WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 14 of her Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), in reintroducing legislation to help recover taxpayer dollars lost to unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments. The introduction of the legislation follows ongoing concerns that just a sliver  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) announced plans to begin a pilot project that would transform the now-supersized IRS into tax preparer, collector and enforcer: "Having the IRS act as tax preparer, tax collector and tax enforcer raises significant conflicts of interest, would incur billions of dollars in dev  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The U.S. Senate considered Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall's (R-Kansas) resolution of disapproval for President Biden's 2022 "public charge" rule. The rule, prior to the Biden Administration's efforts, was intended to prevent people who will be a public charge--someone who will be reliant on the federal government--from being granted status in the U.S. The Biden Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and seven other senators sent a letter today to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the Fed to stop engaging in climate activism far outside of its statutory authority. Instead, they urge a return to addressing the pressing issues facing the American people such as record inflation and the recent regional banking collap  more

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 18 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) has introduced H.R. 3297, the Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act, to lessen the regulatory burden for broadband development on federal lands. With two-thirds of Idaho's land designated as federally controlled areas, and much of the West similarly under federal control, this legislation will have an outsized impact on rural areas which have histor  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, at a member day hearing on March 23, 2023, on the American Samoa budget request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, for the opportunity today to testify on the needs of American Samoa for their budget under the Interior Department and their Office of Insular Affairs. Tuna is to Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: On May 11th, Representative Russ Fulcher alongside 65 other members of Congress sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough regarding false statements made in a press release from his office regarding H.R. 2, the Limit, Save, Grow Act. The press release claimed that the H.R. 2 would "cut a broad range of critical programs" for veterans. Not only is this untrue, but it i  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The U.S. Senate considered Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Roger Marshall's (R-Kan.) resolution of disapproval for President Biden's 2022 "public charge" rule. The rule, prior to the Biden admin's efforts, was intended to prevent people who will be a public charge--someone who will be reliant on the federal government--from being granted status in the U.S. The Biden admini  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- 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.) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm urging the Biden administration to join them in continuing to advocate for the preservation of the lower Snake River dams. "We write, as members representing constituents from the Northwest United States, urging the Department of Energy to be a  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), celebrated the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land. T  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) 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 by   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala), 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. "The Biden administration's endorsement of biological men   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) led a bipartisan group of colleagues to call out the Biden administration's misguided draft guidance that allows non-dairy product imitators to use dairy names, like milk, when labeling their products. In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contradicted their own regulations by releasing draft   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on May 15, 2023: * * * We Must Focus On Shared Heath Care Goals As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, I have worked with colleagues on a number of bipartisan health care solutions, ranging from mental health improvements to comprehensive telehealth coverage for seniors and working families. These solutions were also fiscally responsible and reduced the deficit by billions of dollars. Bringing Idaho com  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) announced plans to begin a pilot project that would transform the now-supersized IRS into tax preparer, collector and enforcer: "Having the IRS act as tax preparer, tax collector and tax enforcer raises significa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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 Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act: Jobs and Investment in Energy Communities." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. "Many members of this committee, on both sides of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on assessing U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans. Witnesses included The Honorable Derek Chollet, counselor at the Department of State, and Mr. Gabriel Escobar, deputy assistan  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on what comes next for U.S. policy towards Russia. The witnesses included The Honorable John Sullivan, former deputy secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to Russia, and Dr. Andre  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on U.S. Iran policy: "It's been over six months since President Biden declared the JCPOA 'dead' and we're still no closer to a more comprehensive Iran policy. "Strategic ambiguity on Iran policy only ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), and Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), today introduced   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: In honor of National Police week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted his support of recent legislation for law enforcement officers. "Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe. I thank them for their important, irreplaceable work, and want them to know they have my full support in Congress," said Simpson. This week, Simpson suppor  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and a group of Senate Republicans reintroduced legislation to help recover funds lost to unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments. The introduction of the legislation follows ongoing concerns that just a sliver of the funds lost to misspent unemploy  more