WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a joint resolution formally disapproving of the District of Columbia Council approving legislation that would let illegal immigrants vote in D.C. local elections. Rep. James Comer (KY-01) introduced the joint resolution in the House. Sens. Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Braun (R-Indiana), Britt (R-Alabama), Cornyn (R-Texas), Cramer (R-North Dakota), Crapo (R-Idaho), Daines  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a bill to prevent restricting or banning gas stoves and similar appliances. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) is an original co-sponsor of the legislation. Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-04) introduced companion legislation in the House. Bill text may be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/stove.pdf). "Democrats tried to ban gas stoves,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), along with 22 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to President Biden opposing any debt ceiling increase that does not include "real structural spending reforms that reduces deficit spending and brings fiscal sanity back to Washington." "Our nation's fiscal policy is a disaster. Our country owes $31 trillion, a level of debt that now well exceeds the size of our  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Two interns have joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) Boise, Idaho, office for the spring 2023 term. "College students with an interest in communications, policymaking and the functions of the federal government are encouraged to apply for internships in my Idaho and Washington, D.C., offices," Crapo said. "It is impressive to see our young people thrive in a work environment conducive to growth in their  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) teamed up to introduce the bipartisan Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Program Reauthorization Act of 2023. This legislation would reauthorize and expand the CFLR program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management. The CFLR program has a proven track record of improving forest health, reducing wildfire risk,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch reintroduced the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act to invest in outdoor recreation in mountain communities by enabling National Forests to retain a portion of the annual fees paid by ski areas operating within their boundaries. The SHRED Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources du  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined in co-sponsoring, the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act, which would protect parental rights by preventing schools from concealing information about students' gender from their parents. Many schools have adopted policies to allow students of any age to change their names, pronouns, gender markers or sex-based accom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) introduced the Zero Based Budget Act to reduce the more than $31 trillion of debt held by the general public and curb unjustified spending at the federal level. The Zero Based Budget Act would cut wasteful spending and reduce U.S. debt. "The Zero Based Budget A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) are condemning the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to keep Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Idaho's grizzly bears. "Idaho's wildlife is best managed through collaborative efforts among federal, state and tribal entities," said Crapo. "Our Delegation has long-advocated for grizzly bear mana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined 73 of their colleagues from the Senate and House of Representatives in calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its illegal actions in promoting mail-order chemical abortion drugs. In a detailed letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, the lawmakers explain the policy and legal faul  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) along with 22 Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Biden opposing any debt ceiling increase that does not include "real structural spending reforms that reduces deficit spending and brings fiscal sanity back to Washington." "Our nation's fiscal policy is a disaster. Our country owes $31 trillion, a level of debt that now well exceeds the size of our  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) welcomed four interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. Senate office for Spring 2023. During their time on Capitol Hill, interns will assist in the daily operations of the office while learning about the legislative process. "Senate internships offer Idaho's brightest with a firsthand opportunity to experience policy making at the federal level," said Risch. "I am pleased to wel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Zero Based Budget Act to reduce the more than $31 trillion of debt held by the general public and curb unjustified spending at the federal level. The Zero Based Budget Act would cut wasteful spending and reduce U.S. debt. "Democrats' radical fiscal policies   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), along with 42 of their Senate colleagues, introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry, while still abiding by that state's laws. "Allowing law-abiding gun   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined in cosponsoring, the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act, which would protect parental rights by preventing schools from concealing information about students' gender from their parents. Many schools have adopted policies to allow students of any age to change their names, pronouns, gender markers or sex-based accom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined 47 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined 47 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) called on the Biden administration to include the full and permanent Cottonwood fix in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The Senators' efforts are a continuation of years of efforts advocating for common sense forest management. "We write today to request your support in the Fiscal Year 2024 President's Bud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) are condemning the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to keep Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Idaho's grizzly bears. "Given more and more grizzly bear and human encounters in Idaho, it is abundantly clear our state's grizzly bear population has recovered," said Risch. "After blatantly ignor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, which will remove the taxation, registration, and regulation requirements in the National Firearms Act (NFA). Earlier this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives (ATF) announced a final rule on pistol brace attachments   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today reintroduced the American Values Act, to prohibit U.S. foreign assistance from funding the performance or promotion of abortion services overseas. "Tax dollars should never be use  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Jan. 30, 2023: * * * Leveraging The Skills Of Idaho's Military Servicemember Supporting Idaho servicemen and women during their transition from military service back to civilian life is a meaningful way to help launch these dedicated men and women into the next phase of their lives to Idaho's great benefit. I have been a longtime advocate for more seamlessly connecting military servicemembers with Idaho employers.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act. This bill prohibits federal regulators from using coercion and undue influence to arbitrarily force banking institutions to terminate business relationships with legal businesses solely because those businesses are engaged in industries t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and five of their Republican colleagues in reintroducing the American Values Act. This legislation would permanently enact and expand existing prohibitions on the use of U.S. foreign assistance to pay for the performance or promotion of abortion services overseas.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined 73 of their colleagues from the Senate and House of Representatives in calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its illegal actions in promoting mail-order chemical abortion drugs. In a detailed letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, the lawmakers explain the policy and legal faul  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in addition to Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), today released the below statement on the second anniversary of the coup in Burma: "Two years since the Burmese military overthrew th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced his committee assignments for the 118th Congress. Congressman Simpson will continue to serve on the House Appropriations Committee. He will serve as Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee and serve as a member of the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee as well as the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the sewer line improvement project in Roberts, Idaho in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill at Congressman Simpson's request through Community Project Funding (CPF). "This project in Roberts is a pe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of a wastewater collection and treatment systems improvement project for the City of Grace in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill at Congressman Simpson's request through Community Project Funding (CPF  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson last week joined Veterans Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) in introducing H.R. 592, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act, to further protect veterans' access to quality healthcare. Congressman Simpson has repeatedly raised concerns about the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) rollout of the new Electronic Health Record   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Custer County Court Annex Building project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration bill at Congressman Simpson's request through Community Project Funding (CPF). "Throughout my time in Congress I have continually   more