Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Small Business Committee voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act, led by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). This legislation will allow rural homeowners, renters, and small businesses to more easily access disaster relief in the wake of a natural disaster. Additional cosponsors of the […]
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act, or SECURE Flights Act of 2022, to prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illegal aliens to use immigration enforcement documents, […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and several Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) expressing the importance of reliable broadband service for rural America. The Senators request federally-funded broadband projects prioritize unserved areas instead of overbuilding existing […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for “Good Samaritans” such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. “There’s real […]
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 Redox Bio-Nutrients in Burley as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2022. Redox Bio-Nutrients will be recognized for its contribution to the Burley community in the Congressional Record of […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced 36 nominations of Idaho students to the United States service academies for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants and will now be considered by each of the four academies for final selection. “Each year, I get the privilege of nominating […]
BOISE, Idaho – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Charles Payne on Fox News and Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the Biden Administration’s mixed messages. To watch on YouTube, click here. To download the video file, click here. To watch on YouTube, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the selection of two interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. Senate office for spring 2022. While in their roles, the interns will have the opportunity to learn about policymaking at the federal level while assisting in the daily operations of the office. “Senate internships provide Idaho’s rising […]
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 Jacobs Lumber Company in Kamiah as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for January 2022. Jacobs Lumber Company will be recognized for its contribution to the Kamiah community in the Congressional […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) in urging federal financial regulators to provide community banks, credit unions, and Farm Credit institutions with greater regulatory flexibility to work with their agriculture clients as profit margins for farmers and ranchers shrink from higher input costs. The senators also requested […]