Press Releases

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation to promote economic growth and ensure small business tax relief is made permanent. “In 2017, Congress passed the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to update our tax code, spur economic growth, and ensure Idahoans kept more of their hard-earned dollars, but Democrats have worked […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) applaud the recent Supreme Court ruling clarifying the definition of “the waters of the United States.” This decision reins in the federal government’s role in water policy and provides much-needed clarity for Idaho’s farmers and ranchers.    In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito ruled in […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators  Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm urging the Biden administration to join them in continuing to advocate for the preservation of the lower Snake River dams. “We write, as members representing constituents from the Northwest United States, urging the Department of Energy […]

FIRESHEDS Act seeks to manage forests, restore forest health, better equip states

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall, M.D., (R-Kan.) today introduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act, which prohibits federal funds from being used for ‘gender transition procedures. “The surging number of gender reassignment procedures performed in the United States, especially on children, is alarming. Once performed, these drugs and surgeries cannot […]

Legislation to help Idaho water storage, wildfire prevention, and enable domestic uranium production

Bipartisan bill would improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups

Work to protect taxpayer dollars

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 […]