Press Releases
BOISE, Idaho – In an interview with Idaho Falls’ NewsTalk Radio, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) celebrated Republicans’ historic tax cuts for working families and key achievements of the budget reconciliation package. Click here to listen to Senator Risch’s interview on NewsTalk Radio. Excerpts from Senator Risch’s Interview: “If [the One, Big, Beautiful Bill] had not been passed, it would have resulted […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Say No to Indoctrination Act to codify President Trump’s executive order preventing taxpayer dollars from funding radical gender ideology in K-12 schools. “Schools should prepare our children for the future, not promote radical gender ideology,” said Risch.“The Say No to Indoctrination Act puts an end to woke education practices in K-12 […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) led their colleagues in introducing the Equal Representation Act. The legislation would ensure that only legal citizens are counted in determining Congressional districts and Electoral College map that determine presidential elections. Counting illegal immigrants toward voter apportionment dilutes the rights of Americans and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today released the following statement on advancing President Trump’s America First agenda through the passage of the Senate budget reconciliation bill. “The American people gave us a mandate—secure the border, make the Trump tax cuts permanent, dismantle the Green New Deal, and address wasteful spending. While no bill is […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) delivered remarks and led a moment of silence on the Senate floor during the debate on the reconciliation bill to remember the victims of Sunday’s ambush attack on Idaho firefighters. To view their remarks, click here. Text of Senator Risch’s remarks is below: “While […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement regarding the provision to sell public lands currently proposed in the Senate text of the reconciliation bill. “After reviewing the Senate Energy and Natural Resources reconciliation language, I do not support the proposed provision to sell public lands,” said Risch. ###
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of their legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026. “Idaho counties rely on SRS funding for schools, road maintenance, and other essential services. Until we can bring historic timber revenue back […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response. “Idahoans are all too familiar with catastrophic wildfires that devastate our communities every year,” said Risch.“President Trump’s actions to streamline federal regulations, strengthen local partnerships, and increase the use of proven mitigation strategies is a significant opportunity […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement today celebrating President Trump’s move to undo the Biden administration’s disastrous “Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative.” “The Biden administration’s one-sided, backroom agreement blatantly disregarded the essential role the lower Snake River dams play and the Idaho communities that rely on them,” said Risch. “Today’s announcement by President Trump represents […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, celebrated the committee’s passage of his International Nuclear Energy Act. The bill aims to support the U.S. domestic energy industry’s leadership and offset China and Russia’s growing influence on international nuclear energy development. Senator Risch’s legislation now awaits consideration on the Senate floor. “Nuclear […]