Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation to bar federal funds from being used to establish a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security. Text of the legislation may be found here. “The Administration has created a ‘Disinformation Board’ in the name […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator for Idaho Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of local businesses in Twin Falls and Idaho Falls to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for May 2022 in conjunction with the Support Local Gems initiative, set […]
Idahoans are encouraged to support small businesses on Friday, May 6th, 2022 BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator for Idaho Jim Risch and the Idaho Department of Commerce relaunched the third annual Support Local Gems initiative, which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho’s small businesses. On Friday, May 6th, 2022 , Idahoans […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act into law. This legislation will digitize and standardize mapping records, like access points and permissible uses on federal public lands, to boost outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 19 colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to prohibit President Biden’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. “The Biden Administration continues to pile […]
Idaho Counties Will Receive $23.4 Million in Federal Funds for Schools, Roads and Bridge Repair BOISE, Idaho – Idaho’s U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) and State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth announced Idaho counties will receive a total of $23.4 million in payments for Fiscal […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and 10 of their colleagues in seeking answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on recent changes to how the department enforces border security and processes migrants at the southern border. “In Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to extend the Title 42 authority at the nation’s southern border until February 2025. At present, the Title 42 Public Health Order allows Homeland Security and immigration officials to expeditiously return illegal immigrants to their home country […]
WASHINGTON – The bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act passed the Senate unanimously and now heads to the President’s desk for signature. Led by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), with additional support from Energy and Natural Resource Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), will […]