Press Releases
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) spoke at an Energy and Natural Resources hearing about the Idaho National Lab’s (INL) leadership on cyber security as well as nuclear energy. “The Idaho National Lab, as everyone knows is the birthplace of nuclear energy in America and it’s been the flagship for nuclear energy for the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Maag Prescription & Medical Supply in Pocatello as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2020. Maag Prescription & Medical Supply will be recognized for their 70 years of […]
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) hosted a live telephone-town hall to speak with Idahoans about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and current events in Washington, D.C. The call garnered more than 13,000 listeners across the state. Over the course of the town hall, Senator Risch answered questions about the ongoing stimulus negotiations in the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), issued the following statement on the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of the Columbia River System Operation: “I’m pleased to see the Final EIS and Biological Opinion offered by the administration today. Throughout the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Corps and other action agencies have […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) visited Coeur d’Alene over the weekend where he met with officials from North Idaho College, the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club, the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, and former Veteran Small Business of the Month recipient, Critical Power. Risch at a Coeur d’Alene Rotary meeting on Friday. (DEVIN WEEKS/CDA Press) During […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support our military personnel and their families and strengthen our national defense strategy. This is the 60th consecutive year that Congress has fulfilled its constitutional duty to “provide for the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives Concerning China Act (the STRATEGIC Act) to advance a comprehensive strategy for U.S. competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The Chinese Communist Party is re-shaping the international order to benefit […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) released the following statements after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final rule updating regulations implemented under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). In June 2019, Risch, Barrasso, Cramer, and Daines introduced the UPDATE PURPA Act […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette encouraging him to engage with developers and providers of bulk power system equipment […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, the Idaho Delegation applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to revise the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to better address the needs of the potato industry. Initially, CFAP based the potato payments solely on data for the fresh potato industry market, which only encompasses a small piece of the potato market. […]