffordable law, and this Executive […]