Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) today pressed TriWest Healthcare Alliance on its implementation of the new urgent care benefit under the VA MISSION Act following reports that veterans in rural Oregon and Idaho are unable to access the benefit. In a letter to TriWest […]

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, all 53 U.S. Senate Republicans, including Idaho’s Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, sent a letter to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in response to Democrats’ threats of political retribution if the Court does not dismiss the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City […]

Today, on the 70th anniversary of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo stood alongside Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Manager Bob Boston and INL Director Dr. Mark Peters to announce the launch of the new National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) at the INL in Idaho Falls. The NRIC is […]

Boise, Idaho – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will join Carey city officials in celebrating the city’s 100th birthday. During the public ceremony, Senators Risch and Crapo will present a statement they submitted with Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho-2) to the Congressional Record (page 42).  “The picturesque community in Blaine County, Idaho, is in […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has handpicked Empire Airlines of Hayden as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2019. Empire Airlines will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “Empire Airlines’ success is […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) introduced S. 2270, the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act, a bill to streamline the discovery and permitting process for geothermal energy projects. This bill will bring geothermal to parity with oil and gas exploration on public lands.  With 90 percent of […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement upon the Senate’s confirmation of Army Secretary Mark Esper’s nomination to lead as Secretary of Defense: “As the United States contends with evolving challenges abroad, it’s imperative that we have a seasoned, even-handed leader of the Department of Defense,” said Senator Risch. “Army Secretary Mark […]

Boise, ID – Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) spoke at the Idaho Women’s Business Center kick-off event to celebrate the recently awarded grants that he helped bring back to the state to serve Idaho’s women entrepreneurs. Sen. Risch has been working with the Small Business Administrator (SBA) and stakeholders in the state to bring […]

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council presented U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) with the 2019 U.S. Nuclear Energy Distinguished Leadership Award. Senator Risch has long championed nuclear energy policies while serving on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and has been a dedicated advocate for the Idaho National Laboratory in the U.S. […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) applauded the House of Representatives’ passage of the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan bill mirroring the Senate legislation introduced by the two Senators – both of whom serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The legislation aims to […]