Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) applauded the announcement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin that the EPA will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The announcement delivers on President Trump’s promise to review the definition […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act to block federal dollars from paying for gender transition procedures. The bill also bans federal healthcare facilities and personnel from providing these procedures. The End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act would codify provisions in President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Burgess Owens (R-Utah) today sent a letter demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) align its policies with President Trump’s Executive Order and safeguard the opportunities of female athletes on the Olympic stage. The IOC is scheduled to meet the week of March 17th to elect its next president and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho)—the former Chairman and current member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship–introduced a resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th. “Idaho’s women-owned businesses play a key role in our state’s […]
WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation today with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) to improve the fairness, speed, and transparency of background checks and application processes for National Firearms Act (NFA) items. The ATF Transparency Act will ensure law-abiding […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) led a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker, urging the organization to clarify its stance on the privacy and safety of female athletes in women’s changing rooms. “Our hardworking female athletes should not be forced to share private, safe spaces like bathrooms and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement after attending President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. “America is back. For four years, Idahoans faced an economic catastrophe and inflationary disaster, a Green New Deal, a dangerous illegal immigration crisis, and a woke ideological agenda. We will not go back,” said Risch. “President […]
BOISE, Idaho – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Jim Risch visited Twin Falls last weekend to celebrate the end of the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project with Magic Valley leaders and community members. KIVI: Sen. Risch rings the death knell for Lava Ridge at Magic Valley event “’This is the weapon that killed […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) today introduced the End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act to stop taxpayer dollars from funding luxury hotels and services for illegal immigrants. “While American citizens recovering from disaster struggle to make ends meet, FEMA has spent billions of dollars on hotel stays, flights, and food […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement on the appointment of Tom Schultz to serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. “Congratulations to Idaho’s own Tom Schultz for being named the 21st Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Tom is a forester’s forester. With over 27 years of natural resource […]