WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 43 Republican colleagues to introduce the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act. This legislation requires any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization's (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, requiring ratification by the Senate. "Protecting Americans' individual freedoms and libert  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) called on the Biden Administration to work with the European Union to address the discriminatory aspects of EU digital regulations that target a handful of American companies while failing to regulate similar companies based in Europe, China, Russia and elsewhere, giving those companies a competitive advantage  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) congratulated Idaho's delegates for the 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) held March 4-11, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Emma Brulotte, Twin Falls, and William Tadje, Eagle, were selected from among the state's top student leaders to participate alongside 102 other students in the national delegation. The purpose of the program is to provide an in-depth educati  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 19 additional senators to introduce the Local Radio Freedom Act, which states that Congress should not impose new taxes or fees on locally owned radio stations. "Local radio stations connect Idahoans driving long distances across both rural and urban areas to local, state and national news," said Crapo. "Radio is an essential news and entertainment service to the Americ  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following remarks on March 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Tax Policy's Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You have well laid out the issue today. I appreciated your focus on this issue and supply-side solutions, but the fac  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden's FY2024 budget request. "The President's budget makes clear the Administration has not learned from its mistakes that have led to two years of record-high inflation and excessive deficit spending. Instead, this Administration is doubling down with more of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) introduced the Solving the Border Crisis Act. This bill would secure the southern border by resuming construction of the border wall, strengthening management and enforcement capacities, and upholding the rule of law. "A record number of illegal border crossings on the Biden Administration's watch has created a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) led 24 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to close loopholes that allow Title X family planning funds to go to entities that perform abortions, including Planned Parenthood. "Abortion providers must be cut off, once and for all, from loopholes allowing them to misappropriate taxpayer dollars to fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Misso  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Mis  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on March 4, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) celebrated the life of Governor Phil Batt, and issued the following statement on the news of his passing: "Idaho Governor Phil Batt will be remembered as a strong and thoughtful leader, dedicated to the people of Idaho and advancing human rights in the state. "His longstanding friendship and mentorship to me helped guide my professional and personal life.  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senior member of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) submitted a statement for the record on the Committee's hearing entitled, "A Burning Issue: The Economic Costs of Wildfires," urging Congress to take action to reverse the disastrous Cottonwood decision. The Cottonwood decision ruled the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is required to review its forest management plans whenever new informa  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently cosponsored the Major Richard Star Act. This bipartisan legislation would extend full disability benefits to combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) led the reintroduction of the legislation. "Our military men and women p  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) cosponsored a resolution introduced by Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) to ensure the president does not cede U.S. sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO). The resolution would make clear that any convention, agreement or other international instrument related to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is a treaty, therefore requiring the approval of two-thirds  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry issued the following written testimony by Idaho County Commissioner Skip Brandt, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "A Review of Title VIII: Forestry Stakeholder Perspectives": * * * I look forward to discussing the county role in public lands management and sharing recommendations for how the 2023 Farm Bill can strengthen the partnership between counties and ou  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) this week wrote Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding taxpayer dollars funding antisemitic activities on college campuses. The Senator is demanding answers from the Department of Education regarding these practices and the growing safety issues Jewish students and allies of Israel face on these campuses. The Senator has received significant support for his lett  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: On International Women's Day, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho)--as former Chairman and current member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship--with the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and John Hickenlooper (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) with Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) today introduced the Solving the Border Crisis Act. This bill would secure the southern border by resuming construction of the border wall, strengthening management and enforcement capacities, and upholding the rule of law. "Since Pres  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement upon the passsing of former Idaho Governor Phil Batt: "Phil Batt was a close personal friend to both Vicki and me and one of my earliest mentors in the State Senate. He was a titan in Idaho politics and cared deeply about our great state. From his long and distinguished service in the Idaho Senate to his years as Governor, Phil set the cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement about President Biden's budget. "Idahoans cannot afford higher taxes and more out-of-control spending. "This administration already spent well beyond its means, resulting in inflation that hurts Idahoans every day. "Thankfully, Congress can correct the president's error with a budget that reins in spending and targets sol  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban imports of Russian uranium. The bill is the Senate companion to H.R. 1042, which was introduced last month by U.S. Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the House Committee on Energy and Comme  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led 24 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to close loopholes that allow Title X family planning funds to go to entities that perform abortions, including Planned Parenthood. "The Biden administration will take advantage of every possible loophole to use taxpayer dollars to promote abortion on demand.   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) introduced the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act to fully extend eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program for federal forest restoration and management projects to Tribes and counties as well as increase opportunities for cross-boundary restoration. "Idaho   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) reintroduced the Future Logging Careers Act. This legislation would allow teenage members of logging families to gain experience in the logging trade under parental supervision so they may carry on the family business. The Future Logging Careers Act would amend the Fair Labo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: * * * Health Care Priorities-Enhancing Health Care Options And Delivery Across Idaho And Our Country As Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, I am committed to a health care agenda that provides Idahoans with the affordability, quality, choice and control that they want, need and deserve. Access and affordability remain pressing challenges for far too many working families, especially in the face of rampan  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release and letter: Last week, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Ranking Member U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and eight other Senate Finance Committee Republicans in urging senior government health officials against the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or other similar discriminatory metrics in federal health programs, including the new drug price-setting program under the partisan Inflation Reduction  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the nuclear fuel cycle. The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Kathryn Huff, assistant secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy;  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, called on the Biden Administration to work with the European Union to address the discriminatory aspects of EU digital regulations that target a handful of American companies while failing to regulate similar companies based in Europe, China, Russia and elsewhere, giving  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today announced staffing updates to expand several leadership roles on the Committee, including promoting Courtney Connell to chief tax counsel, and Jamie Cummins and Don Snyder to senior tax counsel. Courtney Connell, Chief Tax Counsel Connell joined the Finance Committee as tax couns  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Tax Policy's Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You have well laid out the issue today. I appreciated your focus on this issue and sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden's FY2024 budget request: "The President's budget makes clear the Administration has not learned from its mistakes that have led to two years of record-high inflation and excessive deficit spending. Instead, thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Republicans, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), urged government health officials against the implementation of a drug-pricing model selected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complement the Administration's prescription drug pricing scheme. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in reaction to the Biden administration's decision to sanction Russian nationals complicit in perpetrating human rights abuses against Russian opposition politician an  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in introducing the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations (PARTNER) with ASEAN Act, bip  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in releasing the below statements on the committee passage of their Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in introducing the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations (PARTNER) with ASEAN Act, bipartisan legislation   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released a joint statement with Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation; Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senate Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Pet  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on President Biden's FY2024 international affairs budget request: "For the third year in a row, the Biden Administration has submitted a foreign assistance budget that is completely untethered from real  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the recent agreement between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan to resolve a wartime dispute: "The agreement between the ROK and Japan is an important step that promises far-reaching benefits for t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in reintroducing a resolution on U.S.-Mexico relations. "The United States and Mexico have many shared interes  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Republicans, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), urged government health officials against the implementation of a drug-pricing model selected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complement the Administration's prescription drug pricing scheme. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in releasing the below statements on the Committee passage of their Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023, bip  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in leading Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in writing a letter to U.S. Secret  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, along with Representatives John Joyce M.D. (R-PA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Angie Craig (D-MN), and Joe Courtney (D-CT), today reintroduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act of 2023 to prevent milk alternatives or plant-based products from being marketed or misbranded using terms commonly associated with dairy products. The reintroduction of the DAIRY PRI  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Downtown Boise YMCA Catalytic Redevelopment Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill at Congressman Simpson's request through Community Project Funding (CPF). "Congress undoubtedly has a   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Idaho Workforce and Public Safety Training Facility Improvements Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill at Congressman Simpson's request through Community Project Funding (CPF). "Cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today released the following statement in response to President Biden's FY24 budget proposal: "Today in Philadelphia, President Biden proudly lauded his budget proposal to cut the federal deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. What he failed to acknowledge was just how much he and his Democrat colleagues in Congress have contributed to that deficit  more