WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today announced the following staff updates: Andrew Dell'Orto, Policy Advisor Andrew joins the Committee from Blackstone, where he worked in government relations conducting due diligence and in-depth policy analysis on global and domestic political and regulatory issues. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Government from Georgetown Un  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) led Senate colleagues in expressing concern about the potential for potato wart to spread from potato imports originating on Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) to U.S. farms and production facilities, and urging the implementation of   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Millhollow in Rexburg as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for July 2024. Millhollow will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. "In 1982, Millhollow became Southeast Idaho's first soft-frozen yogurt shop. Joe Ro  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to prevent the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) electronic public comment system from being sabotaged by foreign adversaries and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots. Currently, the federal government's online comment system allows comments from individuals, organizations, or anonymous users, with no safeguards to prevent foreign indi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) led Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack expressing concern about the potential for potato wart to spread from potato imports originating on Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) to U.S. farms and production facilities and urging the implementation of additional mitigation measures to prevent introduction   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on July 15, 2024: * * * Weekly Column: Advancing Idaho's Nuclear Energy Idaho is home to the world-leading Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a facility responsible for promoting international nuclear competitiveness through research, innovation and workforce development. The U.S. Senate's recent passage of the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, and its now enactment   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- 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), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to President Biden asking that he immediately present response options to China's escalation against Philippine forces in the South China Sea. Specifically, they hav  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) led Senate colleagues in expressing concern about the potential for potato wart to spread from potato imports originating on Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) to U.S. farms and producti  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today announced the following staff updates: Andrew Dell'Orto, Policy Advisor Andrew joins the Committee from Blackstone, where he worked in government relations conducting due diligence and in-depth policy analysis on global and domestic political and regulatory issues. Andrew holds a  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the State of Child Care: How Federal Policy Solutions Can Support Families, Close Existing Gaps, and Strengthen Economic Growth": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Many Americans rely on some form of child care, which not only allows parents to remain in the workforce, but also provides children with critical social and  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a July 10, 2024, confirmation hearing for Jeffrey Samuel Arbeit, Benjamin A. Guider III, and Cathy Fung to be judges of the U.S. Tax Court: * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to our three nominees: Mr. Arbeit; Ms. Fung; and Mr. Guider. "Congratulations on your nominations and thank you all for your willingness to serve. "This Committee convened last mo  more