US Senator James E. Risch (R-ID)
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Recent News About US Senator James E. Risch (R-ID)
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Risch, Crapo Join Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging CFPB’s Funding Structure
Idaho’s U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined a bicameral group of 134 members of Congress in filing an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., v. Community Financial...
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Risch, Crapo Commend SCOTUS Decision on Biden’s Unfair Student Loan Scheme
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) June 30 commended the Supreme Court’s final ruling on President Biden’s student loan “forgiveness” scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrow onto taxpayers.
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Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for Labor Secretary
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) with 30 fellow Republican Senators sent a letter to President Biden calling for the withdrawal of Julie Su’s nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Labor.
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Senator Risch is on the Job
Heading into yet another Congressional recess, U.S. Senator Jim Risch shared a list of several of his priorities for Idaho.
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Risch Advocates for Urban Canal Repairs
Introduces bill to expand access to existing aging infrastructure funds for repairs
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Risch Demands BLM Withdraw Rule Harming Small Businesses
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) on June 22 wrote Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone Manning demanding the agency withdraw its proposed Public Lands Rule, given the agency’s failure to abide by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the negative impacts the rule will...
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Risch, Crapo Fight Biden’s Unconstitutional Pistol Brace Rule
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) on June 22 voted to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing its rule to require pistol brace owners to put their names on a federal gun registry.
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Risch, Rubio, Colleagues Celebrate One-Year Dobbs Anniversary
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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Risch Fights to Protect Idaho Businesses from Labor Union Slowdowns
Introduces bill codifying maritime slowdowns as unfair labor practices
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Risch, Barrasso Lead Effort to Lower Prices at the Pump
On June 14, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion “Superfund Tax” on American energy production.
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Risch Fights to Bring Whole Milk Access to All Schools
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation that amends the Richard Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the program to serve whole milk as part of the National School Lunch Program.
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Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Combat 'Smash-And-Grab'
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined 21 Senators to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023.
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Risch, Crapo, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform (WATER) Act, which would reform outdated tax provisions hindering investment in important infrastructure advances.
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Risch, Crapo Introduce Bill to Create New Twelfth Circuit, Improve Access to Justice
U.S. Senators Jim Risch AND Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023, a bill that would split the massively overburdened Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and create a new Twelfth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Invest in America’s Forests and Watersheds
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) June 8 introduced the Headwaters Protection Act along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico).
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Risch Recognizes Small Businesses during Support Local Gems Initiative
On June 8, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of local businesses across Idaho to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for June 2023 in...
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SBA Implements Risch’s Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act
The Small Business Administration this week announced the full implementation of U.S. Senator Jim Risch’s legislation the Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act.
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Risch Leads Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter to CBP Demanding Northern Ports of Entry Return to Pre-Pandemic Hours
Calls for Porthill Port of Entry to return to its normal 7am to 11pm schedule
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Risch, Idaho Commerce Announce 4th Annual Support Local Gems Initiative
On June 5, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the Idaho Department of Commerce announced the fourth annual Support Local Gems initiative, which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho small businesses.
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Risch, Rubio Demand Answers from Intelligence Community on Biden Laptop Letter
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.