WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) wrote the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging it to withdraw its proposed Public Lands Rule. The senators stressed the negative impact the proposal would have on western states, including Idaho, North Dakota, and Montana, as the rule would undermine the multiple use requirements established   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo , Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and several Republican colleagues today issued a clear rebuke of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona's proposed changes to Title IX and condemning the Biden administration's plan to force schools to allow biological males to compete against females. "Our female athletes have dedicated countless hours and reso  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled "Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II."At the hearing, members highlighted that the Committee remains committed to fulfilling its constitutional duty to conduct oversight of Washington, D.C. and will work with local officials to ensure a capital that is safe and pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Last week Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) spoke in support of the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. "No member of Congress should be comfortable telling their constituents that they don't care about wasting nearly $400 billion of taxpayer money," said Rep. Estes. "While this massive fraud was occurring, hardworking, unemployed Kansans were competing with fraudsters to receive   more