WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure seniors with Medicare get the best possible deal on their prescription drug coverage. The Medicare PBM Accountability Act would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose behind-the-scenes practices that drive up price  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSper) -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced staff changes and new hires in his Idaho and Washington, D.C., offices. Carson Tester, a native of Nampa, Idaho, has been promoted to Legislative Correspondent from Staff Assistant. Prior to joining Senator Crapo's office, Carson interned in the offices of U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and Idaho Governor Brad Little. Carson holds  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Jim Risch joined a bicameral group of 134 members of Congress in filing an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. The brief urges the Court to uphold the Fifth Circuit's decision that  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) re-introduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 Americans--including 361  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and James Moylan (R-GU) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to compensate individuals exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests. Last year, Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSper) -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced two changes in the D.C. and District office staff. The office welcomes Lexi Hamel as the new Press Secretary and McKenzie Johnson as a new Field Representative and Caseworker in the Boise District Office. "We are excited to have Lexi and McKenzie join our staff," said Rep. Simpson. "I've always been proud of my staff, and our Team has w  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following commentary on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) wrote an op-ed highlighting the importance of Community Project Funding and its role in providing critical support for Idaho's Second Congressional District. One such priority is the rehabilitation of the Mackay Dam in Custer County. * * * Funding for the Mackay Dam Cannot Wait By Rep. Mike Simpson As your representative in Congress, I take seriously my  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) voted in favor of H.R. 2670 - the 2024 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation authorizes $886.3 billion for national defense discretionary programs, which is $28 billion over the 2023 Fiscal Year enacted level. The bill will improve military readiness, equips our troops with the resources they need, shows strong suppo  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined a bicameral group of 134 members of Congress in filing an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. The brief urges the Court to uphold the Fifth Circuit's decision tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) joined forces with U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) to announce the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023. One out of 175 U.S. births tragically result in stillbirths, accounting for nearly 21,000 stillbirths a yea  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on July 10, 2023: * * * The IRS should stay out of the tax preparation business. In May, the IRS released a report on the feasibility of the IRS preparing and filing tax returns. The Democrat-passed, and misnamed, Inflation Reduction Act gave the IRS $15 million to have an "independent third-party" tell Congress whether the IRS should create its own tax preparation software, called a "direct file" program. The IRS hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 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, as well as U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today reacted to President Emmanuel Macron's announcement  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), U.S. House Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-Massachusetts) released a discussion draft of legislation to provide relief from double-taxation for workers and businesses engaged in U.S.-Taiwan cross-border investmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today announced that the committee will mark up legislative proposals to modernize and enhance federal prescription drug programs on Wednesday, July 26th at 2 p.m. The committee package will focus on addressing pharmacy benefit manager practices that have grown incr  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today launched an effort to address uncertainties surrounding the tax treatment of digital assets with an open letter seeking input from experts, stakeholders and interested parties. "The rapid emergence of digital assets has raised novel regul  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 10, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Turkey's commitment to advance Sweden's accession to NATO: "I am pleased to hear that Turkey will be moving forward shortly to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO. I hope Hungary will move soon as well.  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, celebrated the Committee's approval of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Peace Corps for the first time in over two decades, raises Peace Corps Volunteers' readjustm  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, released statements following the C  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 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 applauded committee passage of their Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act, legislation to foster Tunisia's democratic institutions, limit funds until Tunisia restores checks and balances, and authorize   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded committee passage of legislation related to Taiwan, Iran, and the Peace Corps this week. "I am proud to have several of my priorities pass through the committee this week. I continue to push the State Department to improve wait times fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on AUKUS legislation: "The AUKUS agreement has the potential to be transformative for the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. However, we must match words with tangible actions in order to  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) newly released reports on Venezuela's transnational criminal network that Risch requested in March 2021. "I welcome a series of reports recently issue  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken an  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and letter on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 13 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to rescind discriminatory guidance issued by the State Department halting bilateral scien  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Russia's refusal to   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today reacted to President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will provide SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine: "Ye  more