Press Releases

After listening to the president, I am once again deeply disappointed he has failed to address our crippling debt and taken the wrong approach to creating jobs for middle class families.

The Second Amendment is one of our fundamental rights. Lawful gun owners should not have to face a labyrinth of gun laws the second they cross into another state. This bill will ensure citizens who are able to carry concealed weapons can exercise that right in any state that has also passed a concealed carry law.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Michael Bennet, Jim Risch and Mark Udall are sending a bipartisan letter signed by a coalition of senators to the leadership of the Farm Bill conference committee requesting that funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program be included in the final Farm Bill conference […]

Washington, D.C.  – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today announced that the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will tour the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on Friday, March 21st.  Murkowski, also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is coming to the lab at the […]

This 1,582-page, trillion-dollar spending bill spends too much and borrows too much. Over 20 percent of the spending is borrowed money. In addition to the many other unacceptable provisions, it eliminates the longstanding Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes (PILT) to the states, which Idaho so heavily relies on.

Small businesses make up 54 percent of the private sector economy yet, as the Obama Administration continues to pile on regulations and cancel healthcare plans, small businesses have suffered voiceless in President Obama’s cabinet. This cabinet-level post has languished without a nominee for almost a year. In that time, the administration has issued 3,854 regulations at a cost of $112 billion. I am encouraged that President Obama has finally nominated an administrator to the Small Business Administration. I will examine Ms. Contreras-Sweet’s record and look forward to meeting with her before making a decision on her nomination.

I continue to be impressed and encouraged by what I hear about the foundation's work, said Risch. "Jeff and Todd and their team of professionals have created an exceptional and comprehensive transition program for our men and women who were injured while serving and help them excel in civilian life. They perform a service for our veterans which is greatly needed and is much appreciated by all Idahoans."

Although this law applies to Montana lands, it directly affects Idahoans. The original proposal closed the southern portion of Mt. Jefferson to snowmobiling. This area is accessed directly from Idaho and is enjoyed by Idahoans who snowmobile in that area. I have heard from many Idahoans protesting that closure.

Washington, D.C.—Senator Jim Risch has announced his nominations to the United States Military Academies for the 2014 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants and will now be considered by each of the four academies for final selection. “This year’s nominees have met the high standards required to attend our military academies […]

Washington, D.C. – The Thanksgiving meal provides a good reminder of the hard work by America’s farmers and ranchers to provide safe and affordable food.  Unfortunately, according to a bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators, the increasing amount of burdensome regulations from Washington are putting unneeded stress on these producers and processors.  Idaho Senators Mike Crapo […]