Press Releases
Bipartisan Risch-Menendez bill aims to hold Turkey accountable for actions in Syria Washington, D.C. – Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced they are partnering to introduce new comprehensive legislation in response to Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria and attack on […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has selected Hanson Garage of Orofino as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for October 2019. Hanson Garage will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. Hanson Garage was founded […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 27 of their Senate colleagues today requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) programs. In a letter […]
Washington, D.C. – In a hearing today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved S. 1570, the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act, for consideration by the full Senate. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would ease restrictions to allow for aquifer recharge through federal lands and facilities. The bill cleared the committed […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen Jim Risch (R-Idaho) led thirteen of his Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the secretary to expedite nominations to Resource Advisory Committees (RACs). A vital part of the Secure Rural Schools law, RACs provide recommendations to federal land managers about where and […]
New York, N.Y. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore for a signing ceremony to extend a 1990 defense cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) that underpins strong and enduring U.S.-Singapore defense and security cooperation. The ceremony […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with Bill Hemmer on Fox News about the path forward on Iran following its attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil supply. When asked by Hemmer about the process the U.S. will go through to form its response to these newly […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and James Risch (R-ID) and U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced plans to update regulations implemented under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). Earlier this year, Barrasso and Risch introduced the UPDATE PURPA Act […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto about developments with Iran over its attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil supply. When asked by Cavuto why Iran carried out this attack, Risch said: “Things are very bad in Iran, it doesn’t get a […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum about the newest developments regarding Iran’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil supply. When asked by MacCallum whether a “strong response” was the only viable option to address Iran’s aggressions, Risch said: “Our Commander-in-Chief has […]