Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Thomas Mercantile in Swan Lake as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2025. Thomas Mercantile will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act to codify President Trump’s executive order and cut bureaucratic red tape obstructing American energy dominance. “Idahoans are tired of the federal government delaying critical energy projects,” said Risch. “My Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act supports President Trump’s agenda to boost American energy production by […]
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) emphasized nuclear energy’s central role in meeting the nation’s growing energy demands during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. Click here to watch Senator Risch’s remarks. “In recent years, we have had people come in here and predict what was going to happen as far […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced today the 287(g) Program Protection Act to streamline and strengthen partnerships between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. “President Trump’s enforcement of our immigration laws has brought encounters at the southern border to a screeching halt,” said Risch. “To finish cleaning up the Biden administration’s mess, we must empower our local […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement today on the Senate’s passage of nearly $10 billion in federal spending cuts through President Trump’s rescission package. “U.S. tax dollars should not subsidize radical programs and organizations that undermine American values. This $9 billion rescissions package cuts woke and excessive funding to ensure the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) celebrated an updated five-year agreement between the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue the INL’s important cybersecurity work. “INL is the flagship laboratory for cybersecurity and is central to our national security. The valuable research and innovation at INL lays the groundwork […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced the Graham Hoffman Act, which will make it a federal crime to assault first responders. “Last month’s evil attack on first responders in North Idaho is a stark reminder of the dangers our brave men and women in uniform face every day,” said Risch. “The Graham […]
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 […]