Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The current federal permitting process has been an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security of the United States. Permitting times in the U.S. rank among some of the longest in the world and are a threat to our national security and economy. U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today joined […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act (DAIRY PRIDE Act) of 2021 which would require non-dairy products made from nuts, seeds, plants, and algae to […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-Pa.) reintroduced the Future Logging Careers Act for the 117 th Congress. This legislation would allow teenage members of logging families to gain experience in the logging trade under parental supervision so that they may carry on the […]
BOISE, Idaho – Members of Idaho’s congressional delegation and State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth say Idaho counties will receive a total of $19.2 million in payments this year under the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program. Under Idaho law, 30 percent of the SRS funding goes to counties to help with schools, and the remaining 70 percent […]
WASHINGTON – Upon the administration’s move today to formally name Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service as the perpetrator of the SolarWinds breach, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reiterated the need to take a hard line against Russia’s malign cyber activity. “Identifying Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service as the actor behind the SolarWinds hack is a half-step,” said Risch. “Once we identify […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in leading a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into […]
BOISE, Idaho – Upon President Biden’s announcement of six new executive actions to restrict the Second Amendment, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today issued the following statement: “Federal mandates that undermine Americans’ Second Amendment rights and circumvent their elected representatives in Congress erode the constitutional freedoms that make our country exceptional. I will continue to […]
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 Dave’s Bike Shop in Idaho Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for April 2021. Dave’s Bike Shop will be recognized for its contribution to the Idaho Falls […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Making Obligations Right by Enlarging Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, or MORE PILT Act. This bill would direct the Secretary of Interior to conduct a study on federal lands eligible for PILT payments to determine the actual […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both former chairmen of the Senate Small Business Committee, introduced the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. The bill would create a new facility in the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program to provide preferential and patient capital to America’s small manufacturers. The new facility would provide […]