WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included an amendment that would help position the United States as the undisputed international leader for nuclear energy technologies. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, which Crapo a  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and Chris Coons (D-Deleware), along with ten Senate colleagues, introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting nuclear energy. The resolution declares: "The Senate is committed to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid." "The Ida  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) and with Senators James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), introduced legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection's hours of operations a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Congressman Russ Fulcher introduced the Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart (Grrr) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives alongside U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in the U.S. Senate. The Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart (Grrr) Act fully delists the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states from the endangered species list. "The Grizzly Bear Review a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Idaho's U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) on a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to highlight their concerns with proposals to roll back crucial reforms of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "We urge your agencies to fully consi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 3110 - Bring Our Heroes Home Act. This legislation aims to eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's Prisoners of War (POWs) and Missing in Action (MIA) service members. "Idaho families, and families nationwide, should not have to deal with the federal government's bureaucratic red tape to l  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) with Senator Chris Coons (D-Dele.) and 10 Senate colleagues today introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting nuclear energy. The resolution declares: "The Senate is committed to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified electric   more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jim Risch sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan expressing serious concerns about TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ability to collect and control American user's personal information through the app. The letter demands answers from the agency regarding how it is safeguarding Americans' data and protecting our kids and grandkids from Chinese social  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), in writing a letter to Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Health and Human Services Christi Grimm regarding more than $20 million in Provider Relief Funds (PRF) issued to Planned Parenthoo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on July 31, 2023: * * * A Friend To Idaho, Taiwan Is Important Strategically and Economically Taiwan has a special relationship with Idaho. Taiwan is Idaho's second largest trade partner, accounting for the purchase of more than $470 million in Idaho products in 2021, a 16 percent increase from the prior year, according to the Idaho Department of Commerce. Our top exports to Taiwan include electrical equipment and mac  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today lauded committee passage of the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA), which was reported out of committee 26-1. The legislation brings more transparency, accountability and competition to pharmacy benefit manager practices in the drug supply chain, he  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at an open executive session to consider the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (MEPA). As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman--and thank you to both you and your staff for the tireless work and collaboration that ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced landmark legislation to help bolster U.S. investment into Ukraine's energy infrastructure and boost Eastern European energy security in the wake of Russia's illegal and unprovoked inva  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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, last week introduced legislation to help bolster U.S. investment into Ukraine's energy infrastructure and boost Eastern European energy security in the wake of Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The Respondi  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently congratulated eight committee interns for completing their summer internships. "I was glad to welcome eight committee interns to join us on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this summer," said Risch. "These individuals got a firsthand look at how C  more

PULLMAN, Washington, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), hosted a roundtable on women's reproductive health and the challenges facing providers in East Washington in the post-Dobbs landscape. Senator Murray met with providers and staff from Pla  more