Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) applauded Senate passage of the Urban Canal Modernization Act, which would allow Bureau of Reclamation aging infrastructure funding to help address repairs for urban canals with extraordinary maintenance issues. Many western canals, like the New York Canal in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, have gone from being rural […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced today that their Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden. This legislation will make it easier for “Good Samaritans,” such as state agencies, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today demanded the Biden administration answer for the sale of border wall construction materials. The auctioning of border wall components has exacerbated the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and undermines the Department of Defense’s (DOD) duty to fortify national security and protect Americans. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today demanded the Biden administration stop any eleventh-hour attempts to breach the lower Snake River dams. “The incoming administration should be allowed the time and opportunity to carefully review and shape the management of the Columbia River System, including the lower Snake River dams. The river system is the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), fulfilling Congress’s constitutional duty to “provide for the common defense.” The FY 2025 NDAA strengthens America’s military capabilities, bolsters national security, and incorporates key provisions important to the state of Idaho. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of seven Idaho small businesses as Local Gems. This recognition is part of the fifth annual Support Local Gems All Season Long initiative, a public awareness campaign Senator Risch created to encourage Idahoans to […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) legislation, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, today passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would make it easier for “Good Samaritans,” such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up abandoned hardrock mines. Risch and Heinrich […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch released the following statement today on the announcement of the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). “Today’s decision on Lava Ridge flies in the face of the people of Idaho. Despite the outcry from Idahoans and the broader […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Accelerating Reliable Capacity (ARC) Act to accelerate investment in new commercial nuclear projects by minimizing cost overrun risk. “We are at the cusp of unlocking a host of advanced reactor technologies, which are essential to meet growing domestic energy demands and strengthening our national security. While the U.S. has made […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, today introduced a resolution to designate December 2, 2024, as World Nuclear Energy Day. The resolution celebrates the peaceful development of nuclear energy technology and underscores the vital role of nuclear power in strengthening the U.S. economy and supporting a reliable energy grid worldwide. “Enthusiasm for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, and we must […]