Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) with 14 Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s reckless income-driven repayment (IDR) rule, which will result in a majority of bachelor’s degree student loan borrowers not having to pay back the principal […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entities have flowed into […]

BOISE, Idaho – Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in calling out the Biden administration for its plan to block funding for elementary and secondary schools that have hunting and archery programs. The letter condemns the Biden administration’s attempt to use last year’s gun control bill to justify […]

Bill will make it more affordable for farmers, ranchers, and small businesses to purchase much-needed equipment, build their operations, and support their employees.

BOISE, Idaho—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) with Senator Chris Coons (D-Dele.) and 10 Senate colleagues today introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting nuclear energy. The resolution declares: “The Senate is committed to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, […]

BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan expressing serious concerns about TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ability to collect and control American user’s personal information through the app. The letter demands answers from the agency regarding how it is safeguarding Americans’ data and […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) welcomed two staff members to his Boise office. Kevin Arkoosh, who has served on Senator Risch’s staff since 2017, has returned home to Idaho to work as Southwest Idaho Regional Director, covering Canyon, Payette, Gem, Washington, Adams, Valley, Boise, Elmore, and Owyhee counties. Arkoosh, a Gooding native, previously served in […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) were joined by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) in reintroducing a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through 2026. “Idaho’s schools and counties rely on SRS funding,” said Risch. “The federal government made a […]

Grrr Act would focus Endangered Species Act resources and correct factual errors

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), with Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and U.S. Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), and Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) introduced legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s hours […]