WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Lankford, Risch, Tillis, Blackburn Reintroduce Bill to Counter Foreign Purchases of U.S. Farmland Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to reintroduce the bipartisan Security and Oversight for International Landholdings (SOIL) Act. This legislation would pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Announces SSA Commissioner Nomination Hearing Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM to consider Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Title: Hearing to consider the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be SS  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Supports Legislation to Repeal EV Mandates and Protect Consumer Choice Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) recently led and joined in co-sponsoring several pieces of legislation to repeal various Biden-Harris Administration's policies under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that implemented de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandates and restricted consumer choice and competit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent emphasizing bipartisan support for the Community Development Financia  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Fulcher Announces Lee As Co-Lead For Bipartisan Geothermal Energy Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) announced Congresswoman Susie Lee (Nevada-03) as a co-lead to the bipartisan Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act. The bill, H.R. 1687, passed the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress on a bipartisan basis and is part of  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Congressional Delegation to Host Service Academy Days IDAHO - U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) announced three events for young Idahoans and their families to learn about U.S. service academies. Students, parents, and counselors are invited to attend and speak with service academy representatives and learn how to receive  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Congressional Delegation to Host Service Academy Days IDAHO-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher (all R-Idaho) announced three events for young Idahoans and their families to learn about U.S. service academies. Students, parents and counselors are invited to attend and speak with service academy representatives and learn how to receive a  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures Permanent Pay Fix for Wildland Firefighters WASHINGTON-- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson--Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee--secured a key provision in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act that prioritizes funding for Wildland Fire Management, including permanently addressing wildland firefighter pay. The Full-Year Cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Names The Gangplank as March Small Business of the Month BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of The Gangplank in Idaho Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for March 2025. The Gangplank will be recognized for its contribution to the Southeast Idaho community in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Lankford Introduce Bill to Protect American Farmland from Bad Actors WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today introduced the Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act to enhance oversight and transparency over foreign purchases of American agricultural land that threaten national secur  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. Today, I am pleased to honor The Gangplank as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for March 2025. Newell and Carol Walker op  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on Yemen Air Strikes BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below following air strikes on the capital of Yemen: "I applaud the president's decisive action in Yemen. With Iran's support, the Houthis have operated with impunity for far too long,   more