WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: H.R. 1450, "Treating Tribes & Counties as Good Neighbor Authority Act," passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, September 14th, 2023, on a voice vote . H.R. 1450 will modify the Good Neighbor Authority to allow counties and Tribes to retain timber receipts from authorized restoration projects. H.R. 1450 is a multi-year effort by Congressman Fulcher to expand the Good Neighbor Authority fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to reintroduce the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans", such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Congressman Fulcher joined with Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana on the House Floor during a "Special Order" speech period on H.R. 1435. Special Order speeches usually take place at the end of the day after House has completed all legislative business. According to the Congressional Research Service, during the Special Order, individual Representative deliver speeches on topics of their choice for up to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) Interagency Working Group (IWG) recommendations on mining. The recommendations would substantially alter U.S. mining laws, including an 8 percent royalty rate while failing to address permitting delays. "Our nation's mineral and technology independence relies on strong domestic mining and pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with his colleagues U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), today sent a letter to the President of the University of Idaho (UI) urging the school to reconsider its decision to acquire the University of Phoenix (Phoenix), a nefarious for-profit college with a history of preying on veterans, low-income students, and studen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a business meeting on Thursday, September 14, to favorably report the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double Tax Relief Act. The meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The legislation, sponsored by Wyden and Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Cra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, legislation to make it easier for "Good Samaritans" such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. "We have Good Samaritans ready to clean up abando  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to reintroduce the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans", such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Western Caucus members Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) in introducing legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce from finalizing three rule proposals and to retain the Trump-era regulations within the Endangered Speci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Official government estimates of fraud in pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) programs have doubled within the last six months, reaching a staggering sum of $100 to $135 billion according to a newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report, issued in response to a request from U.S. Senate Finance Ranking Member Senator Mike Crap  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 5415 - the Safeguarding Endangered Children, Unaccompanied and at Risk of Exploitation (SECURE) Act of 2023. This legislation requires the Biden administration to locate the 85,000 unaccompanied migrant children it has lost contact with within the United States.  "No matter what the Biden administration says, the border is not secure," said Rep. Simpson, an or  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. This legislation modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines. "Preserving consumer choice is necessary to maintaining competition in the automotive markets," said Rep. Simpson, a cosponsor   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson 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 constructing a new fire station for the Shelley-Firth Fire District in Firth, Idaho. Fighting for Firth's Firefighters By Rep. Mike Simpson The full op-ed is available below.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch announced upcoming senior center outreach opportunities throughout September and October 2023. For senior center outreach, district staff from Simpson's, Crapo's, and Risch's offices will travel throughout Idaho and meet with constituents at senior centers to answer questions and address specific needs.  "Senior center outreac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced its recommendation to substantially alter U.S. mining laws. "We must shore up America's critical and strategic mineral supply chains--resources that are necessary for everything from clean energy to technology manufacturing to national defense. "Yet, at the same time, President Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), with a bipartisan group of colleagues, called out the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for hurting dairy farmers by allowing non-dairy lab-grown products to illegally label their products with dairy terms. The bipartisan group highlighted the proliferation of imitation products, specifically the new cell-based, lab-grown imitato  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today introduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. This legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines. "For far too long, we have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: * * * Honoring Idaho's Medal Of Honor Recipients Highways are an essential part of our country's infrastructure. They are a key to our productivity and opportunity. They enable the transport of an incredible amount of goods across the nation and around the world. We use them to visit family and loved ones and see new places and prospects. As essential as these arteries of transportation are, it is fitting to name a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at an open executive session to consider the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to you and your staff for your efforts to craft solutions for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member and chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, this week introduced a bipartisan resolution congratulating the people of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 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 assessing the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. Witnesses included The Honorable Yuri Kim, acting assistant secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian affairs at the State D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Representative Mike Simpson announced upcoming senior center outreach opportunities throughout September and October 2023. For senior center outreach, district staff from Crapo's, Risch's and Simpson's offices will travel throughout Idaho and meet with constituents at senior centers to answer questions and address specific needs. "Ensuring Idaho's senior citiz  more