Press Releases
Risch Statement on Senate Confirmation of Linda E. McMahon as Administrator of the SBA Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of Linda McMahon’s nomination to lead the Small Business Administration. Click here or on the image below to […]
Join 23 other Senators and 53 members of Congress in bipartisan, bicameral letter to President WASHINGTON – Citing the stress on many rural county budgets, Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined 78 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calling on it to […]
78 Senators and Representatives Urge President Erdogan to Return Andrew Brunson WASHINGTON – Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees sent a letter signed by 78 members of Congress to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an seeking the unconditional release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been unjustly detained in Turkey […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) joined multiple news networks and programs to discuss General Flynn’s resignation, intelligence leaks, and Russia. Click on the links below to watch or listen to the interviews. Erin Burnett on CNN: https://youtu.be/KD_BGZFPPMw Neil Cavuto on Fox News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXgCS1NLtVU PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOOdiLIO1k Anderson Cooper on CNN: […]
Duplicative EPA regulations that are costly and burdensome, yet provide no additional environmental protections Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation that would eliminate a costly and redundant U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation affecting pesticide users. S. 340, the […]
Washington, D.C. – In a joint statement, Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo congratulated Sonia Galaviz, a fifth grade teacher from Boise who was recently awarded the NEA Foundation’s Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence: “Sonia Galaviz has truly earned this recognition. For nearly 15 years, she has served as a positive role […]
(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 […]