Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In honor of Veterans Day on November 11th, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the recognition of a different veteran-owned small business for each of the ten days the Senate is in legislative session. Each small business will be […]
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced (S. 2729) the Small Business Contracting Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure Federal agencies meet small business contracting requirements. This legislation was drafted after the Government Accountability Office uncovered multiple Federal agencies’ failure to fully empower their Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke with Sandra Smith on Fox News about the impact of the U.S.-led military raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the successful termination of his second in command. “America’s memory is long and our reach is even […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has released the following statement on the announcement of the successful U.S.-led military raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “Reports of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death following a U.S. raid in Syria are welcome news and a triumph for all […]
Twin Falls, Idaho – 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 October and early November. Staff members will be available from 11:00am – 1:30pm at each visit to […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced S. 2702, the Integrated Energy Systems Act, a bill to promote the research, development and deployment of nuclear hybrid energy systems. The bill authorizes an Integrated Energy Systems Program at the Department of Energy to promote the development of innovative technologies to improve the […]
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 […]