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Much of this funding supports activities that are national in scope. Solutions found through this research will benefit many throughout the country and we can be proud that world-class research is conducted here in Idaho.

What we did at the state level to require verification of the legal residency of a potential employee should also be used at the federal level. Only those in this country legally should be entitled to jobs, especially those that are taxpayer funded.

The Congressional Award is a great program that encourages young people to set challenging goals and then work to meet those goals. The young people who received a gold medal demonstrated a significant commitment to achieve very lofty goals. I commend each and every one of them for their perseverance and effort in earning this highest honor of the program.

It was the federal government, not Idaho that reintroduced wolves to our state. With an ever-increasing wolf population it is only appropriate that we use money from the federal budget to cover the negative impacts of that reintroduction.

I am very pleased with the new site that makes it easier for Idahoans to contact my office for their specific requests. The services my office provides to our citizens is very important and I want it to be accessible and easy to use,

I have strong reservations about this nominee. I was eager to meet with her to learn more about her judicial philosophy and how she looks at issues important to Idahoans, but in a 30-minute conversation, it's hard to learn as much as one needs when considering a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

Washington, D.C.- All four Senators representing Idaho and Montana are sponsoring new legislation that would make residents of the two states eligible for a federal government program that compensates people who lived in affected areas downwind of the Nevada Test Site during periods of atmospheric nuclear testing during the 1950s and 60s. Under the legislation, […]

Serving on this committee is a constitutional responsibility I take very seriously. Our justice system requires us to be impartial stewards and it is imperative that we look only to the evidence and facts of this case.

This Committee had a chance to put together a comprehensive bill that addressed our real energy needs. Instead we ended up with a bill that focuses on a narrow segment of the problem and does little to promote dependable, secure, or clean energy production.

This class of interns is an impressive bunch. Their variety of experiences and studies will be an asset as we work together to serve the people of Idaho.