BOISE, Idaho, April 8 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement calling for an independent investigation into the World Health Organization's handling of the COVID-19 response: "The WHO has failed not only the American people, it has failed the world with its flagrant mishandling of the response to COVID-19. "Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' apparent unwillingness to hold the Chinese Communist Party to even the minimum standa  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: While any virus needs to be taken seriously, the data tells us that precautions similar to those wisely taken to prevent more-commonly know influenza viruses are appropriate to also protect against Coronavirus (COVID-19). Current and previous steps taken to prevent widespread expansion of COVID-19 appear to have been wise and effective. Additionally, the advanced health system in American puts us in a much bet  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 66 of his colleagues in sending a letter Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, requesting relief for farmers and ranchers who have lost markets due to COVID-19. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act included $9.5 billion for USDA to assist farmers and ranchers. "Farmers and ranchers in our country are continuing to encounter hardships during the  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Dan Brouillette encouraging further action by DOE to remove spent nuclear fuel from the Idaho National Lab (INL) consistent with the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement. The delegation stressed that while the 1995 Settlement Agreement deadline to remove spent nuclear fuel from Idaho requires action by the Administration,   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton applauding the agency for its quick, decisive actions in response to the COVID-19 health care crisis. Crapo also requested input on additional steps or statutory changes the SEC needs in   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, issued an update on the Paycheck Protection Program, a provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Paycheck Protection Program went into effect on April 3. Crapo has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Treasur  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Encourages agencies, regulators to help lenders and borrowers * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, issued an update on the Paycheck Protection Program, a provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Paycheck Protection Program went into effect on April 3. Crapo has been working closely with the U.S. Department of   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Members of the Idaho Delegation announced that Idaho will receive over $60 million in federal funding allocations to the transit industry following the President's signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to allocate funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through the existing Urbanized Area,   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Encourages further action consistent with 1995 Settlement Agreement * * * Idaho's congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Dan Brouillette encouraging further action by DOE to remove spent nuclear fuel from the Idaho National Lab (INL) consistent with the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement. The delegation stressed that while the 1995 Settlement Agreement deadli  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch (both R-Idaho), along with Congressmen Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting that he provide immediate assistance to cattle producers by using the resources provided in the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization (CARES) Act, including the  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: As the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread across our world, our communities have confronted this unprecedented challenge head on. In the face of adversity, we are seeing innovation and compassion from those working hard to contribute to the solution--the American spirit at its best. Our public health providers, including doctors, nurses, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, laboratory technicians, emer  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Dan Brouillette encouraging further action by DOE to remove spent nuclear fuel from the Idaho National Lab (INL) consistent with the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement. The delegation stressed that while the 1995 Settlement Agreement deadline to remove spent nuclear fuel from Idaho requires action by the Administration,   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 10 -- Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statements with Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, and Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy, in response to reports of the Chinese Coast Guard sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands and the deployment of mil  more