WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony on Feb. 5 by Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, at a hearing entitled "Oversight of Financial Regulators": "Today we will receive testimony from: the Honorable Randal Quarles, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision; the Honorable Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the FDIC; and the Honorable Rodney Hood, Chairman of the NCUA. "This hearing provides the Committee an opportunity to examine   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's acquittal: "The historic "impeachment in search of a crime" is over... for now. I just started my second year as a member of the U.S. Congress, and impeachment efforts have preoccupied the House leadership agenda every day that I have served. "To put it more bluntly, Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Schiff, and other democratic leaders have allowed their vitriol toward President Trump to o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Feb. 6 in response to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act vote on the House floor scheduled for later: "Today the House will vote on a bill called 'The Pro Act.' I will be voting no, just as I did in the Education and Labor Committee. If the Pro Act were to become law, it would mandate workers to pay union dues, subject personal information to organized labor institutions, and eliminate the right to a secr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Crapo and the other Senators for counsel for the President: How many witnesses have been presented to the Senate at this point in this trial, how many pages of documentary evidence have been put in the record before the Senate in this trial, and how many other clips and transcr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: * * * - Idaho and national unemployment at record lows; wages increasing; reaffirmed commitment to American workers * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement following President Donald J. Trump's third State of the Union Address: "In his third State of the Union  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the statement below following his vote to acquit President Donald J. Trump on both Articles of Impeachment submitted by the U.S. House of Representatives: "The highly partisan impeachment in the House of Representatives seeks to remove President Trump from office for 1) improper motives in conducting an otherwise legal act in furtherance of legitimate national foreign pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding an increase in attacks against civilians in Idlib, Syria: "The increase in attacks and violence against the Syrian people in Idlib is deplorable. Assad, Russia, Iran, and the Iranian proxy force Hezbollah have increased assaults on civilians in northwest Syria, targeting hospitals and residential areas. "Innocent civilians who have survived almost nine yea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 4: Following President Trump's State of the Union address, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) discussed the successes of the Trump administration and the many ways that Americans are thriving: "As most Idahoans know, I've been in public service most of my adult life. I've sat through hundreds of speeches. This speech was an instant classic. The President of the United States took us through a brief history  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 6: U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has selected Moss Greenhouses in Jerome as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2020. Moss Greenhouses will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. Moss Greenhouses, which was founded in 1952 by Ed and Ruth Adams, holds the distinction of being t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The Idaho Congressional delegation announced another year of Service Academy Day learning sessions across Idaho. Beginning in March, these conferences offer students, parents, and counselors the space to meet with members of U.S. Military Service Academies and provide an opportunity for questions. Staff from Senator Risch, Senator Crapo, Congressman Simpson, and Congressman Fulcher's respective offices will be o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, concerning vote to call for additional witnesses in the President Trump impeachment trial: "First, to be clear, the House impeachment managers have said this is a trial without witnesses. That accusation is false. The Senate has had a full presentation of witnesses and documentary evidence. In fact, the House managers have argued publicly and repeatedly, that 'we have heard from   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement Senate Acquittal of President Trump: "As a juror and former litigator, I strongly felt the need for a fair and objective Senate impeachment trial free from the deep politicization that characterized the House's investigation of the President. Over the last two weeks, I have listened to hours of opening arguments and debate, and reviewed countless documents and witness testimony. "House impeachment managers asserted  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, met with Mr. David Zalkaliani, foreign minister of Georgia. "Senator Shaheen and I had a productive conversation with Foreign Minister Zalkaliani today," said Risch. "A  more