Press Releases
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 […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the appointment of members to the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). “For far too long, RACs across Idaho and the country have gone without the ability to disburse funds for Title II projects in our rural communities,” said Risch. “I am happy to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a committee business meeting to markup H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA). “After months of discussions between members of Congress and the administration, I am glad our committee has done its part to advance this important, bipartisan legislation,” said Risch. “The […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced 50 nominations of Idaho students to the United States service academies for the 2020-2021 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants and will now be considered by each of the four academies for final selection. “Each year, I am struck by the exceptional commitment to […]
Boise, Idaho – Today, Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, applauded the Trump administration’s proposed rule to modernize and accelerate the antiquated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. “The NEPA review process is the epitome of bureaucratic inefficiency,” said Risch. “The years-long delays in the process are costing Idaho […]