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March 7, 2024
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing
Sen. Jim Risch
March 7, 2024
Risch: Biden’s Foreign Policy Has Made America Less Safe
Sen. Jim Risch
Sept. 28, 2023
Crapo: IRS Chief Counsel Must Put Law over Desired Political Outcomes
Sen. Mike Crapo
Sept. 28, 2023
Crapo Statement at IRS Chief Counsel and Social Security and Medicare Trustees Nomination Hearing
Sen. Mike Crapo
Sept. 8, 2023
Risch on Termination of Virus Hunting Program
Sen. Jim Risch
Aug. 25, 2023
Risch Statement on Elections in Zimbabwe
Sen. Jim Risch
July 20, 2023
Crapo, Smith Seek Basic Information on Labor Department's Fund to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen. Mike Crapo
July 18, 2023
Senate Finance Republicans Call for Information and Investigation of IRS Agent Conduct
Sen. Mike Crapo
May 29, 2023
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
Sen. Jim Risch
May 9, 2023
Crapo Statement on Independence of the Supreme Court
Sen. Mike Crapo
Feb. 21, 2023
Risch Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy
Sen. Jim Risch
Feb. 15, 2023
Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing
Sen. Mike Crapo
Feb. 14, 2023
Crapo: Finance Committee Republicans are Committed to Protecting Hardworking Taxpayers from Heavy-Handed IRS
Sen. Mike Crapo
Feb. 10, 2023
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cassidy, Foxx, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke their Reckless Student Loan Scheme
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Statement of Sens. Warner & Crapo on Announcement That CDFI Fund Will Allow Additional Time for Public Comment on its New CDFI Certification Application
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Jan. 18, 2023
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Daines Calls on Biden Admin to Address Housing Issues for Wildland Firefighters
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Jan. 5, 2023
Daines, Risch: Biden Administration Report Admits Cancelling Keystone Xl Pipeline Killed Thousands of Jobs, Cost Billions
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 16, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Crapo, Republican Senate Colleagues Urge Pentagon to Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Discharges, Reinstate Discharged Soldiers with Back Pay
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 12, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Crapo, Risch Demand Amends for Servicemembers and Federal Employees Affected by Biden's COVID Vaccine Mandates
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 7, 2022
Letter to Lauren McFerran, Chair of the National Labor Relations Board - NLRB's Massive Overreach Stymies American Businesses
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Dec. 5, 2022
Letter to Charlotte Burrows, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - EEOC Strategic Plan Falls Short
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Dec. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wyden, Crapo and Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Members Raise Concerns about Process to Approve and Implement Indo-Pacific Trade Pact and Other Trade Agreements
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Nov. 30, 2022
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for Ambassador to Russia
Sen. Jim Risch
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Risch, Simpson Lead Effort to Prohibit ESA Sage-Grouse Listing
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 21, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Rubio, Colleagues Call Out Biden Administration's Reported Efforts to Censor Americans
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Nov. 17, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Grassley, Ernst Urge Biden Admin To Choose Less Burdensome, More Affordable Emissions Rule
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 16, 2022
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement for Hearing on Assessing U.S. Policy in the Caucasus
Sen. Jim Risch
Nov. 14, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Interior, USDA Failure to Produce Mineral Permitting Report
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 3, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Crapo, Risch, Brady Blast Treasury's Termination of U.S. Tax Treaty in Pursuit of OECD Tax Agreement
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Grassley, Finance Committee Republicans To GAO: IRS Needs Unbiased, Robust Oversight For Massive Funding Boost
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Lankford, Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Needs Unbiased Oversight of Enormous Funding Boost
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 13, 2022
Letter to Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Hoeven Joins Colleagues to Protect State Dots, Push Back on Burdensome & Overreaching Mandates
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Oct. 12, 2022
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Rep. Roy, Sen. Lee lead colleagues in demanding answers on FBI's "abuse' of the FACE Act
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 1, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Thompson & Comer Lead Letter to Gao Regarding Foreign Investments in U.s. Farmland
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 28, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - McMorris Rodgers Join Colleagues Urging President Biden to Lift Vaccine Mandates On United States-Canada Border
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 23, 2022
Simpson Statement on House Republicans' Commitment to America
Rep. Mike Simpson
Sept. 23, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Boebert Fights Latest Colorado Landgrab
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 22, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Urge IRS to Use Massive Funding Boost to Fix Numerous Existing Problems
