WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: US Congressman Russ Fulcher joined House Energy Action Team Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) and 55 other House Republicans in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to revise the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's so-called methane fee. In the letter, House Republicans said, "The EPA's proposed rules blatantly violate Congression  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled " "Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Across the country, more than 60 million Americans rely on Medicare to meet their health care needs. Over the next decade, this population will grow by more than 20 percent. "M  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined nine Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden requesting he capitalize on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to the U.S. Capitol and ask the Prime Minister to open the Japanese markets to U.S fresh potatoes. ?"We believe the Prime Minister of Japan's visit to the United States poses an opportunity to address this longstanding issue and make pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) voted for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden Administration's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule. Their rule would overstep state authority by requiring states to measure tailpipe emissions and set declining targets to reduce emissions from roadway travel. Crapo, Risch and 48 Senate colleagues co-sponsored this resolution.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 40 Republican Senators called on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to fulfill his constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly to make our nation   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that states can collect fees during the boat registration and certificate of numbering process. These fees help fund programs to address aquatic invasive species, boating safety, search and rescue and others. The State Boating Act would reinstate the state's authority to collect those f  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Amid concerning reports that potatoes could be reclassified as grains in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) are leading a bipartisan effort to express opposition to efforts to declassify potatoes as vegetables. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $7,082,856 for the Mackay Dam Rehabilitation Project in Custer County, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. Despite claims that CPF projects are "wasteful earmarks," Community Project Funding gives Members of Congress like Congressman Simpson the opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: This week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson led a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) opposing any efforts to reclassify potatoes as a non-vegetable in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). Rep. Simpson and Rep. Pingree (D-ME) led the effort and were joined by 27 Members of Congress. "Any effort to reclassify the p  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Emphasizes Idaho's critical role in energy system research Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Water and Power Subcommittee, yesterday discussed hydropower and energy security and resiliency. The Senator welcomed Idaho National Lab (INL) Director John Wagner and Ginger Wright, INL's Cyber-Informed Engineering Program Manager, who served as a witness. "INL is also the flagship for cybersecurity  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Domestic potato growers face significant obstacles in gaining access to Japanese markets Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to President Biden requesting he capitalize on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to the U.S. Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today voted for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule. Their rule would overstep state authority by requiring states to measure tailpipe emissions and set declining targets to reduce emissions from roadway travel. Risch, Crapo, and 48 Senate colleagues cosponsored this r  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 40 Republican Senators called on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly to make our nation safer, yet wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today announced the launch of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus. The Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus will amplify the critical role nuclear energy plays in the United States, explore emerging nuclear technologies, and promote the goals and priorities of the U.S. nuclear industry. "America must maintain its leadership in nuclear energy development. From ligh  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on April 8, 2024: * * * Promoting Healthy Forests To Prevent Wildfires In Idaho As snow melts, winter turns to spring and Idaho landscapes turn from white, to green to brown, we look forward to the activities the change in seasons enable, but also must always prepare for perpetual concerns of wildfire. This includes making certain federal policies promote healthy forests to prevent wildfires in Idaho and across the W  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Social Security Administration Budget": * * * "Thank you, Senator Wyden, and thank you, Commissioner O'Malley, for appearing before the Committee this afternoon to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the Social Security Administration. "Commissioner O'Malley, during your nomina  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 21, 2024, on the fiscal 2025 budget for the Treasury Department: * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Yellen, thank you for being here. "Last week, President Biden released his staggering $7.3 trillion budget proposal. As expected, it was filled with familiar partisan tax-and-spend proposals, doubling down on an agenda that was rejected eve  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Health and Human Services Budget": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Secretary Becerra, for being here today. "Over the course of the past year, the Finance Committee has taken bipartisan action to tackle a range of health care challenges, leveraging collaboration and consensus to  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "During last Thursday's State of the Union address, using 'fair share' rhetoric, President Biden laid out his plans for making American manufacturers more competitive: tax them more. "President Biden's proposed 28 percent corpora  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled "Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment." As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Across the country, more than 60 million Americans rely on Medicare to meet their health care needs. Over the next decade, this  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, and Senators Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, announced they introduced a resolution cel  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), chairman and ranking member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Bill Ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member and chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, yesterday introduced a resolution recognizing   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Liberian senate's decision to establish a war and economic crimes court: "Liberian President Boakai and the legislature's recent move to establish a war and economic crimes court marks a signifi  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 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 the FY2025 budget request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Witnesses included The Honorable Samantha Power, administrator at USAID. Ranki  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of war in Sudan on April 15: "The war in Sudan has lasted one year too long, devastating the country and its people. The United States and the international community shou  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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 welcomed four new committee interns for the spring term. "I'm glad to welcome four exceptional interns for the spring term," said Risch. "As interns on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, they will have the unique opportunity to witness how the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint session of the United States Congress: "It was an honor to have Prime Minister Kishida address a joint session of Congress today. Japan is   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on the Palestinian Authority's (PA) request for full membership at the United Nations (UN): "The PA's r  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 today to renew and strengthen a key trade program with sub-Saharan African countries. AGOA is a trade preference program that  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), issued the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the arbitrary detention of Ekpar Asat: "Eight years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) kidnapped Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat, who has remained wro  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement of the expansion of AUKUS to include Japan before fully implementing AUKUS legislation within the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "The Biden A  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 today to renew and strengthen a key trade program with sub-Saharan African countries. The African Growth and Opportunity Act is a trade preference program that facilitates deeper investment and stronger commercial ties between the United States and sub-Sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the arbitrary detention of Ekpar Asat: "Eight years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) kidnapped Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat, who has remained wrongfully imprisoned ever since. Ekpar spent multiple years in solitary confinement in Aksu prison camp in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Uyg  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cy  more