Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch has named The Nehemian in Buhl as the Idaho Small Business of the Day.  The company will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the United States Senate. “I am pleased to recognize The Nehemian as an outstanding small business.  As […]

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch has named Dome Technology as the Idaho Small Business of the Day.  The company will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the United States Senate. “I am pleased to recognize Dome Technology as an outstanding small business.  This is a […]

Once again, the administration is trying to make the sequester as difficult as possible on the American people. The President talks about investing in infrastructure, like roads, education and first responders, yet the cuts they are making directly impact the very things the administration says are a priority.

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch has named Quest Aircraft of Sandpoint as the Idaho Small Business of the Day.  The company will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “I am pleased to recognize Quest Aircraft of Sandpoint as an outstanding small business.  […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch questioned Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s commitment to a state-led collaborative effort to recover sage grouse during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today.  During Jewell’s confirmation process Risch had placed a hold on her nomination until she agreed to work out issues regarding the Bureau of […]

Once again, we are attempting to allow fresh white potatoes to be purchased in the Women, Infants and Children food program. Idaho potatoes offer a variety of nutritional benefits at very low cost. The USDA’s nutritional guidelines for potatoes need to be consistent and allow their purchase from any seller.

Last year 1.6 million acres burned in Idaho, so a lot of that timber that you could have taken off is lying on the ground, is black and probably not salvageable. The solution here seems almost too clear, the Forest Service needs to step it up. If you step it up, you will get rid of the fuel and do a whole lot better.

Each year I am truly impressed with the young men and women who apply to our service academies. We have some remarkable students in Idaho who are leaders and excel academically. They have many choices when it comes to furthering their education and I am proud they have chosen to serve our country. It was an honor for me to nominate them to our various academies.

The president is circumventing the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. This is an egregious abuse of executive power and the Supreme Court needs to uphold the lower court's ruling that these recess appointments are invalid.

(Washington, DC) – As two of the Senate’s most outspoken friends of the people of Georgia, we are deeply committed to a strong U.S.-Georgia relationship and believe that Georgia’s destiny is in the West.  As such, in December 2012, we called on the new government of Georgia “to avoid even the perception of selective justice […]