Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) voted in favor of bipartisan legislation to fund the government through FY 2021 and provide support to Idaho’s families, schools, small businesses and health care providers as the country weathers the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act passed with a vote of 91-7. “It’s a […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced the following senior staff promotions and hires in his regional and Washington, D.C. offices: Mike Mathews, who has been with Senator Risch since joining the U.S. Senate in 2009, has been promoted to Idaho Deputy Chief of Staff. Mathews has nearly 30 years of experience, including positions with […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Fox News’ Bill Hemmer to discuss Chinese espionage of U.S. targets and his recently unveiled report on China’s attempts to undermine global security and prosperity. To watch on YouTube, click here. To download video […]
WASHINGTON – Friday, 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 La Cabañita Mexican Restaurant in Ketchum as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for December 2020. La Cabañita will be recognized for its contribution to the Ketchum community in the […]
WASHINGTON – Idaho’s two U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. This is the 60th consecutive year Congress has fulfilled its constitutional duty to “provide for the common defense.” “As the United States’ foreign adversaries engage in increasingly aggressive posturing, military […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced Ryan White as his new Chief of Staff today. White has served as Deputy Chief of Staff under John Insinger since 2019. Insinger, who led the office through an impeachment trial, the pandemic, and Senator Risch’s successful reelection, will continue to serve the office in a senior role as […]
WASHINGTON –Today, the Idaho Delegation praised the Bureau of Reclamation’s final Boise River Basin Feasibility Report, which addresses potential increases to water storage capacity in the Boise River System needed to accommodate the Treasure Valley’s rapid growth. The Secretary of the Interior determined the proposed plan to raise the dam crest of Anderson Ranch Dam six […]
Idahoans are encouraged to “Support Local Gems: All Season Long” WASHINGTON – With the 2020 holiday season upon us, Idaho’s small businesses face a critical next several weeks. Many small businesses rely upon the revenue generated by the holiday shopping season to keep their doors open, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes are at their highest. […]
WASHINGTON – Idaho and Oregon congressional leaders say the COVID-19 pandemic is one more reason that payments to counties under the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs should be prioritized in a year-ending appropriations bill. “In order to assist these rural counties’ response to the current public health crisis, […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the agency to approve Dr. Ruiling Guo’s application to fund a distance-learning project on the practice of evidence-based management in […]