WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bill to Stop Ban of Traditional Ammo and Tackle Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 26 other Republican Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unle more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Bill to Protect Western Way of Life Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) introduced legislation to protect multiple use policy on federal lands. The legislation would block the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) finalized Public Lands Rule. "Idaho is fortunate to be home to some of our nation's most unique landscapes and vast natural resources," more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo on Extension of Trump Tax Cuts: Failure is Not an Option Washington, D.C.-- Ahead of debate on the Senate FY2025 Budget Resolution, U.S. Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) set the record straight on the pro-growth Trump tax cuts, which lowered rates for Americans across the board and benefitted middle-income Americans the most. He warned that, if the tax cuts are allowed to lapse at th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Crapo on Extension of Trump Tax Cuts: Failure is Not an Option Washington, D.C.--Ahead of debate on the Senate FY2025 Budget Resolution, U.S. Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) set the record straight on the pro-growth Trump tax cuts, which lowered rates for Americans across the board and benefitted middle-income Americans the most.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement on Lutnick Confirmation Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed, by a vote of 51-45, Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce: "Howard Lutnick as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce will bring decades of economic expertise to the agency tasked with advising President Trump on variou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Budget Resolution Fulfills Mandate by the American People Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate passed, by a vote of 52-48, the Senate's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Resolution. "The Senate's passage of our FY 2025 Budget Resolution takes the first step in fulfilling Republicans' November mandate from the American people to protect  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher Leads Resolution to End FCC Regulatory Overreach WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher introduced a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule expanding the E-Rate program beyond its statutory limits and to prevent similar regulatory overreach in the future. The Senate companion for this re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Munich, Risch, Whitehouse, Graham, and Shaheen Make Bipartisan Call for Western Seizure of Russian Sovereign Assets to Support Ukraine WASHINGTON - At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sheld more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Announces Upcoming Veterans Resource Fair WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced his upcoming Veterans Resource Fair in Twin Falls, Idaho on Friday, February 21st, 2025. More information on the location and time of the event is listed below. "Ensuring our local heroes are taken care of is one of my top priorities in Congress," said Rep. Simpson. "It is always Team S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Names the Stagecoach Inn as the February Small Business of the Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of the Stagecoach Inn in Garden City as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2025. The Stagecoach Inn will be recognized for its contribution to the community more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Thune Led Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) led 43 Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this unnecessary, punitive tax that can significantly impact fam more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Schmitt Introduce the Dismantle DEI Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced the Dismantle DEI Act, to codify into law President Trump's executive actions terminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. This bill makes Trump's actions permanent, preventing future administrations from reinstating similar Biden-era DEI polic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen on Bipartisan Efforts at Munich Security Conference WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements after their trip to the Munich Security Conference. "After attending the 2025 Muni more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Reaffirming Support of Taiwan WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.), today introduced a resolution to oppose the Chinese Communist  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Risch on Bipartisan Efforts at Munich Security Conference WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statements after their trip to the Munich Security Conference. "It was an h more PR