WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Crapo Statement on Senate Passage of FY 2025 Budget Resolution Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate agreed to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Resolution by a vote of 51-48. "Republicans are committed to restoring the economic prosperity experienced under President   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Gives Floor Remarks in Support of Mike Huckabee to Israel WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following remarks on the Senate floor ahead in support of Mike Huckabee's confirmation as ambassador to Israel. Chairman Risch gave the following re  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for State Department Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mr. Thomas DiNanno to be under secretary for   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing of Mr. Burch to Holy See, Ms. McGraw to Croatia, Mr. Judd to Chile WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mr. Brian Burc  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Statement on Military Sales Executive Order WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive orders pertaining to reform of the foreign military sales process, defense acquisition, and the defen  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto's Bipartisan Bill to Protect Critical Mineral Mining in the West Clears Key Committee Hurdle Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch's (R-Idaho) Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. Now that the bill  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "The President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda." As prepared for delivery: "Members and the public have questions and concerns about the recent tariff actions. That's ok. We should think about tariff impacts  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "The President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda." As prepared for delivery: "Members and the public have questions and concerns about the recent tariff  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Nominations Hearing Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of William Kimmitt to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Kies to serve as the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy. As prepared for delivery: "This meeting will come   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Nominations Hearing Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of William Kimmitt to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Kies to serve as the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Pol  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Republicans are United in Delivering Trump's Pro-Growth Agenda Washington, D.C.--Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) discussed the Senate's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Resolution that lays the groundwork to make permanent and build on the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts, ensuring American families can keep more of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Fulcher On Next Step In Reconciliation: Let's Get The Job Done WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher issued the following statement after voting to adopt the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res. 14, a resolution which sets the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025 (FY25) and establishes the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. House adop  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Shouldn't Depend on China for Critical Minerals BOISE, Idaho - Last week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch outlined the immediate steps Congress can take to strengthen America's critical mineral supply and support President Trump's pro-energy agenda in a new editorial published by Newsweek. To read the full OpEd, click here. U.S. Shouldn't Depend on China for Rare Minerals Excerpts from the edit  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Votes to Restrict Non-Citizens from Voting in U.S. Elections WASHINGTON --Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. "Only American citizens should decide American elections," said Rep. Simpson. "Over the last four years, the  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Bill to Protect Critical Mineral Mining Passes Energy Committee Committee also advances President Trump's nominees WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch's (R-Idaho) legislation to bolster critical mineral production passed the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Senator Risch also voted to support President Trump's nominees for the Deputy Secretary of Interior, Katherine   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Introduces Religious Workforce Protection Act Bill would allow foreign-born religious workers to continue to perform essential service in American communities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Religious Workforce Protection Act to allow religious workers in the U.S. on temporary R-1 status to continue serving our communities while their application for permanent  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on Committee Passage of Trump Nominees WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after members approved the nomination of Thomas Barrack for ambassador to Turkey, Tilman Fertitta for ambassador to Italy, David Perdue for ambassador to China, Warren S  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Risch Statement on Confirmation of Ambassador Mike Huckabee WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below regarding the Senate confirmation of President Trump's U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mr. Mike Huckabee. "I'm very glad my colleagues have joined   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Risch, Coons Introduce Countering Wrongful Detention Act WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act, which would create new tools for the U  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Protect Energy Permitting Process from Frivolous Lawsuits WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act to protect the permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects from frivolous l  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Tuberville Urge Governors to Protect Women's Sports WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) today sent a letter urging states to adhere to President Trump's Executive Order and keep men out of women's sports. While states like Idaho and Alabama have taken decisive action to protect women's sports, many governors have yet to do so, jeopardizing a fair playing f  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed.  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on April 8, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise, with my colleagues Senator Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, to celebrate a significant milestone in the history of Idaho's capital city: the 100th anniversary of the Boise Depot. For a century, this iconic structure, which faces our State capitol building, has stood as a prominent landmark of the Boise skyline and become a cherished sy  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Crapo, Blunt Rochester, Fetterman and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Housing Supply Frameworks Act Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware), John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Housing Supply Frameworks Act. The lack of affordable housing is the top issue Idahoans  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Top Takeaways from Subcommittee on Elections Hearing Revisiting the 2024 Election WASHINGTON - The Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing today titled, "Revisiting the 2024 Election with Secretaries of State." Witnesses: * Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen * Louisiana Secretary of State Nanc  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Cosponsors Bipartisan Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Full Funding Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) to introduce the Recreational Trails Program Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislat  more