WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher recently cosponsored Congressman Lloyd Smucker's (PA-11) legislation titled the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. H.R. 4721 would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, slated to expire in 2025. This section, which was adopted as part of the landmark 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, allows for a 20 percent deduction of qualified income for small   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) and Joe Manchin's (D-West Virginia) bipartisan legislation to defund the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rule designed to phase out of gas-powered cars and trucks in favor of electric vehicles (EV) received a vote in the U.S. Senate. "The EPA's rule is the most aggressive form of tailpipe emissions standards ever crafted, and imposes a de facto EV mandate on the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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 on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) fiscal year 2025 budget and 2024 filling season with Commissioner Danny Werfel. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome again Commissioner Werfel. "The IRS needs to be accountable for the choices it makes, become more efficient, rigorously pl  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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 on the President's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome Ambassador Tai. "I read the President's trade agenda carefully. If we measured wisdom by word count alone, President Biden's trade policy a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) introduced the Ammunition Supply Chain Act requiring the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress about the current state of the domestic supply of necessary components for smokeless gun powder. "America's ability to protect its people and allies during times of combat depends on the robust supply chain of goo  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) with Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule, which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. "We must continue to push back on the Biden Administration's attempts to use a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced the VA Abortion Transparency Act, which would impose new abortion reporting requirements on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an effort to create more transparency for taxpayers. "The Biden Administration's thinly-veiled workaround forces taxpayers to fund abortion, violating both federal law and congressional in  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Senate colleagues to introduce the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus. Currently, the Department of Education lacks a clear definition of antisemitism when det  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) expressed concern with the President's lack of negotiating real trade agreements and weak record on enforcement of existing trade agreements--the weakest of any Administration in 25 years. Senator Crapo pressed Ambassador Tai to  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, is leading bipartisan legislation to enhance global precursor chemical destruction efforts. The Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act would facilitate U.S. collaboration with partner countries, including Mexico, Colombia and Peru, to ensure seized precursor c  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Ammunition Supply Chain Act to require the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress about the state of the domestic supply of the chemical ingredients used in smokeless gunpowder. The legislation responds to recent strains on the global supply chain of these components, including nitrocellulose, the most common ingredient  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Will create good-paying jobs through federal building construction and renovation Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho's U.S. Senator James Risch today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the utilization of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry has become important to Oregon, Idaho, and the e  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for April 2024. Dunlap Hatchery will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate.? "Dunlap Hatchery, one of the longest-operating chicken hatcheries in   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement following the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health final rule, which violates multiple-use requirements and blocks access to federal lands. "Multiple-use is a mandate, not a suggestion. It is meant to protect Idahoans' way of life, yet President Biden is attempting to take that away," said Risch."His BLM rule threatens I  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) with Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule, which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. "The SEC's climate disclosure rule prioritizes the Biden administration'  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the VA Abortion Transparency Act, which would impose new abortion reporting requirements on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an effort to create more transparency for taxpayers. "The Biden's administration's war on life led to veterans care facilities wrongfully providing abortions," said Risch. "American ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Introduce bicameral legislation requiring a report on Biden administration's assault on the sale and purchase of Second Amendment related products? Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today introduced the Ammunition Supply Chain Act requiring the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress about the current state of the domestic supply of necessary components for smoke  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Creates jobs through federal building construction and renovation Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry is important to Idaho, Oregon, and the entire Pacific Northwest's economy and environment.   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on April 15, 2024: * * * April--Promoting Financial Literacy For Idaho Responsibly managing taxpayer dollars is, and always has been, a bedrock principle of my public service. It also motivates my support for efforts to promote financial education, particularly for young people. Sensible personal finance decisions young Idahoans make now can help set them up for a sound fiscal future. In April 2024, the U.S. Senate  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and 33 of his Senate colleagues in a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for con  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Tim Scott in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.),  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: on April 17, 2024 Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. Every Republican o  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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 on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) fiscal year 2025 budget and 2024 filing season with Commissioner Danny Werfel. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome again Commissioner Werfel. "The IRS needs to be accountable for the ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. As prepared for delivery: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome Ambassador Tai. "I read the President's trade agenda carefull  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) expressed concern with the President's lack of negotiating real trade agreements and weak record on enforcement of existing trade agreements--the weakest of any Administration in 25  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hailed committee passage of their bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich. "The passage of today's bipartisan resolution represents a resounding message of support for Eva  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 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 U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urgently requesting a   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded committee passage of their resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich. "It's been over a year since Evan Gershkovich was jailed for doing his job - reporting on Russia's  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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 U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden urgently requesting a determinatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements in support of legislation passed out of committee today: End Iranian Terrorism (End IT) Act and Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act "The Middle East is in an unprecedented period of turmoil.   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 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 modernizing U.S. alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. Witnesses included The Honorable Harry B. Harris Jr., former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and former comma  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with a bipartisan group of senators, in sending a letter to President Biden urging his administration to renew efforts to investigate the root cause behind  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). in sending a letter to President Biden last week urging the administration to re  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the U.S. Capitol. "It was a pleasure to meet with Prime Minister Fiala in the U.S. Capitol today. The Czech Republic is an important NATO partner, and I appreciate its efforts to meet the commit  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration's decision not to extend a license to do business with Maduro's oil industry: "Today's announcement that P  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution that condemns the human rights record of the government of Eswatini and the killing of Eswatini human rights a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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, today joined U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to enhance global precursor chemical destruction efforts. The Destruction Initi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: on April 15, 2024 U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week gave the keynote address at an event entitled "The Monroe Doctrine: An Evolving Legacy" hosted by the National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School. Risch's full remarks can be read below: "As we  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of his resolution that condemns the human rights record of the government of Eswatini and the killing of Eswatini human rights activist Thulani Maseko. This resolution is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Eswatini is Africa's last absolute monarchy, currently ruled by Ki  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher released the following statement on his vote against the rule to advance foreign aid today. "The Biden administration's number one priority is to have an open border. This is a refusal to enforce American law and has resulted in homeland security threats, illicit drug and human trafficking, and entitlements to illegals... on a horrific scale. As Congress c  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), James Risch (R-Idaho), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 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 an  more