Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s State of the Union address: “The Trump administration has worked hard over the last three years to strengthen our national security, unleash economic opportunity, and improve the quality of life of all Americans. The data is clear: they are smashing expectations and the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement concerning a Senate vote to call for additional witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump: “First, to be clear, the House impeachment managers have said this is a trial without witnesses. That accusation is false. The Senate […]
WASHINGTON – Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo today released the following statements upon President Trump’s signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law: “Idaho’s ag producers and manufacturers have waited a long time for a trade deal that delivers truly free and fair trade. The USMCA is a victory for Idaho and all of America […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the hiring of Stefany Bales as his new North Idaho regional director and state communications coordinator, based in Coeur d’Alene. Bales comes to Sen. Risch’s office from the University of Idaho where she served on the president’s leadership team as the university’s executive director of communications and marketing […]
EPA and Corps finalize new rule on WOTUS giving farmers and ranchers clarity WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the final rule for the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The rule provides clarity to the federal-state partnership for the definition of “waters of the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) are leading their bipartisan colleagues in standing up for America’s dairy farmers in a letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, the new Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Working on behalf of dairy farmers in Idaho, Wisconsin, and across the country, Risch and Baldwin […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch announced that representatives from his Boise regional office will hold outreach hours at senior centers throughout the southwestern region of the state in January, February and March to answer seniors’ questions and provide resources. Representatives from the other Idaho congressional offices and local Area Agencies on Aging have also […]
BOISE, Idaho – This week, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees, asking them to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include debt servicing costs whenever they produce an official cost estimate. Doing so would ensure more accurate cost estimates of legislation in Congress and […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the selection of five interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. and Idaho Falls senate offices for spring 2020. The interns will assist in the operations of the office while gaining an understanding about policymaking at the federal level. “Interning in the U.S. Senate offers students a unique […]
Will provide much-needed stability for Idaho agricultural producers’ successes with largest trading partners WASHINGTON – In a bipartisan vote of 89-10, the U.S. Senate today approved the implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new trilateral agreement updates the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by bringing the deal into the 21st Century and […]