BOISE, Idaho, July 10 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the World Health Organization will authorize an interim review of its COVID-19 response by an independent panel of experts: "I am encouraged by the WHO's agreement to convene an interim review of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Consistent with the recommendations that I and my fellow Senate Foreign Relation  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act. The legislation will extend full partnership eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program - which facilitates federal forest restoration and management projects - to Tribes and Counties. "Tribes and Counties in Idaho have the authority to decrease their reliance   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Two interns have joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) Washington, D.C., office for the summer term. "It is undoubtedly a challenging and unprecedented time in Washington, D.C.," said Senator Crapo. "The interns who have joined my office this summer have already risen to the challenge of navigating a new working environment complete with social distancing and enhanced sanitation. They have conducted their w  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: Access to affordable and reliable options for transporting Idaho goods to markets is an important part of Idaho small businesses' success and ability to grow and innovate. I am a longtime champion of tax incentives that encourage and support investment in short line railroads because of short line railroads' proven efficiency at moving Idaho goods to customers worldwide. Short line rail has been instrumental in keeping  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The Idaho Delegation applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to revise the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to better address the needs of the potato industry. Initially, CFAP based the potato payments solely on data for the fresh potato industry market, which only encompasses a small piece of the potato market. The newly announced revisions to the CFAP program will better ref  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sens. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 10 in reaction to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's effort to convert the Hagia Museum of Istanbul from a world-famous cultural site into a mosque: "Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is a place of deep spiritual significance for people of diverse backgrounds from around the world. For more tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on July 10 in reaction to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's effort to convert the Hagia Museum of Istanbul from a world-famous cultural site into a mosque: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued   more