Press Releases
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch, Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), and seven other senators sent a letter today to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the Fed to stop engaging in climate activism far outside of its statutory authority. Instead, they urge a return to addressing the pressing issues facing the American people such as record inflation and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala), and several Republican colleagues today issued a clear rebuke of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s proposed changes to Title IX and condemning the Biden administration’s plan to force schools to allow biological males to compete against females. “The Biden administration’s endorsement of biological men […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) wrote the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging it to withdraw its proposed Public Lands Rule. The senators stressed the negative impact the proposal would have on western states, including Idaho, North Dakota, and Montana, as the rule would undermine […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and U.S. Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) wrote the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tracy Stone-Manning regarding her department’s efforts to change the multiple-use approach of federal land management and the Biden administration’s failure to hold in-person public meetings in Idaho regarding […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today voted to restore the 2020 definition of “habitat” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which provided needed clarity and transparency to landowners and businesses in Idaho and throughout the west. The Biden administration reversed of the 2020 definition of “habitat” in June 2022. Senators Risch, […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 26 colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase the penalties for criminals who intentionally target law enforcement officers. “Our nation’s law enforcement officers put their personal safety on the line every day to protect and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation designating U.S. Highway 20, which runs from Oregon to Massachusetts, the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” “Americans can never fully repay the brave men and women who selflessly put their lives in danger to protect our freedoms and way of life, […]