Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Citing the recent influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) recently joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and 19 additional co-sponsors in introducing a Senate Resolution expressing a sense of the Senate that the situation at the southern border constitutes a crisis. “President Biden used […]
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), joined U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and colleagues in introducing the Grizzly Bear State Management Act. This bill would remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the endangered species list and shift management to the states. “Grizzly bears met their recovery goals in […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) led a bipartisan letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm voicing their support for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and urging the Department to maintain CESER’s current leadership structure. Presently, CESER is led by an assistant secretary, underscoring the importance […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced bipartisan legislation to digitize public land mapping records to increase outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women. The Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act will enhance access to the nation’s outdoor recreational opportunities by digitizing and standardizing […]
WASHINGTON – Amid the rapidly escalating crisis along the southern border, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 37 of their Senate colleagues to send a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighting the Administration’s suspension of border wall funding and construction without lawful justification, as required by the Impoundment […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) welcomed Idaho’s delegates to the 59th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) held March 14-17, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Jacob Ross Flick, of Gooding, and Adam Nicholas Jones, of Boise, were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to participate in the 104 […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing S. 855., the Water Rights Protection Act. This legislation will protect privately-owned waters from being seized by the federal government. “In Idaho, we’ve been managing water longer than we’ve been a state,” said Risch. “It’s ingrained in everything from our industries […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve underserved states’ ability to successfully compete for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. The FAST Fix Act will reform the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program to encourage federal research and development grants […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced that he will oppose Rep. Deb Haaland’s nomination to serve as Secretary of the Department of Interior. In anticipation of today’s Senate confirmation vote, Senator Risch issued the following statement: “I oppose Rep. Haaland’s nomination to lead the Department of the Interior due to many concerns about her record, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) have introduced the State Fiscal Flexibility Act, a bill to eliminate a provision in the American Rescue Plan that prevents states from using relief funds to cut taxes. “If a state like Idaho wants to provide […]