Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Destinations Inn as the Small Business of the Month for April 2017. This Idaho business will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “A Pocatello native and longtime businessman, Larry Fisher, along with […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: “Judge Neil Gorsuch is eminently qualified to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. Among those qualifications that earned my support, he is a conservative […]

Private working forests support more than 2.4 million jobs nationally, including equipment suppliers and service and transportation providers Caucus will serve as a forum for policies that promote and preserve America’s working forests Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Angus King (I-ME), joined by a bipartisan group of Senators, today launched the […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on cybersecurity, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) highlighted the Idaho National Lab’s (INL) ongoing efforts to deter cyber threats against the United States. Risch also questioned Andrew Bochman, INL’s Senior Cyber and Energy Security Strategist, about ways to better protect our grid […]

S. 733, the Sportsmen’s Act of 2017, S. 97, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017, and S. 590, will be considered by the full Senate next Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to pass three bills sponsored by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID). The bills, S. […]

PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS CAN IMPROVE RESEARCH, DRIVE INNOVATION   Washington, D.C. – Private-sector innovators and government researchers will work hand-in-hand to create the next generation of clean, advanced nuclear power under bi-partisan legislation advanced out of committee today in the U.S. Senate.   Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Lisa Murkowski […]

Bipartisan Group Reintroduces Sportsmen’s Act Measure Will Provide Access to Federal Lands, Protect Longstanding Traditions   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., this week introduced S. 733, the Sportsmen’s Act of 2017. This bipartisan package expands […]

The PLUS Act would change the National Labor Relations Act, defining a labor slowdown by maritime workers as an unfair labor practice; would prevent massive financial damage to the food and other industries Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), David Perdue (R-GA), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced the Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns […]

  “A strong agriculture sector always has been, and always will be a necessary component of America’s economy.” Washington, D.C. – Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) highlighted five bills he’s working on in the U.S. Senate that will bolster Idaho’s agriculture industries. Senator Risch said: “Idaho’s agricultural industries play an […]

DAIRY PRIDE Act pushes back against non-dairy products that are mislabeled as milk, yogurt and cheese WASHINGTON, D.C. – The DAIRY PRIDE Act, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Risch (R-ID) to combat the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products, was recently endorsed by the Idaho Dairymen’s Association. The DAIRY PRIDE Act would require non-dairy products […]