Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Legislative text, S. 3706, authored by U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), to fix a technical error in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and preserve rural counties’ Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payment allocations is now headed to the President’s desk for signature following passage in both the U.S. Senate […]
WASHINGTON – After President Biden reiterated in his State of the Union address his plans to ask Congress for additional COVID-19 funding, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and 33 additional Republican colleagues are asking the President for a thorough accounting of how the government has spent the nearly $6 trillion in taxpayer […]
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 Valor K9 Academy in Horseshoe Bend as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for March 2022. Valor K9 Academy will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress: “From gas to groceries, the price of everything is skyrocketing after Democrats’ spending binge. Illegal migrants are overwhelming our sovereign border by the millions. The Administration’s historic failures in Afghanistan and […]
BOISE, Idaho – Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today made the following statement regarding a path forward in response to Vladimir Putin’s declaration of war against Ukraine: “Anyone who is surprised by Putin’s deadly attack on a sovereign nation has not been paying attention. These are the […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement regarding the Russian invasion into Ukraine: “Today’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a premeditated and flagrant act of war. Despite committed efforts to find a diplomatic solution, Putin has violated the border of a […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the now outstanding Keystone XL Pipeline jobs loss report, which was due to Congress on Sunday, February 13th, 2022. “At the time of its closure, the Keystone XL Pipeline […]
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 […]