Press Releases
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Dean Heller (R-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jon Tester (D-MT), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Tom Udall (D-NM) re-introduced the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act, S. 282. This bipartisan legislation works toward an “all of the above” energy strategy by simplifying the permitting process […]
“Full enforcement of existing sanctions and the imposition of additional sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program are necessary. Moreover, we are hopeful that the international community can unite around the common cause of countering Iran’s troubling actions.” Signed Letter Here WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) joined 20 of his bipartisan […]
Chairman Risch Honors xCraft Enterprises, LLC in Congressional Record Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named xCraft Enterprises, LLC of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho as the Small Business of the Month for January 2017. xCraft will be recognized in the Congressional Record of […]
Risch Renamed Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-chair for 115 th Congress Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) as co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) for the 115th Congress. “It is an honor to continue serving as co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus,” said Senator Risch. “Like […]
Bill would allow states to implement conservation and management plans based on their community specific needs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced the Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017, legislation allowing states to implement their own specific conservation and management plans to protect greater sage-grouse populations and their habitats, […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: “I was honored to be invited to the White House to attend the President’s introduction and nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. […]
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have introduced legislation to establish an additional federal district judgeship in Idaho for the first time in more than sixty years. Idaho is one of only three states (North Dakota and Vermont are the others) with only two authorized judge seats for the entire state. […]
Washington, DC –A bipartisan coalition of western U.S. Senators has introduced two measures to benefit Americans exposed to airborne radiation during nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) introduced legislation to […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement regarding the inauguration of America’s 45th President, Donald J. Trump: “Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump on becoming our 45th President of the United States. It was a privilege to be a part of today’s ceremonies and to witness the peaceful transfer of […]
Washington, D.C. – In a joint letter led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), the Idaho congressional delegation thanked the Department of Energy (DOE) for diligently reopening the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) in New Mexico, which was closed for nearly three years following a radiation incident in 2014. The delegation urged Secretary Moniz to […]