WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced her bipartisan, bicameral bill to make vital amendments to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. The legislation would allow the Tribes to collect over $5 million in interest that they are owed from their 2009 water rights settlement. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.),   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) today introduced Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Amanda K. Brailsford at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider her nomination to fill the open U.S. District Court judgeship in Idaho. "When I reviewed candidates with Senator Risch, Judge Brailsford stood out as one who would likely adjudicate cases according to the Constitution an  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: In an interview with the hosts of the Big Money Show on Fox Business--Brian Brenberg, Jackie DeAngelis and Taylor Riggs--U.S. Senate Banking Committee Member and former Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) addressed the issue of moral hazard with proposed expansion of government guarantee of all bank deposits, as well as legislation he recently backed to prevent foreign adversaries from purchasing American farmland.   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following remarks on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2024 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. The text of Ranking Member Crapo's remarks, as prepared, is below. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Secretary Becerra, for bei  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today joined Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA-05), and member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Kim Schrier, M.D. (D,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) to introduce the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act. The GUARD VA Benefits Act would penalize unaccredited entities for charging unauthorized fees for "helping" an individual who served in uniform file a disability claim. Current law prohi  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation requiring an assistant secretary lead the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). CESER, which was created in 2018, was initially led by a Senate-confirmed assistant secretary. It is currently headed by an unconfirmed direc  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a resolution celebrating National Women in Agriculture today as a part of National Agriculture Week. "Idaho's women farmers and ranchers are passionate drivers of our state's number one economic sector," said Crapo. "This resolution honors their essential role in the success of Idaho agriculture. I thank Id  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: After the Biden Administration's Department of Labor Inspector General revealed an estimated $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been misspent, with a significant portion lost due to fraud, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to in  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's FY2024 Health and Human Services (HHS) budget with Secretary Becerra, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted concerns with the budget's focus on partisan policies that risk harming health care access and affordability, for both current and future patients. Crapo highlighted the innovation-killing price control expansion included in the part  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2023 trade policy agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted concerns with the Administration's current approach to trade policy, from both a substance and a process standpoint. Crapo raised concerns with high tariffs and unscientific restrictions that penalize America's farme  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA-05), and member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Kim Schrier, M.D. (D, WA-08) were joined  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Unleashing American Power: The Development of Next Generation Energy Infrastructure" at 2 p.m. on March 23, 2023, at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening Statements: * Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams * Chairman Frank Lucas Witnesses: * Mr. Spencer Nelson, Managing Director - Research and New Initiatives, ClearPath * Dr. Richard Board  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release and letter on March 23, 2023: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) joined every single member of Congress from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana in sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to help expedite a final agreement between the U.S. and Canada to modernize and strengthen the Columbia River Treaty. Excerpts from the letter: "The United States an  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo today introduced Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Amanda K. Brailsford at her nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Both Risch and Crapo are encouraging all senators to support Brailsford. Select excerpts from Senator Risch's remarks are below. Watch the full video of his remarks HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7luRUeZvq0).   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee was named Ranking Member of the Water and Power Subcommittee. "Idahoans know how important water is for agriculture, energy production, and transportation," said Risch. "As Ranking Member of the Water and Power Subcommittee, I look forward to protecting Idaho's water rights, preserving the Northwest's clean  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senators John Boozman (R-Ark) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), senior members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, in introducing the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act. The GUARD VA Benefits Act would penalize unaccredited entities for charging unauthorized fees for "helping" an individual who served in   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), along with Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), introduced legislation requiring an assistant secretary lead the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). CESER, which was created in 2018, was i  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: As a part of National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) with Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a resolution celebrating National Women in Agriculture. "Idaho's agriculture industry would not be the same without the great leadership of our female farmers and ranchers. From daily farm and ranch operations to research and development, agricultural education, and ag  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to (SECURE) Flights Act, which would prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illegal aliens to use immigration enforcement documents, such as arrest warrants, as identification when b  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to (SECURE) Flights Act, which would prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illegal aliens to use immigration enforcement documents, such as arrest warrants, as identificatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) with U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to protect the four lower Snake River dams. The legislation supports the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) and the many benefits it brings to our region by improving and maintaining hydropower assets, ensuring operations  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Rich (R-Idaho) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced the Energy Threat Analysis Center Establishment Act to improve information sharing regarding cyber security prevention across America's energy sector--both industry and government. The legislation authorizes the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Threat Analysis Center (ETAC) to coordinate information sharing, threat assessments, and threa  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.)in writing a letter to European Union High Repr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release and letter: Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA-05) and member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Kim Schrier, M.D. (D, WA-08), joined by every single me  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on March 20, 2023: * * * Sensible Principles For Balancing The Budget This year, I am again co-sponsoring a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. As I re-read the bill prior to its reintroduction, I was reminded of the common phrase, "it goes without saying." One would think this commonsense bill was unnecessary, or in other words, "it should go without legislating." Unfortunately, it seems the federal gove  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 22, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2024 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. The text of Ranking Member Crapo's remarks, as prepared, is below. "Thank y  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's 2023 trade agenda with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome, Ambassador Tai. "Members of this Committee have very thoughtful ideas to a  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: After the Biden Administration's Department of Labor Inspector General revealed an estimated $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been misspent, with a significant portion lost due to fraud, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) are calling on   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's FY2024 Health and Human Services (HHS) budget with Secretary Becerra, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted concerns with the budget's focus on partisan policies that risk harming health care access and affordability, for both current and future patients. Crapo highlighted the innovation-kil  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2023 trade policy agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted concerns with the Administration's current approach to trade policy, from both a substance and a process standpoint. Crapo raised concerns with high tariffs and unscie  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act , legislation to make Ecuador eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. "B  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act, legislation to make Ecuador eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. "Ecuad  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the FY24 State Department budget request. The witness included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Ranking Member Risch gave the following remarks: "Thank you, Mr. Cha  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 24, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the announcement that Paul Rusesabagina, a U.S. lawful permanent resident and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, is scheduled to be released from Rwanda's Mageragere Prison in the coming days  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on March 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department's atrocities determination for Ethiopia, citing that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing, were committed in the course of the war in northern Eth  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently led Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Todd Young (R-Ind.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Tim Sco  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are urging the Biden administration to levy sanctions pursuant to the Caesar Syri  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are urging the Biden Administration to levy sanctions under the Caesar Syr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent a letter to European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell e  more