Press Releases

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after the last U.S. military plane left Kabul, Afghanistan: “To the men and women in uniform who risked so much over the last 20 years, there are no words that appropriately recognize your steadfast […]

BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan: “President Biden is not the first president to move toward an exit in Afghanistan, but he is the first to do so without any clear plan to protect […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) lauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution, S. Res. 349, honoring the contributions and service of the Ritchie Boys during World War II. A U.S. Army unit named for Camp Ritchie in Maryland […]

“Democrats will raise taxes and spend Americans’ money to enact their $3.5 trillion far-left wish-list” WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Democrats passed a colossal $3.5 trillion budget resolution without a single Republican vote. U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement upon final passage of the budget resolution: “Democrats have laid out their vision for America: they […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) signed a letter led by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and other Republican senators pledging not to vote to increase the debt ceiling “whether that increase comes through a stand-alone bill, a continuing resolution, or any other vehicle.”  A debt ceiling increase will be necessary […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement upon the Senate’s final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “Today, the Senate passed the infrastructure bill for America’s roads and bridges. Senators had two choices: this $550 billion package with no tax increases, or allow Democrats to pass the […]

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 K & T Steel Corp in Twin Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2021. K & T Steel Corp will be recognized for its contribution to […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and 30 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation, S. 2567, codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently outlined plans to replace the NWPR with a new […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced an amendment to the Senate Rules to require that all bills passed by Senate committees include inflationary impact statements so Americans can see the true impacts of government spending. Congressman […]

The Tree Spiking Mitigation Act will reduce the dangers that trees spiked by eco-terrorists pose to firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced S.2506, the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act. This legislation will reduce […]