Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) today sent a letter to Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), stressing the serious threats to U.S. national security posed by Chinese technology equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei, which U.S. intelligence agencies have warned has links to the Chinese Communist Party […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has selected R & H Machine, Inc. of Caldwell as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for December 2019. R & H Machine will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. R […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, advocated for Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), two programs that are of great importance to Idaho’s rural communities. In recent years, SRS and PILT funding has become unreliable, creating severe […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) sent a letter to Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to urge the committee to include workforce development programs in any reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). “Each […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a business meeting during which two priority bills for U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) were advanced out of committee. The bills, S. 2702, the Integrated Energy Systems Act, and S. 2556, the PROTECT Act, will next be considered by the full Senate. “Strengthening […]
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 Treasure Valley in November and December to answer questions and provide resources. Representatives from the other Idaho congressional offices, the Idaho Commission on Aging, and local Area Agencies on Aging […]
TWIN FALLS, ID – Today, U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Rep. Mike Simpson announced that representatives from their Twin Falls regional offices will be holding outreach hours at senior centers throughout the Magic Valley in late November and early December. Staff members will be available from 11:00am – 1:30pm at each visit to discuss […]
BOISE, Idaho – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) hosted a live telephone-town hall to hear from Idahoans about the issues that are most important to them. Over the course of the call, Senator Risch answered questions about the national debt, immigration, the Columbia River Treaty, and much more while more than 6,000 Idahoans […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Idaho Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to allow research quantities of commercial spent nuclear fuel to be brought to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statements praising the agreement: […]
Boise, Idaho — U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on Friday at a foreign affairs lunch at the Idaho History Museum in Boise, Idaho, about the United States’ role as a global leader and the challenges associated with providing foreign assistance to developing nations. “I am deeply grateful […]