Press Releases
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 Emsi Burning Glass in Moscow as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2021. Emsi Burning Glass will be recognized for its contribution to the Moscow community in the Congressional […]
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted a Senate Resolution (S.Res.268) introduced by U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and 14 additional Senate colleagues designating June 2021 as National Dairy Month. The Resolution recognizes the role dairy plays in a healthy diet and the exceptional work of dairy producers as stewards of […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in reintroducing the bipartisan Cyber Sense Act. This legislation would create a voluntary Cyber Sense program at the Department of Energy to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system. “The Colonial Pipeline and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in reintroducing the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (LCMCA) to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription drug industry, and encourage American ingenuity in the development of new treatments and cures. “Access to affordable prescription drugs is […]
WASHINGTON – Following her hearing in front of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, it came to light that Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s nominee to serve as Director of the Bureau of Land Management, aided a tree spiking scheme – long considered an act of eco-terrorism – in Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. After this […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Iran Nuclear Treaty Act. This bill will give the American people a proper constitutional check by requiring that the president submit to Congress any renewed nuclear deal with Iran as a treaty. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 10 of his Senate Republican colleagues today introduced the Defending Keystone Jobs Act, which would require the Department of Labor to submit a report to Congress on the number of jobs lost as a direct or indirect result of the Biden administration’s move to cancel construction of the Keystone XL […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Rupe’s Burgers in Blackfoot as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for June 2021. Rupe’s Burgers will be recognized for its contribution to the Blackfoot community in the Congressional […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statements on the Senate’s final passage of the United States Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260): “As I have said for years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) presents a grave threat to […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the selection of four interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. Senate office for summer 2021. 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 a […]