WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: Congressman Fulcher has joined a lawsuit that was filed at 6PM EST challenging the constitutionality of Speaker Pelosi's new "proxy" vote rule. * * * "The Founders of this great nation never intended members of Congress to give their voting ability to someone else, and the people of Idaho elected me to represent them, not Nancy Pelosi. "Voting by proxy" is an unconstitutional process that would result in a treme  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement regarding the vote on reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related amendments: "I joined a number of my colleagues to send a letter to House leadership requesting consideration of the Wyden-Daines Amendment to the FISA reauthorization bill, which we will be voting on tomorrow. "Currently, intelligence agencies do not need a warrant to collect internet search data on Americans, and are   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Starting on Tuesday, May 26th, eligible farmers and ranchers can begin submitting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) administered by USDA. The program is the result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was supported by the entire Idaho Delegation, and includes $16 billion to provide immediate relief through direct payments to farmers and ranchers.  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Save Minor League Baseball Task Force Co-Chairs Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman David McKinley (WV-01), Congressman Max Rose (NY-11), and Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend additional federal coronavirus relief to small businesses, including Minor League Baseball teams, who face exacerbated financial stress because of the public health precautions necessa  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: On May 8, 1945, Americans, with our allies around the world, celebrated Nazi Germany's surrender ending World War II in Europe. Many American troops stationed in Europe were soon after sent home or to the Pacific Theater. Concentration Camps and communities across Europe were liberated, Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945, and people turned from the dreadfulness of war to working to heal and rebuild. In a   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: As Congress works with the Administration to consider the next phases of federal support to address the impacts of the pandemic, I am advocating for getting resources to smaller communities to ease recovery. Enacting a long-term solution for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs is a priority to provide much-needed certainty to rural communitie  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.), on Thursday sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraging the administration to hold members of the Ortega regime in Nicara  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 27 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on May 25 in celebration of Africa Day: "Today, I join our friends across the continent of Africa in celebrating Africa Day. "As we face unprecedented global circumstances, the United States reaffirms the importance of our steadfast relationships with our African partners. "I look forward to continuing to work together to advance our shared goals of freedom, de  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 28 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's certification to Congress that Hong Kong does not continue to warrant treatment under U.S. laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997: "It is not surprising that Secretary Pompeo has determined that Hong Kong no longer enjoys the high degree of autonomy that its people were constitutionally  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release:U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.), sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraging the administration to hold members of t  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 28 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 27: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), today applauded House passage of the U  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), sent a letter to the United Nations permanent representatives for Estonia and France, the current and incoming presid  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last week introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA) to better detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before they become global pandemics. "We must prioritize global h  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA), legislation to better detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before they become global pandemics. "It took only six months for CO  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), last week introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA) to better detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before they become global pandemics. "The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated,   more