Press Releases
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced the following staff hires in his Boise office. Madison Hardy joined the office as Senator Risch’s Communications Director. Raised in Boise, Hardy previously served as Idaho Governor Brad Little’s Press Secretary. Prior to state service, Hardy was a reporter with KIVI-TV in Boise and the Coeur d’Alene […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) welcomed new staff members to his Idaho Falls office. The Idaho Falls office represents Senator Risch and serves Idahoans in nine eastern Idaho counties—Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, and Teton. “I am fortunate to welcome hard-working, capable individuals to work on behalf of Idahoans […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement upon the passing of former U.S. Senator Steve Symms: “Steve Symms was a great friend to Vicki and me. He was a staunch defender of conservative values in Washington, D.C. for the people of Idaho. His commitment to Idaho and conservative principles has stood […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of 7B Boardshop in Sandpoint as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2024. 7B Boardshop will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today led a letter urging National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker to update their student-athlete policy to ensure only biologically female students can participate in women’s sports. “In April of this year, the NAIA Council of Presidents unanimously approved a […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. “Democrats’ latest attack on the Second Amendment looks like an excessive excise tax to fund gun control initiatives,” said […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced legislation to delay the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project. This bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project until a GAO study is conducted to analyze the projects impact to the Minidoka National Historic Site. During Wednesday’s Senate Energy […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) voted to support the Energy Permitting Reform Act which passed in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. “The United States, and particularly Idaho, is well equipped with the natural resources and critical minerals to power our every day needs. For far too long, these resources have been tied up behind red tape and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich’s (R-N.M.) legislation, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, today passed the Senate unanimously. 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. The bill has broad support with 41 […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach following the vulgar depiction of the Last Supper that took place during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. “We write in response to the vulgar mockery of the Christian faith on […]