WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted the nearly $5 trillion in new and increased taxes included in the President's budget proposal--tax proposals that would slow the economy and be felt by virtually all Americans. Ranking Member Crapo highlighted the contrast between the President's tax proposals versus Republica  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), along with seven other Senate Banking Committee Republicans, called out the Biden Administration's failure to address the highest homelessness levels ever recorded. In a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Senators noted that while the agency has received record funding to combat homelessness, much of the money remains unspent,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2025 budget with U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Yellen, thank you for being here. "Last week, President Biden released his staggering $7.3 trillion budget proposal. As expected, it was f  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the Social Security Administration (SSA) with Commissioner Martin O'Malley. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Senator Wyden, and thank you, Commissioner O'Malley, for appearing before the Committee this afternoon to discuss the President  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming ) urged the Biden Administration's U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw its proposed changes to the National Apprenticeship System. The partisan rule--entitled "the National Apprenticeship System Enhancements"--would impose significant regulatory burdens on apprenticeship programs nationwide. It introduces a rigid mandate for  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in an effort to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing a new rule tightening fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards, which would further halt the growth of America's manufacturing industry. McConnell, along with 45 Senate Republicans, introduced a Congressional Rev  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) reintroduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to protect horses from abusive show practices. Soring is a process by which horse trainers intentionally apply devices or caustic substances to horses' limbs to make each step painful and force an exaggerated high-stepping gait (called the "Big Lick") rewarded with higher marks in show rings. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: -Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored the Waiving Arbitrary and Inconsistent Veteran Home Requirements (WAIVER) Act. This bill would require the United States Veterans Administration (VA) to issue waivers for veterans' health and housing facilities that were approved prior to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). "It's important for the VA to follow through with this waiver commitment so we can f  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Responds to BLM 2024 conservation plan U.S. Senator Jim Risch released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management released its greater sage-grouse conservation plans. "For over a decade, Idaho has been dedicated to developing a collaborative, science-based, and locally-supported management plan for greater sage-grouse. Meanwhile, changing methodologies and federal bureaucrats' thinly veiled   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: -U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today commended the settlement agreement between the State of Idaho and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the listing of grizzly bears in the lower-48 states. He also called on Congress to pass his legislation--the Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart (Grrr) Act--to build on this agreement by codifying the full delisting in the lower-48 states and focusing Endangere  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today urged the Biden administration's U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw its proposed changes to the National Apprenticeship System. The partisan rule--entitled "the National Apprenticeship System Enhancements"-would impose significant regulatory burdens on apprenticeship programs nationwide. It introduces a rigid ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in an effort to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing a new rule tightening fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards, which would further halt the growth of America's manufacturing industry. Senator McConnell, along with 45 Senate Republicans, introduced a Con  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), all members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Geothermal Energy Optimization (GEO) Act to accelerate the adoption of geothermal energy nationwide. Next-generation geothermal technologies offer several unique advantages t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on March 18, 2024: * * * Pressing For Passage Of Major Richard Star Act For Idaho Veterans I had the opportunity recently to stand with fellow proponents of the Major Richard Star Act, legislation that would provide combat-disabled veterans full disability and retirement pay, to press for its enactment. Fellow U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana), U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-Florida), Tonya Star, wife of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted the nearly $5 trillion in new and increased taxes included in the President's budget proposal--tax proposals that would slow the economy and be felt by virtually all Americans. Ranking Member Crapo highlighted the contrast betwee  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2025 budget with U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Yellen, thank you for being here. "Last week, President Biden released   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- 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) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the Social Security Administration (SSA) with Commissioner Martin O'Malley. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Senator Wyden, and thank you, Commissioner O'Malley, for appearing before the C  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: 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 the implementation of the U.S. anti-corruption strategy. Witnesses included Mr. Richard Nephew, coordinator of global anti-corruption at the State Department, and Ms. Shanno  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined 76 international parliamentarians and public figures in condemning passage of Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong. The joint statement is as follows: "As parliamentarians and public figures from around the world, we express grave c  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Energy and Natur  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements following the committee's passage of four unqualified State Department nominees: "I am disappointed the chairman decided to move four nominees today that have significant vetting concerns. For months I have   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID), cosponsored Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-UT), and Mary Peltola (D-AK) bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act alongside Reps. John Curtis (R-UT), Blake Moore (R-UT), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Jim Costa (D-CA). This legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans," including state agencies, local governments, no  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) and Congresswomen. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced a bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish the Department of Energy's (DOE) Experienced Worker Program (EWP). This program would provide grants to non-profit organizations eligible to use the talents of U.S. individuals aged 55 or older in other programs administered by the Secretary. "  more