WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside 258 members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit calling on the court to require Medicare-funded hospitals to provide life-saving care that may include abortion care. The court is considering Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States which concern the Emergency Medica  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and several Senate colleagues in sending a letter calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for fueling a national security crisis at the southern border through a series of destructive executive orders. "Instead of addressing the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs across our borders, your administration has turned its bac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Missouri) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's Taiwan double-tax relief announcement: "Last year, our committees worked closely together and consulted with the Administration to carefully craft a legislative package providing both expedited double-tax relief through t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher led a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, alongside U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, demanding the federal agency take prompt and decisive action to address forest management and post-fire recovery in Valley County, Idaho. The letter comes after recent and ongoing wildfires have severely affected the region, impacting the local e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) led his colleagues in sending a letter calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for fueling a national security crisis at the southern border through a series of destructive executive orders. "Instead of addressing the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs across our borders, your administration has turned its back on those who wish   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and nine of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for fueling a national security crisis at the southern border through a series of destructive executive orders. "Instead of addressing the flow of illegal immigration and illici  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Keeping Idaho's And America's Missing Servicemembers At The Forefront Of Our National Conscience Through a Congressional Record Statement, I had the opportunity to honor Idaho's and all of America's prisoners of war (POW)s and missing in action (MIA), recognize the commendable efforts of those keeping attention on our missing servicemembers and thank those who are working hard to bring our mis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by OB/GYN Amelia Huntsberger from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Good morning Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and members of the committee. My name is Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, and I am a board-certified OB/GYN. I currently live and work in Oregon but previously practiced medicine in rural Idaho for more than a decade. Prior to lea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "Lower Health Care Costs for Americans: Understanding the Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Before I begin my remarks, I would like to take moment to welcome Theo Merkel back to the Finance Committee. "Theo served on staff for our former colleague Senator Pat Toomey, and we are grateful  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Sept. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "The 2025 Tax Policy Debate and Tax Avoidance Strategies": * * * "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 the reality of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), wh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Before I begin my opening statement, let me address the fact that the Senate Finance Committee has never had a non-sitting President's name in its hearing title, which should tell us all we need to know about the reason for this he  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Missouri) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's Taiwan double-tax relief announcement: "Last year, our committees worked closely together and consulted with the Administration to carefully craft   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- 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 Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, released the following joint statement in response to the elections in Georgia over the weekend: "Desp  more