WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of a newly announced Biden-Harris program intended to paper over the flaws of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Based on CBO estimates, this election-year stunt to artificially lower the cost of seniors' Part D premiums will cost taxpayers at least $7 billion in 2025, including $2 billion in additional interest on our already ballo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) received an A+ rating from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). NSSF released its 2024 Congressional Report Card, grading sitting U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators on key legislation of critical importance to the firearm industry, the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and America's hunters and recreational target shooters. "Gun control advocates contin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 Senate and U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. "Following the law, protecting whistleblowers and ensuring   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: This week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson sent a letter to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in response to PCAST's request for public input on America's groundwater challenges and apparent ongoing efforts by the Biden Administration to produce a report relating to federal recommendations on groundwater. The letter reiterates that groundwater should remain regulated by states  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 Senate and U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. "Following the law, protecting whistleblowers and ensuring  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Will Kamala Harris Let The Trump Tax Cuts Expire? During the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris claimed to be the only candidate with a plan to help working-class people. But when given the opportunity to outline her economic vision, she avoided policy specifics, using red herrings about billionaires and big corporations. She claimed, for example, that the 2017 Trump tax cuts we  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of a newly announced Biden-Harris program intended to paper over the flaws of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Based on CBO estimates, this election-year stunt to artificially lower the cost of seniors' Part D premiums will cost taxpayers at least $7 billion in 2025, including $2 bil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Iran's missile attacks against Israel today: "Iran is the number one threat to stability in the Middle East. It seeks the destruction of Israel and the United States, and fuels terror proxies that erode the s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- 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, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), today announced their intention to introduce the Sudan Accountability Act to respond to the civil war in Sudan that has been raging since April 2023. "The Sudanese people continue to suffer u  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced their intention to introduce the Sudan Accountability Act to respond to the civil war in Sudan that has been raging since April 2023. In addition to Senators Coons and Risch, this legislation is cosponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.). Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Supp  more