WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock (EMIT LESS) Act to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle across America's family farms and ranches. "Colorado has led the nation by taking important steps to limit greenhouse   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, 258 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler DeGette, and Lee --submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (E  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) introduced the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act. This legislation will redouble America's efforts to end a half-century-old U.S. immigration policy that requires Native Americans to carry proof of their blood quantum, documents proving they're at least 50 percent Native American when exercising their treaty-protected right to cross between the U.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and 24 other Senate Republicans, introduced a resolution reiterating Israel's right to self-defense and condemning recent calls statements from U.S. lawmakers, which interfere in Israel's sovereign electoral process. "I remain a strong advocate for Israel's right to defend itself from existential threats by hostile parties," said Crapo. "It is mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) introduced the Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock (EMIT LESS) Act to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle across America's family farms and ranches. "Farmers and ranchers are the backbone of Idaho's economy. I proudly support   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday joined 257 of her colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear this April. EMTALA is a federal law that requires hospitals that receiv  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 and Wednesday, May 8, 2024. No other outside public witness hearings are scheduled at this time. However, as in the past years, written testimony from Trib  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today commented on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, consolidated cases brought by Republicans to ban the women's health drug Mifepristone. "The Republican Supreme Court reversing Roe v. Wade remains one of the worst judicial holdings ever handed down in this country. A ban of this women's hea  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $2,000,000 for the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (CAFE) site in Rupert, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. "Throughout my time in Congress, I have proudly worked to ens  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3.85 million for the Eagle Road Reconstruction Project in Fort Hall, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill. "Reconstructing Eagle Road will significantly increase the safety and quality of life for tribal residents on the  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion $2,875,000 for Idaho State University's (ISU) Industrial Cybersecurity Research Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Despite claims that CPF projects are "wasteful earmarks," Community Project Funding   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $2.65 million for the Treasure Valley Law Enforcement Childcare Center Project in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill. Despite claims that CPF projects are "wasteful earmarks," Community Project Fund  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3.1 million for the Workforce Housing for Critically Endangered Species Recovery Project in Boise, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill. "For years, The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey has needed workforc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on March 25, 2024: * * * Taking Action To Improve Foreign Market Access For Idaho Agriculture What will the Biden Administration do to increase U.S. agriculture exports in 2024? This is a critical question 21 of my Senate colleagues and I, as Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade agreements, are pressing the Biden Administration to answer as we urge the Administration to i  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram highlighting concerns over the Department of Health and Human Services's recommendation to resche  more