WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Boise, Idaho--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announcement to terminate consultation on the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project given widespread concerns about the project's impact to the Minidoka National Historic Site. "If constructed, the Lava Ridge project would irreparably alter the Minidoka National Historic Site," said   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "The 2025 Tax Policy Debate and Tax Avoidance Strategies." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This hearing is a timely hearing on one of the more critical issues that will face our nation next year and frankly, is facing us right now. "We'll have an opportunity to talk about t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Six interns have joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) Boise and Idaho Falls offices for the fall 2024 term. "These young minds are dedicated to their academic endeavors and seek a Senate internship to fulfill their desires to make an impactful difference," said Crapo. "Through their internships, interns develop the ability to serve constituents, expand their knowledge in policymaking and foster real-worl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) honored the life and service of former U.S. Senator for Idaho Steve Symms with a Senate Resolution. The Senate passed the resolution by unanimous consent. Symms died at his home in Leesburg, Virginia, on August 8, 2024, at the age of 86. "Steven D. Symms worked across the aisle for the betterment of Idaho and our country, as he bravely defended our freedoms  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) in introducing the ROAD to Housing Act, comprehensive legislation to reverse decades of failed housing policies and make targeted reforms across all segments of the U.S. housing market. The ROAD to Housing Act will review how overregulation contributes to excessive costs and delays in the supply of affordabl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Introduces Bill to Correct Red Tape in Water Conservation? Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee, today spoke on the importance of Western water conservation and introduced a bill to correct the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) red tape and misinterpretation of current water law.? To watch Senator Risch's Opening Remarks, click here. "O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher released the following statement after the U.S. Forest Service published the Draft Record of Decision and Final Environmental Impact Statement authorizing the Stibnite Gold Project in Valley County. "The Stibnite Gold Project stands as the sole domestic source of antimony and represents the largest reserve not controlled by foreign aggressors," said U.S. Co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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 Anderson's Body and Glass in American Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for September 2024. Anderson's Body and Glass will be recognized for its contribution to the Eastern Idaho community in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. "Anderson's Body a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) called on the Biden administration to protect America's dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Risch and Baldwin, joined by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Sept. 9, 2024: As participants in the decisions made in Congress, Idahoans contact me regularly with valuable input about the issues our country faces. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is one of the issues Idahoans have contacted me about, and I am an original co-sponsor of this legislation. The following is a condensed version of my response: S. 613, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to modernize and expand the tax credit used to maintain short line railroads in Oregon, Idaho, and nationwide. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, cosponsored the legislation. "Short line and regional railroads are an essential part of our infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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 entitled, "The 2025 Tax Policy Debate and Tax Avoidance Strategies." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This hearing is a timely hearing on one of the more critical issues that will face our nation next year and frankly, is facing us r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: With the expiration of the Republican-enacted 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) approaching at the end of 2025, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the upcoming tax policy debate, which Ranking Member Crapo (R-Idaho) called "one of the most critical issues that will face our nation next year." Crapo used the hearing as an opportunity to highlight t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 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 anti-NGO laws and other tools of democratic repression. Witnesses included Douglas Rutzen, president and CEO of the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, Yaqui Wang,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 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 nomination hearing for Mr. Scott Nathan, nominee to be chief executive officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Honorable John R. Bass, nom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), as well as U.S. Represe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with American journalist Evan Gershkovich. "For over a year, Evan Gershkovich suffered at the hands of the Kremlin for simply doing his job - reporting on the harsh reality of life and politics in Russia. "During that time, the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) upcoming vote on a biased, anti-Israel resolution proposed by the Palestinian Authority (PA): "Next Wednesday, UNGA will vote on a biased, anti-Israel re  more