WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke with Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Hugo de Zela regarding the evacuation of Americans in Peru during the coronavirus pandemic. "I was glad to speak with Ambassador de Zela this afternoon to discuss the need for our countries to continue collaborating to execu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the death of ex-FBI agent Bob Levinson, a U.S. citizen who was held hostage by the Iranian regime for 13 years: Mr. Levinson went missing in 2007 and was the United States' longest held hostage. "I am incredibly saddened by recent reports from the Levinson family that Bob Levinson passed on while in Iranian custody," said Risch. "This is further evidence tha  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 27 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 26 after the Justice Department unsealed an indictment against Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle on narco-terrorism charges: "I commend the administration for maintaining steady pressure on Nicolas Maduro and his corrupt regime in Venezuela. "Maduro's well-documented involvement in transnational criminal activities is a  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Rep. Russ Fulcher has announced that Idaho's First Congressional District Art Competition will continue digitally. Rather than dropping off art at the Congressional Offices, or mailing it in, students are asked to take a high-resolution photo of the piece and send it, via email to Alexah.Rogge@mail.house.gov by the submission date of Friday, April 24th. Each photo must be sent with a release form (found on R  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25: * * * - Encourages colleagues to take swift action to prop up American households and businesses * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, today unveiled legislation to stabilize the U.S. economy and provide assistance to severely distressed industries, Title IV of the bipartisan   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Backs third major bill that takes swift, bold action to assist American households and businesses * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, voted in favor of the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which the Senate passed by a vote of 96-0. The CARES Act is the third package the Senate has p  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - State Staff Will Continue to Address Constituent Matters and Work From Home * * * Idaho Governor Brad Little issued a 21-day statewide stay-home order in an extreme emergency declaration and, as a result, Senator Mike Crapo will be closing his state offices. All staff will now be working from home. Senator Crapo has already implemented a work from home policy with his D.C. staff. "Idahoans remain my  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: The Senate Banking Committee recently held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which expires at the end of September 2020. The FAST Act provides long-term funding certainty for public transportation agencies across the country, funding that goes toward capital purchases and operations of the systems, and ultimately promotes safety, mobility and economic opportun  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement upon voting in favor of the CARES Act, which will deliver rapid relief to the millions of Americans who are suffering as a direct or indirect result of the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, COVID-19: "No one likes to spend this amount of money, but the crisis we find ourselves in compels us to take drastic and decisive measures to prote  more