WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for Ambassador to Canada, Ambassador to Japan, and Ambassador to Mexico WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included The Hon  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Introduce Bill to Hold Georgian Officials Accountable After Assault on Georgian Democracy, Violence Against Protestors WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week introduced the Mobilizing and Enhancing  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Senate Finance Democrats Demand Hearing to Investigate Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and all of her Democratic Finance Committee colleagues in a letter urging Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to immediately hold a hearing to investigate reports th  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Announces Executive Session to Consider Deputy Treasury Secretary Nomination Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will mark up the nomination of Michael Faulkender to be Deputy Treasury Secretary during an executive session on Thursday, March 13 at 2:00 PM. Title: Executive Session to Consi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Leads Legislation to Preserve Consumer Vehicle Choice Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced legislation to preserve Idahoans' access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice. The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration. This rule i  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at CMS Nomination Hearing Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Dr. Oz, for being here today and for your willingness to serve as the Centers for Medicare an  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at CMS Nomination Hearing Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Dr. Oz, for being here today and for  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider Deputy Treasury Secretary 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 Michael Faulkender to be Deputy Treasury Secretary. As prepared for delivery: "We meet today to vote on the nomination of Michael Faulkender to be Deputy   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider Deputy Treasury Secretary 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 Michael Faulkender to be Deputy Treasury Secretary. As prepared for delivery: "We meet today to vote on the nominat  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement on Chavez-DeRemer Confirmation Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed, by a vote of XX-XX, Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor: "Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be a protector and advocate for the American worker. When Representative Chavez-DeRemer and I met, she assured me she will respec  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement on Meeting with IRS Commissioner Nominee Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after meeting with Billy Long, President Trump's nominee to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner: "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Billy today to hear his vision for improvin  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement on Speaking with SSA Commissioner Nominee Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after speaking with Frank Bisignano, President Trump's nominee to be Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner: "I enjoyed my conversation today with Frank Bisignano, President Trump's n  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Hickenlooper Lead Bill to Establish Space National Guard Washington, D.C. \--To enhance the work of active duty United States Space Force (USSF) members with a dedicated unit of space warfighting professionals with specialized space education, training and experience, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) introduced the Space Guard Establishment Act. The bill would  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Applaud WOTUS Revision Washington, D.C. \--Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch applauded the announcement today by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin that the EPA will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deliver on President Trump's promise to review the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) and again replace the misguided   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Secure American Agriculture Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) introduced the Securing American Agriculture Act, which would secure critical agricultural supply chains and reduce America's reliance on foreign adversaries like Communist China. "It is in our best interest to take every step to  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Dr. Oz Undoubtedly Qualified to be CMS Administrator Washington, D.C.--At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted Dr. Oz's wealth of firsthand experience as an accomplished physician and his clear visi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Michael Faulkender to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement: "Mr. Faulkender's years of public   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Fulcher, Walberg Introduce Bill to Uphold Consumer Choice For Automobiles WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) and U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. The CARS Act would prevent the EPA from implementing any future vehicle emissions regulations that would mandate certain technologies or limit the   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Fulcher: The Next Few Months Are Critical For America WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025. "A costly and distractive government shutdown 50 days into Trump's administration would be disastrous. That's why, today, I voted to keep the ligh  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Shaheen, Risch, Colleagues Urge Secretary Rubio to Combat Western Balkans Leader's Secessionist, Destabilizing Actions WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member and Chairman, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a group of nine bipartisan House and Senate colleagues in a letter to   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Van Hollen, Merkley Holdover Foreign Relations Business Meeting Amid Illegal Actions At USAID, State; Demand Rubio Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jean  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Votes to Keep Government Open and Working for the American People, Secures Permanent Pay Fix for Wildland Firefighters WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. This legislation keeps the federal government funded and operational until September 30th, 2025. This bill also includes a key provision authored by Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Simpson and Kelly Reintroduce Bipartisan Reauthorization of Action for Dental Health Act WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced the bipartisan Action for Dental Health Act for reauthorization. This bill will continue support to organizations that provide oral health care to underserved populations, especially seniors and children livin  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on Committee Passage of Trump Nominees WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after members approved the nomination of the Honorable Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State, the Honorable Michael John Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Applaud WOTUS Revision WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) applauded the announcement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin that the EPA will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The announcement delivers on President Trump's promise to review the definition of "w  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Ricketts Introduce Bill to Secure American Agriculture WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) introduced the Securing American Agriculture Act. The bill would secure critical agricultural supply chains and reduce America's reliance on foreign adversaries like Communist China. "Allowing Communist China to seize control of America'  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Risch, Cruz Introduce Bill to Curb Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday introduced the United States African Development Foundation Dissolution Act, which would reduce government   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Risch, Grassley, Shaheen, Colleagues Urge Secretary Rubio to Combat Western Balkans Leader's Secessionist, Destabilizing Actions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a group of nine bipa  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Marshall Introduce Bill to End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Transition Procedures WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act to block federal dollars from paying for gender transition procedures. The bill also bans federal healthcare facilities and personnel from providing these procedures. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Owens Demand International Olympic Committee Protect Rights of Female Athletes WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Burgess Owens (R-Utah) today sent a letter demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) align its policies with President Trump's Executive Order and safeguard the opportunities of female athletes on the Olympic stage. The IOC is scheduled to me  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, posted the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 10, 2025: * * * Mr. President, with my colleague Senator Tammy Duckworth, we join in honoring Kendra Adachi, the Lazy Genius, for her devotion to time management and inspiring those around her. We thank her for speaking to the Senate Moms group. Kendra Adachi is a two-time New York Times bestselling author of "The Lazy Genius Way" and "The Lazy Geniu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Announces CMS Nomination Hearing Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will hold a nomination hearing on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 10:00AM to consider Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. Title: Hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to be CMS Administrato  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a Feb. 11, 2025, executive session on the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative: * * * "We meet today for the Committee's consideration of Jamieson Greer to be the United States Trade Representative. "However, we have a colleague who cannot attend today. Accordingly, Members may make statements today, but the vote will be held off the Senate fl  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Finance Democrats Demand Hearing to Investigate Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and every Democratic member of the committee urged Chair Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, to immediately convene a hearing to investigate the alarming developments at the Social Security Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Risch Introduce Bill to Protect Law-Abiding Gun Owners and Hold ATF Accountable Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), and Tim Sheehy (R-Montan  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Women-Owned and Operated Businesses Reaffirms support for Alabama's over 180,000 women-owned businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and seven of their Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Legislation to Preserve Consumer Choice in Vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and 19 of their Republican Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation to preserve Americans' access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice. The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act would repeal the Environmental Protection Ag  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Preserve Air Force Fighter Structure WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act, which would preserve U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter force structure and prioritize the recapitalization of the 39 service-retained, combat-coded fighter squadrons available to the U.S. Secre  more