Press Releases
Creates jobs through federal building construction and renovation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry is important to Idaho, Oregon, and the entire Pacific […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) with Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule, which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. “The SEC’s climate disclosure rule prioritizes […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for April 2024. Dunlap Hatchery will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. […]
Emphasizes Idaho’s critical role in energy system research WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Water and Power Subcommittee, yesterday discussed hydropower and energy security and resiliency. The Senator welcomed Idaho National Lab (INL) Director John Wagner and Ginger Wright, INL’s Cyber-Informed Engineering Program Manager, who served as a witness. “INL is also […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today announced the launch of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus. The Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus will amplify the critical role nuclear energy plays in the United States, explore emerging nuclear technologies, and promote the goals and priorities of the U.S. nuclear industry. “America must maintain its leadership in nuclear energy development. From lighting the first nuclear powered lightbulb to groundbreaking advanced reactor research, Idaho […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 40 Republican Senators called on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have […]
Domestic potato growers face significant obstacles in gaining access to Japanese markets WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to President Biden requesting he capitalize on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch, Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) introduced legislation to ensure that states can collect fees during the boat registration and certificate of numbering process. These fees help fund programs to address aquatic invasive species, boating safety, search and rescue and others. The State Boating Act would reinstate the state’s authority to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today voted for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule. Their rule would overstep state authority by requiring states to measure tailpipe emissions and set declining targets to reduce emissions from roadway travel. Risch, Crapo, and 48 Senate colleagues cosponsored […]
Local economies, communities suffer due to failures to return hours? WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today again pushed U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) to return Porthill Port of Entry hours in northern Idaho to pre-pandemic operating hours. The current, reduced hours are slowing the flow of people and goods, and it is negatively […]