WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin that calls for the strengthening of economic ties between the U.S. and Israel. The resolution comes amid Israel's war against Hamas in response to the terrorist group's gruesome assault on Israel on October 7th, which has stunted Israel's economy. Led by U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today announced that the Committee has reported legislation that was marked up in the committee in November. The "Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act" addresses a number of important health care priorities in the committee's jurisdiction. "This legislative text represents the bipartisan healt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Budget Committee Republicans are urging Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) to convene a series of hearings examining policies to address the nation's looming economic challenges. In a letter signed by all committee Republicans, the Senators cite credit downgrades and independent analyses warning of the challenges presented by growing debt, deficit and interes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) co-led a bipartisan, bicameral letter with U.S. Representative John James (R-Michigan), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) and Representative Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), along with 47 other Members of Congress, including Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall regarding the critical importance of fleet leveling for the Air National Guar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to encourage conducting needed oversight over the administration's lack of a cohesive Iran strategy given the recent decision to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. As Israel continues to ba  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) and 12 Republican colleagues raised concerns with the Biden Administration over the resurgence of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses to economically harm Israel and threaten Israel's right to exist as a nation. Additionally, the Senators raised the issue that Biden's 2022 environmental, soci  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led 36 Senate Republicans in demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) overhaul its harmful and deficient policies governing the agency's treatment of unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States. The Proposed Rule--parts of which the agency is alre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) sent a letter to President Biden regarding his failure to appropriately respond to concerns about an executive order that requires federal agencies to engage in voter mobilizations and the potential use of taxpayer dollars for these efforts. The Senators are raising alarm over Executive Order 14019 given it potenti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined 15 Senate Western Caucus members in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) urging Senate leadership to defund the Biden Administration's misguided electric vehicle (EV) rule, which would mandate more than two-thirds of all vehicles sold in the U.S. be fully electric by 2032. Defunding the EV mandate wil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), along with U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chair Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Ranking Member Danny Davis (D-Illinois), called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearinghouse approves evidence-based programs and serv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), along with Reps. John James (R-Mich.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), in calling on Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to consider "fleet leveling" to preserve fighter squadrons across the Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Several ANG squadrons across the country are at risk of losing experi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R.4335 - VA Loan Informed Disclosure (VALID) Act of 2023. This legislation will ensure that veterans, servicemembers, and their families are made aware of all financing options available to them before purchasing a home. The VALID Act requires that a Federal Housing Administration mortgage notice contain comparative rate and fee information for loans available to them unde  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch, member and former-chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of 2nd South Market in Twin Falls as a Local Gem. This recognition is part of the fourth annual Support Local Gems All Season Long initiative, which is a public awareness campaign Senator Risch created to encourage Idahoans to support the small businesses that make Idaho spec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch, member and former-chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Seven Ridges Ag Service in Kendrick as a Local Gem. This recognition is part of the fourth annual Support Local Gems All Season Long initiative, which is a public awareness campaign Senator Risch created to encourage Idahoans to support the small businesses that make Idaho  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and 16 Republican senators slammed the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule that allows unions to coerce and pressure temporary foreign agriculture workers into unionization. The senators raised concerns this new policy will discourage farmers from participating in the H-2A program and hamper American food production, further increasing the co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), with several colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric to express their concerns over the commission's proposed rule on debris penetration in off-highway vehicles. CPSC issued this proposed rule without sufficient evidence of risk to consumers and without regard to its negative economic consequences, particularly on t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and 12 Republican colleagues raised concerns with the Biden administration over the resurgence of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses to economically harm Israel and threaten Israel's right to exist as a nation. Additionally, the senators raised the issue that Biden's 2022 environmental, soc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Negligent vetting standards and whistleblower muzzle provisions make federal guidelines for unaccompanied minors "wholly unworkable" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led 36 Senate Republicans in demanding the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) overhaul its harmful and deficient policies govern  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to President Biden regarding his failure to appropriately respond to concerns about an executive order that requires federal agencies to engage in voter mobilizations and the potential use of taxpayer dollars for these efforts. The Senators are raising alarm over Executive Order 14019 given it potentially violates th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: A discussion draft containing technical corrections and other clarifications with respect to the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, has been released by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) along with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-O  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Dec. 4, 2023: * * * Good News Out of Washington - Congress Can Work Together to Advance Good Policy for Idahoans Without Driving Up the National Debt We hear a lot about what Congress does not do well--namely, work together to get things done. Frankly, I share these justified criticisms. But, I am also happy to report about an issue where senators have been working well together to fix some problems for Idahoans an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- 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), along with U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chair Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Ranking Member Danny Davis (D-Illinois), called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced that the Committee has reported legislation that was marked up in the committee in November. The "Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act" addresses a number of important health care priorities in the committee's jurisdiction. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chairman Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Ranking Member Danny Davis, D-Ill., today called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services Clearinghouse app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the statement at an open executive session on Nov. 28, 2023, to consider the nomination of Martin O'Malley to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration: * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Today we are voting on the nomination of Martin O'Malley to serve as the next Commissioner of Social Security. "During his nomination hearing before this Committee, Governor O'Malley acknowledged  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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 hearing entitled "Drug Shortages: Examining Supply Challenges, Impacts, and Policy Solutions from a Federal Health Program Perspective." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "This year, the Finance Committee has taken unparalle  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 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 transnational repression. Witnesses included Mr. Christo Grovez, investigative journalist and co-founder of Bellingcat Productions, Mr. Michael Abramowitz, President of Freedom   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday met with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron in the U.S. Capitol. "It was an honor to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron to the U.S. Senate yesterday. The United States and United Kingdom face many shared challenges around the w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the inclusion of several of his priorities in the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Inspector General for Ukraine "As part of our effort to support Ukraine, we must enhance the oversight of our assistance to ensure  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after voting no on the funding bill due to lack of border security policies: "Today's vote on a supplemental funding package for aid to Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and our nation's border was rightly re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: 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, today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's announcement of an atrocities determination in Sudan after months of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a Senate Resolution that calls for the strengthening of economic ties between the U.S. and Israel. The resolution comes amid Israel's war against Hamas in response to the terrorist group's gruesome assault on Israel on October 7, which has stunted Israel's economy. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is an original co-sponsor of the Resolution. "The United State  more