Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today commended the Supreme Court’s final ruling on President Biden’s student loan “forgiveness” scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrow onto taxpayers. The estimated cost is $400 billion. “The Biden administration attempted to redistribute student debt in a manner that […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) with 30 fellow Republican Senators sent a letter to President Biden calling for the withdrawal of Julie Su’s nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Labor. “Her track record and unwillingness to provide clarity to her past positions and the actions she […]

WASHINGTON—Heading into yet another Congressional recess, U.S. Senator Jim Risch shared a list of several of his priorities for Idaho. “The Senate’s slow pace often gets in the way of moving the needle on things Idahoans care about,” said Risch. “I’m working on a number of priorities in hopes of making progress for our communities.” Several issues the Senator is working on include: Stopping the Lava Ridge project from proceeding; Helping small businesses gain better access to cybersecurity resources; Supporting hydropower; Updating the reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and Ensuring Idaho’s lands are healthy and accessible. On Lava

Introduces bill to expand access to existing aging infrastructure funds for repairs

Introduces bill codifying maritime slowdowns as unfair labor practices WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch today introduced the Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns (PLUS) Act to update federal law to define a labor slowdown by maritime workers as an unfair labor practice. Slowdowns occur when workers deliberately reduce productivity, while pocketing normal pay and benefits, amid negotiations in […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today voted to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing its rule to require pistol brace owners to put their names on a federal gun registry. The rule, “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces,” would reclassify pistols […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today wrote Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone Manning demanding the agency withdraw its proposed Public Lands Rule, given the agency’s failure to abide by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the negative impacts the rule will have on the thousands of small businesses who utilize BLM land. “Small […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The resolution expresses a commitment to pursue legislation that protects unborn babies and supports new mothers and their children. “One year ago, the Supreme Court rightfully overturned […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation that amends the Richard Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the program to serve whole milk as part of the National School Lunch Program. Senator Crapo (R-Idaho) is also a cosponsor. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) reports that nearly 90% of Americans do […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion “Superfund Tax” on American energy production. “President Biden’s vendetta against fossil fuels continues to cost Idahoans more every day,” said Risch. “Last year the president revived an expensive excise tax on […]