WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Navigating Syria Policy U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "After Assad: Navigating Syria Policy." Witnesses included Michael Singh, managing director at the Washi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They're Owed Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. This legislation will allow the Tribes to fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Risch Renew Push for Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Critical Mineral Production in the West Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West. This bill is led in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Mark Amodei   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Advocates for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce the Simplifying Subcontracting Act to reduce complexity in federal government contracting and help more small businesses and entrepreneurs pursue contracts. "Qualified small businesses and entrepreneurs deserve the same access to federal govern  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bicameral Legislation to Support Family-Run Timber Industry Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) to reintroduce the Future Logging Careers Act to support America's family-run timber industry. "Family businesses are the way of l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Congratulates Jonathan Gould on Nomination to Lead the OCC Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and former Chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, today applauded the nomination of Jonathan Gould to be Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). "Jonathan is an experienced, dedicated individual whose leadership will be essential in carr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider USTR Nominee Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative (USTR). As prepared for delivery: "We meet today for the Committee's consideration of Jamieson Greer to be the United St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement on Rollins Confirmation to USDA Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed, by a vote of 72-28, Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): "Brooke Rollins has had a distinguished career in the Trump Administration, serving as Domestic Policy Chief during the President's first term. Her  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Supports RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Washington, D.C.-- The United States Senate today confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 52-48. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) spoke to Mr. Kennedy's vision for HHS and his commitment to prioritizing consumer choice an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Supports RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Washington, D.C.--The United States Senate today confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 52-48. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) spoke to Mr. Kennedy's vision for HHS and his comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Urges Senate Colleagues to Support RFK Jr. to be HHS Secretary Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor urging his Senate colleagues to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Watch Chairman Crapo's remarks here. As delivered: "Thank you, Mr. Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Urges Senate Colleagues to Support RFK Jr. to be HHS Secretary U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor urging his Senate colleagues to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As delivered: "Thank you, Mr. President. "In a momen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Daines, Thune, Barrasso Lead Finance Committee Republicans in Vowing to Oppose Any Short-Term Tax Package "The expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act must be permanent and not sunset" Washington, D.C--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Steve Daines (R-Montana), Majority Leader John Thune (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Prevent Supreme Court Packing Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing a constitutional amendment to maintain a total of nine Supreme Court justices on the bench at one time. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification. "Throughout our nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join REINS Act to Put Power Back in the People's Hands Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined in co-sponsoring the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to help reduce overly-burdensome major federal rules. "While, thankfully, the current Administration is receptive to eliminating over-reaching federal regulation to he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They Are Owed Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) reintroduced the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, which wou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Enough is Enough--It is Past Time to Get Our Fiscal House in Order Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution out of the Senate Budget Committee for full Senate consideration. The Resolution passed 11-10. "By committing to paying for this   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Thune, Barrasso, Crapo Lead Finance Committee Republicans in Vowing to Oppose Any Short-Term Tax Package "The expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act must be permanent and not sunset" U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), James Lankford  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances USTR Nominee Washington, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative (USTR), by a vote of 15-12. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement: "Mr. Greer has the experience and much-needed determination to successfully advocate for American farmers, ranche  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Finance Committee Advances USTR Nominee The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative (USTR), by a vote of 15-12. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement: "Mr. Greer has the experience and much-needed determination to successfull  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Fulcher: I Am Proud to Co-Lead the WEST Act CONTACT: Christianne Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov CONTACT: Marisa Melton, Marisa.Melton@mail.house.gov Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act. This legislation would repeal the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Conservation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Risch introduce bill to make bureaucrats write contracts in plain language WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing the Simplifying Subcontracting Act to require the federal government to write subcontracting applications in plain, understandable language. "Government agencies speak an entirely different language from the American people  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Advocates for Small Business in Federal Contracting WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Simplifying Subcontracting Act to reduce complexity in federal government contracting and help more small businesses and entrepreneurs pursue contracts. "Small businesses are vital to our economy but are often left out in federal government contracting due to overly complicated,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Celebrates President Trump VA Secretary Approval of Waiver for Boise Veterans Home Improvements WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch released the following statement today celebrating action by President Donald Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, allowing the Boise veterans' home to complete an essential modernization project stalled for two years by the Biden administration. "Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Protect Critical Mineral Production in the West WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West. This legislation would provide clarity that mine support activities, like waste storage or processing, can proceed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, King, Thompson, Golden Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Future Logging Careers Act WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) introduced the Future Logging Careers Act to support America's family-run timber industry. This legislation would allow teenage members of logging families to ga  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Post Offices in Hawai'i and Across the Country, Help Ensure Regular Delivery of Mail to Residents WASHINGTON -- At a time when the United States Postal Service (USPS) is under strain due to a lack of carriers and supply shortages, communities across the country have reported struggles in conveying needs to the USPS and have experienced sudden and sur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Finance Committee Republicans in Vowing to Oppose Any Short-Term Tax Package WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, posted the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), Woman's Century Club in Nampa, ID--a remarkable organization that has been at the forefront of community service and education since its inception in 1900. As the first service club established in Nampa, the Woman's Century   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Feb. 4, 2025, executive session on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services: * * * "We meet today to vote on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "Mr. Kennedy, if confirmed, will have the opportunity to deliver much needed change to our nation's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Feb. 6, 2025, confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative: * * * "Mr. Greer, welcome and congratulations on your nomination. "By traditional timelines, this is one of the earliest dates the Finance Committee has held a nomination hearing for the United States Trade Representative, or USTR. "Your cooperation and timely responses to quest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Leads Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today led 45 of his Senate colleagues, including Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely pu  more