Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today underscored the importance of nuclear energy and the Idaho National Laboratory to President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. “The Idaho National Lab is an incredibly important cog in the wheel of nuclear energy and I […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Sporting Firearms Access Act to stop the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from arbitrarily blocking imports of firearms and ammunition. The Sporting Firearms Access Act clarifies the definition of “sporting purposes” used by the ATF to regulate import of firearms into the U.S. The new definition would […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation requiring unused COVID-19 funds to be used to finish building the wall along the southern border. “The Biden administration foolishly halted the progress on the border wall begun under President Trump, leaving states and local communities to deal with the resulting crisis. A completed border wall would have prevented […]
WASHINGTON – U.S Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher released the following statements regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) grizzly bear announcement. “Grizzly bears are overrunning communities in Idaho, and USFWS’s announcement is yet another example that the Biden administration doesn’t care,” said Risch. “Several populations have met recovery targets, but the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced today his nominations to the United States service academies for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. “Each year, I am impressed by the young men and women who apply to our nation’s military academies and step up to serve our country,” said Risch. “These 55 Idahoans have demonstrated leadership, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden administration has taken a sledgehammer to Title IX through rulemaking at the Department of Education. This legislation would reverse the Biden administration’s harmful […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today announced the introduction of the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that these aliens are detained until […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher made the following statement today upon the release of the U.S. Forest Service’s Final Record of Decision (ROD) authorizing the Stibnite Gold Project. “For too long, we have let China hold the cards when it comes to critical mineral production. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach calling on the agency to suspend and refrain from issuing any further rulemaking and direct resources toward supporting the incoming Trump administration. “We write to strongly encourage […]