WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The Supreme Court of the United States is set to weigh in on Moyle v. United States of America and Idaho v. United States of America, a case questioning whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho's Defense of Life Act, which prohibits most abortions in the state. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in late April, with a decision to follow by early July. U.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jim Risch (R-ID) and U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID-01) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States of America and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden administration's efforts to trump it with its w  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Congressman Russ Fulcher joined Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Matt Rosendale (MT-02), and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) in questioning Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Secretary Roger Millar on the department's plan to mitigate the infrastructural and economic fallout of breaching the Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD).   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden Administration's efforts   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the announcement that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership position in November: "Although the sun will soon set on Mitch McConnell's leadership position in the United States Senate, his indelible mark will not soon be forgotten. He has navigated Senate Republicans through many once-in-a-lifet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on discussions regarding H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: "Efforts to pressure Senate Republicans to rubber stamp the Wyden/Smith tax deal have been counterproductive. While my concerns with the bill may be frustrating to some, they should not be surprising. I remain concerned the CTC prov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to end the U.S. Department of Commerce's pause on issuing new export licenses for American firearms manufacturers. This pause, initiated on October 27, 2023, purportedly to enhance national security interests, has instead inflicted financial harm on numerous businesses without   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) led a letter demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind the recently finalized rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and direct the EPA to revisit, pursuant to the best available science, its next review at the congressionally mandate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined a bicameral group in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States. The brief was led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against wrongful reinterpretation of federal law by th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and more than 100 other lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States to support Idaho as it defends its Defense of Life Act. The Biden administration claims to have discovered a new power in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Last week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined a letter urging President Biden and his administration to withdraw the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule entitled "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles," which would require 67% of new light-duty vehicles and 46% of medium-duty vehicles to be electric by 2032. This letter is le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter urging the Biden administration to end the Department of Commerce's pause on issuing new export licenses for American firearms manufacturers. This pause, initiated on October 27, 2023, purportedly to enhance national security interests, has instead inflicted financial harm on numerous businesses without tangible securit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) led a letter demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind the recently finalized rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and direct the EPA to revisit, pursuant to the best available science, its next review at the congressionally mandated five-year interval  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden administration's efforts to trump it with its wrongful reinterpretation o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * Protecting Access To Idaho Post Offices The first Post Office in Idaho was established in 1862 in Lewiston. In a 2012 Lewiston Tribune article titled, "Lewiston celebrates its postal past," historian Steven Branting shared: "People had a hunger for information from the outside world, but they were isolated. There was no phone, no Internet and no tweeting. People were looking to post offices to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on discussions regarding H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: "Efforts to pressure Senate Republicans to rubber stamp the Wyden/Smith tax deal have been counterproductive. While my concerns with the bill may be frustrating to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: 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 Iran's proxy network in the Middle East. Witnesses included Dr. Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and The Honorable   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week led Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in sending a letter to President Biden expressing concerns over th  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia's brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine: "The full-scale attack on Ukraine two years ago is a clear indication that the world is becoming less stable. As the war persists, w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Sweden's accession to NATO: "Nineteen months after the accession protocol was signed, I am grateful the last country, Hungary, has finally ratified Sweden as a member of NATO. While it is disappointin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the SFRC Subcommittee on Africa, and Representative John James (R-Mich.), chairman of the HFAC Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and others in a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Appropriations Committee Chair P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) filed an amicus brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden administration's efforts to preempt it with their wrongful  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was among the 26 Senators and 95 Representatives who filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden administration's efforts to trump it with its wrongful in  more