Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and 10 Senate colleagues sent a letter to the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Ronald Davis demanding answers after reports that the USMS is considering a new policy to permit the release of dangerous, criminal aliens before U.S. Immigration and Customs […]

BOISE, Idaho – Today, the Idaho Congressional Delegation applauded Micron Technology on its announcement that it will construct a new memory chip plant in Boise, the first new memory semiconductor manufacturing fab built in the U.S. in the last 20 years. “Idaho and Micron have been partners since Day One of the company’s founding right here in […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act” on a party-line vote: “We haven’t seen this kind of record inflation since Jimmy Carter was president, yet Democrats today chose to pass legislation that will raise taxes and spend hundreds of billions of dollars. These […]

Risch, McMorris Rodgers, PNW Delegation Push Back Against White House Efforts to Breach Dams Biden Administration Fails to Lead on Columbia River System With Facts or Science WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), along with their colleagues from the Pacific Northwest, today denounced the Biden administration’s lack of […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Rudy’s A Cook’s Paradise in Twin Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2022. Rudy’s A Cook’s Paradise will be recognized for its contribution to the community in […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) praised Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The legislation, which passed 93-1, will reinforce western water resilience and ensure the Army Corps of Engineers carries out water projects responsibly. “It is critical we maintain the water facilities we already have, and I […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed several priority bills for U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) with strong bipartisan support. These pieces of legislation are especially critical to Idaho as they will allow for greater flexibility for water storage programs and remove a roadblock to responsible forest management efforts on federal […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Hillco Technologies, Inc. in Nezperce as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2022. Hillco Technologies, Inc. will be recognized for its contribution to the community in the Congressional Record […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Prohibiting Abortion on Federal Lands Act . The legislation would prohibit the Biden administration, or any future pro-abortion administration, from using federal lands and facilities for abortions. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Democrats and pro-abortion interests have been mounting pressure on President […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the Solving the Border Crisis Act. This bill will secure the southern border by resuming construction of the border wall, strengthening management and enforcement capacities, and upholding […]