Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – At the request of U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved the establishment of the Idaho Women’s Business Center (WBC), a business development organization that will provide resources, education, and services to entrepreneurs and female small business owners across the state of Idaho. Sen. Risch has been […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) has selected four interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. senate office and one intern to serve in his Idaho Falls office for the summer of 2019. While in their roles, the interns will have the opportunity to learn about policymaking at the federal level while playing […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) has hired Bryson Wong as his new legislative assistant in his Washington, D.C. office. Wong, who has an extensive background handling energy and natural resources policy, will primarily focus on energy issues and matters involving the Idaho National Lab. Wong comes to Sen. Risch’s office from the […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Partner Steel Co. of Pocatello as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for June 2019. Partner Steel will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “Hard work, innovation, […]

Washington, D.C. – On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with the Today Show about the Chinese Communist Party’s vicious crackdown on peaceful protesters in 1989, and the ongoing and intensifying oppression and human rights violations still being perpetrated today.  […]

Boise, ID – On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) led a bipartisan rally alongside school, county, state, and industry leaders to announce the reintroduction of the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act. The legislation will create a long-term solution for rural forest counties that rely on Secure Rural Schools […]

Boise, ID – U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) will lead a news conference on Thursday, May 30th at 12:30 PM on the Idaho Statehouse South Steps to announce the reintroduction of federal legislation creating a lasting endowment for forested counties through the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program. They will be joined […]

Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced bipartisan legislation to allow biomass collected from certain federal lands to be considered renewable, including biomass derived from residual materials from timber processing and from areas needing fire prevention or ecological restoration. In addition to Risch and Wyden, the legislation […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner about the full Senate briefing on Iran and new reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. When asked by Faulkner about the full Senate briefing on Iran, Risch said: “We were […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) introduced the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act, legislation to improve aquifer levels in Idaho and across western states by expanding the ability for aquifer recharge through federal lands and facilities. The bill will fortify efforts to recharge Idaho’s vast Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer […]