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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday April 26, 2020 ( 19 items )  

Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Sens. Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley, Colleagues Call for Financial Security for Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) led a bipartisan group of 22 other senators on a letter calling for the Senate to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for rural communities to ensure long-term funding needed for essential services. In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K  more

Amid COVID-19 Sens. Crisis, Risch, Crapo, Wyden, Merkley, and Colleagues Call for Financial Security for Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) led a bipartisan group of 22 other senators on a letter calling for the Senate to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for rural communities to ensure long-term funding needed for essential services. In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-  more

Chairman Risch Leads SFRC Republicans in Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting Independent Review of WHO's COVID-19 Response
BOISE, Idaho, April 25 -- 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, along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), yesterda  more

In Midst of COVID-19 Crisis, Wyden, Crapo, Merkley, Risch, Colleagues Call for Financial Security for Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, led a bipartisan group of 22 other senators on a letter calling for the Senate to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for rural communities to ensure long-term funding needed for essential services. In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a  more

In Midst of COVID-19 Crisis, Wyden, Crapo, Merkley, Risch, Colleagues Call for Financial Security for Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, led a bipartisan group of 23 other senators on a letter calling for the Senate to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for rural communities to ensure long-term funding needed for essential services. In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and   more

Rep. Fulcher's Statement on Actions in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on the developments out of Hong Kong: "The arrest of more than a dozen former legislators and democratic leaders in Hong Kong recently is both disappointing and wrong. Hong Kong was promised autonomy by China in the 1984 agreement with the United Kingdom. China needs to live up to its end of the bargain, and not allow the Chinese Communist Party and others in the Beijing government to strip away the core constit  more

Rep. Fulcher: COVID-19 Resources
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: I want to thank everyone who has reached out to my office with questions during this time. We are here to be a resource to you, and hearing your priorities and concerns helps us to better serve you. Below are links to pages with the most-asked questions we've received on each topic. We will continue to add to these pages, and please continue to keep in touch with your questions-- we will do our best to find the  more

Rep. Simpson: Idaho Delegation Calls on USDA to Assist Idaho's Farmers and Ranchers
BOISE, Idaho, April 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for special attention to Idaho's agricultural industry, which is experiencing great economic disruption due to COVID-19. Idaho is home to 25,000 farms and 185 commodities, many of which are seeing severe impacts to the farm, processing, and supply chain levels. With many of Idaho's commodi  more

Sen. Crapo Statement on Vital Funding for American Paychecks, Small Businesses And Crucial Sectors Of Health Care
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 21: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) supported the passage of "phase 3.5" of emergency coronavirus legislation, allowing over $480 billion of additional funding to be placed in the hands of the American people and small businesses. "The additional funding Congress agreed to today will help additional small businesses receive money from the Paycheck Protection Program," said Crapo. "This program ensure  more

Sen. Crapo: Idaho Delegation Advocates for Direct Relief to Farmers and Producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Representative Mike Simpson co-led a bipartisan letter signed by 126 members in the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Russ Fulcher. Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch joined the same effort in the U.S. Senate requesting the President to eliminate payment limits for specialty crop, livestock, and dairy producers before the final Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) details are announ  more

Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Backing Rural Providers
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: Making sure health care providers, big and small, have the resources necessary to keep those on the frontlines safe and combat the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is the most important part of the fight against this disease. The University of Chicago recently released a "U.S. COVID-19 Atlas" indicating emerging hotspots in rural areas. Many already cash-strapped rural health care providers with oftentimes only a hand  more

Sen. Idaho Senators Urge Disbursement of Aid for Higher Education
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the swift distribution of education assistance funds in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to Idaho's colleges and universities. "As you know, students, teachers, parents and faculty of America's higher education institutions are making the necessary but difficult decisions t  more

Sen. Risch Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Condemning Arrests of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders
BOISE, Idaho, April 21 -- 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, along with Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, and Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman and ranking member of the  more

Sen. Risch on Senate Passage of Critical Funding for Small Businesses, Health Providers
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Jim Risch released the following statement commending the Senate's passage of "Phase 3.5" of emergency coronavirus legislation to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program and provide additional relief to health care providers: "Small businesses need every possible tool in the toolbox to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Paycheck Protection Program is one of those essential tools," said Risch.   more

Sen. Risch, Idaho Commerce Announce Event to Support Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Outbreak
BOISE, Idaho, April 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 20: U.S. Senator for Idaho Jim Risch and the Idaho Department of Commerce announced the creation of "Support Local Gems," which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho small businesses whose operations have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. On Friday, April 24th, 2020, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local shops and restaur  more

Sen. Risch: Idaho Delegation Advocates for Direct Relief to Farmers and Producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
BOISE, Idaho, April 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Representative Mike Simpson co-led a bipartisan letter signed by 126 members in the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Russ Fulcher. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined the same effort in the U.S. Senate requesting the President to eliminate payment limits for specialty crop, livestock, and dairy producers before the final Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) details are annou  more

Sen. Risch: Idaho Senators Urge Disbursement of Aid for Higher Education
BOISE, Idaho, April 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the swift distribution of education assistance funds in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to Idaho's colleges and universities. "As you know, students, teachers, parents and faculty of America's higher education institutions are making the necessary but difficult decisions to close the  more

Sen. Young Joins Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting an Independent Review of WHO's Coronavirus Response
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and fellow Senate Foreign Relations Committee Members Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), on a letter to United Natio  more

Sens. Cruz, Risch, SFRC Republicans Send Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting an Independent Review of WHO's COVID-19 Response
HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in sending a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres requesting that the UN convene an independent panel of experts to conduct a review of the World Health Organization's (WHO) response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Sens. Cruz and Risch were joined by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.),   more