WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to make clear the United States will forcefully defend American employers against discriminatory taxes being proposed by Canada. Canada is moving forward with a 3 percent tax on large digital services companies, which would be  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) called on U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to make clear the United States will forcefully defend American employers against the discriminatory taxes being proposed by Canada. Canada is moving forward with a 3 percent tax on large digital services compan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statements on their intent to introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel when the Senate returns to session next week. "Hamas is a terrorist organization, and its brazen acts of terrorism against civilians must be   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act on a natural gas expansion project, GTN XPress, which has been stalled at the commission after receiving its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) almost 11 months ago. The project would increase capacity for the Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) system - bolstering supply to improve re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Congressman Russ Fulcher released the following statement concerning the State of Israel: "Israel is a long-standing ally of the United States. As the only democratic country in the Middle East, I fully support Israel's response to the acts of terrorism by Hamas on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. To be clear, Hamas does not seek peace with its neighbor but rather genocidal eradicat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Mr. Fulcher released the following statement: "I fully support Jim Jordan for House Speaker. Jim has shown exceptional judgment, clarity, and prudence as a Member of Congress and as House Judiciary Committee Chairman. Jim has the integrity and wisdom to unify the Republican Conference, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to elect him as House Speaker." Fulcher concluded. * *  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) to introduce a resolution to designate October 4, 2023, as National Energy Appreciation Day to celebrate the men and women who work to power the United States. "Domestic energy production is vital to our nation's prosperity and security," said Crapo. "I join in honoring the people who power Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced his upcoming mobile office hours in October and November 2023 in Rigby, Rexburg, Ashton, Dubois, and Driggs Idaho. More information on the locations and times of the events is listed below. October 20, 2023 Rigby City Hall 158 W Fremont Ave, Rigby 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. October 23, 2023 Rexburg City Hall 35 N 1st E, Rexburg 10:00 a.m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.Res. 768 - Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. This bipartisan resolution - introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) - expresses support for Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and ot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: This week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson signed a bicameral letter urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act on a natural gas expansion project, GTN XPress, which has been stalled at the commission after receiving its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) almost 11 months ago. The project would increase capacity for the Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) system - bolstering supply to i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Oct. 9, 2023: * * * In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made an unwise--and frankly, disturbing--decision to intentionally destroy 30 million paper-filed tax documents without processing them. Upon learning of the incident, I led Senate Finance Committee Republicans in raising concerns with the agency and asked about the potential ramifications for taxpayers. We specifically worried about the destruction of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power issued the following testimony by Albert Barker, a member of the Idaho Water Resource Board, involving a hearing on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "To Examine Drought Impacts on Drinking Water Access and Water Availability": * * * My name is Albert Barker, and I am a member of the Idaho Water Resource Board (the Board). The Board consists of eight governor-appointed members, knowledgeable in the field of w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a Sept. 28, 2023, confirmation hearing for Marjorie A. Rollinson, to be chief counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, and Patricia Neuman and Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to be public trustees for Social Security and Medicare: * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to our three nominees: Dr. Neuman and Mr. Kouzoukas, who have been nominated to be public trustees of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Following the release of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Pillar One multilateral convention text and accompany documents, as well as an announcement from the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking public input on those documents, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: Over two y  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statements on their intent to introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel when the Senate returns to session next week. "Hamas is a terrorist organization, and its brazen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statements on their intent to introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel when the Senate returns to session next week. "The devastating attacks against Israel are a reminder of wh  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the terrorist attacks against Israel: "The thoughts and prayers of the American people are with our friend and partner Israel in the aftermath of an unprovoked attack at the hands of Palestinian terror groups. These   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- 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 Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. The commission, authorized in the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and U.S. Representative Brian Mast (R-Fla.), last week sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressin  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the atrocities and war crimes Hamas has committed against Israel: "As we learn more about the devastating events over the weekend, the reality has become clear. Hamas, a U.S. designated terrorist o  more