Press Releases
BOISE, Idaho – Today, the Idaho Delegation announced it would postpone indefinitely the remaining Service Academy Days due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The delegation will announce new dates at a later time. CANCELLED EVENTS: South Idaho April 4, 2020 1pm-3pm Gowen Field, MG Kane Aud. Readiness Ctr., Bldg. #440 Boise, ID 83705 […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after voting to approve H.R. 6201, the second supplemental funding package to combat COVID-19: “We are in the midst of a truly unprecedented time in modern U.S. history. These extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures. Today, I voted in support of a second bipartisan […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the State Department’s decision that the H-2A visa program be considered essential despite temporary closures of embassies and consulates abroad due to the spread of COVID-19: “These are extraordinary times, and in times such as these it is […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement following the announcement of the first case of COVID-19, the Chinese coronavirus, in the State of Idaho: “The announcement of Idaho’s first positive COVID-19 case is not unexpected. Given the spread of the Chinese coronavirus (COVID-19), it was inevitable this disease would cross Idaho’s […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement of a suspension of travel between the United States and Europe during the coronavirus pandemic: “This pandemic health threat respects no borders, and so we must all do what we […]
WASHINGTON — Today, the Idaho congressional delegation said that legislative and constituent service work in their offices will continue, even while a number of staffers located in Washington, D.C. work from home to help in slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). While at least one Senate staffer in another office located in D.C. has tested […]
WASHINGTON – In a Wall Street Journal op-ed penned by Joe Grogan, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, the Administration outlined five principles for reducing drug costs while maintaining America’s strength in pharmaceutical innovation. The Lower Costs, More Cures Act, introduced in the Senate on December 19, 2019, meets and exceeds the principles […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th: “Today, tomorrow, and every day are good days to celebrate women and their contributions at home and abroad. I am very privileged to work with energetic, knowledgeable, […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after voting to approve supplemental funding to combat the novel coronavirus: “During this novel coronavirus outbreak, a speedy and coordinated response is vital to our national strategy of containment. Today, I voted in support of supplemental funding to combat COVID-19. I am closely monitoring […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) went to the Senate floor to speak in support of the American Energy Innovation Act and the Idaho National Lab’s role in securing the nation’s energy future. “America’s energy landscape has changed dramatically since the last major energy bill was enacted by Congress more than a decade ago. […]