WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling in the Sackett v. EPA case: "The Supreme Court rightfully reined in the Biden administration's EPA regulatory overreach in Sackett. However, the EPA's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: * * * Advocating For Idaho--Support For Western Natural Resource Policies That Enhance Our Environment And Economy Idaho is fortunate to be home to some of our nation's most unique landscapes and vast natural resources. I am dedicated to protecting our environment in a manner that ensures the vitality of our forests and rangelands, protects the rights of property owners and addresses the economic needs of our rural   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, led senators in urging the Biden administration's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to pause the effective date of the Dodd Frank Section 1071 small business data collection rule. The rule would require banks to collect sensitive personal data on small business owners when they seek a loan. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Thom T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entities have flowed into America's K-12 classrooms. The Senate letter also  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: The Biden Administration has announced the first 10 medications under its new Medicare price-setting plan for prescription drugs that was established by the Democrats' so-called "Inflation Reduction Act." This new regime to impose price-controls set by Washington bureaucrats is an unworkable, legally dubious scheme that will lead to higher prices for new drugs comi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- 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, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the recent coup in Gabon: "The coup in Gabon after President Bongo's disputed re-election is the ninth military takeover in Afri  more