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Rubio, Cornyn Call For Prosecutor Investigating Hunter Biden Be Given Special Counsel Authority
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 14, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wicker, Hyde-smith, Colleagues Say Unprecedented Drug Price Control Scheme Threatens Innovation, Future Drug Costs
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 12, 2022
Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Republican Senators to Chopra: Stop Abusing Your Power to Advance Liberal Policy Preferences
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 9, 2022
Risch, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Make Federal Grant Process Easier for Small Local Governments
Sen. Jim Risch
Sept. 8, 2022
Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Federal Grant Process Easier for Small Local Governments
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 17, 2022
Letter to Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenges, Worker Shortage
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Congressman Fulcher Votes Against Democrats' Reconciliation Bill
Rep. Russ Fulcher
Aug. 11, 2022
Crapo Statement on Protecting Taxpayers Earning Under $400,000 from Increased IRS Scrutiny
Sen. Mike Crapo
Aug. 9, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Blast the Federal Reserve After New Reports Indicate It Withheld Documents from Congress
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 7, 2022
Risch Votes No on Democrat Spending Bill
Sen. Jim Risch
Date
Title
Politician
March 7, 2024
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing
Sen.Jim Risch
March 7, 2024
Risch: Biden’s Foreign Policy Has Made America Less Safe
Sen.Jim Risch
Sept. 28, 2023
Crapo: IRS Chief Counsel Must Put Law over Desired Political Outcomes
Sen.Mike Crapo
Sept. 28, 2023
Crapo Statement at IRS Chief Counsel and Social Security and Medicare Trustees Nomination Hearing
Sen.Mike Crapo
Sept. 8, 2023
Risch on Termination of Virus Hunting Program
Sen.Jim Risch
Aug. 25, 2023
Risch Statement on Elections in Zimbabwe
Sen.Jim Risch
July 20, 2023
Crapo, Smith Seek Basic Information on Labor Department's Fund to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen.Mike Crapo
July 18, 2023
Senate Finance Republicans Call for Information and Investigation of IRS Agent Conduct
Sen.Mike Crapo
May 29, 2023
McCaul Presses State Department to Give All Committee Members Access to Afghanistan Dissent Channel Cable and Response
Sen.Jim Risch
May 9, 2023
Crapo Statement on Independence of the Supreme Court
Sen.Mike Crapo
Feb. 21, 2023
Risch Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy
Sen.Jim Risch
Feb. 15, 2023
Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing
Sen.Mike Crapo
Feb. 14, 2023
Crapo: Finance Committee Republicans are Committed to Protecting Hardworking Taxpayers from Heavy-Handed IRS
Sen.Mike Crapo
Feb. 10, 2023
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cassidy, Foxx, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke their Reckless Student Loan Scheme
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Statement of Sens. Warner & Crapo on Announcement That CDFI Fund Will Allow Additional Time for Public Comment on its New CDFI Certification Application
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Jan. 18, 2023
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Daines Calls on Biden Admin to Address Housing Issues for Wildland Firefighters
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Jan. 5, 2023
Daines, Risch: Biden Administration Report Admits Cancelling Keystone Xl Pipeline Killed Thousands of Jobs, Cost Billions
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 16, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Crapo, Republican Senate Colleagues Urge Pentagon to Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Discharges, Reinstate Discharged Soldiers with Back Pay
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 12, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Crapo, Risch Demand Amends for Servicemembers and Federal Employees Affected by Biden's COVID Vaccine Mandates
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Dec. 7, 2022
Letter to Lauren McFerran, Chair of the National Labor Relations Board - NLRB's Massive Overreach Stymies American Businesses
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Dec. 5, 2022
Letter to Charlotte Burrows, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - EEOC Strategic Plan Falls Short
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Dec. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wyden, Crapo and Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Members Raise Concerns about Process to Approve and Implement Indo-Pacific Trade Pact and Other Trade Agreements
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Nov. 30, 2022
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for Ambassador to Russia
Sen.Jim Risch
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Risch, Simpson Lead Effort to Prohibit ESA Sage-Grouse Listing
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 21, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Rubio, Colleagues Call Out Biden Administration's Reported Efforts to Censor Americans
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Nov. 17, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Grassley, Ernst Urge Biden Admin To Choose Less Burdensome, More Affordable Emissions Rule
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 16, 2022
Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement for Hearing on Assessing U.S. Policy in the Caucasus
Sen.Jim Risch
Nov. 14, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Interior, USDA Failure to Produce Mineral Permitting Report
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Nov. 3, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Crapo, Risch, Brady Blast Treasury's Termination of U.S. Tax Treaty in Pursuit of OECD Tax Agreement
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Grassley, Finance Committee Republicans To GAO: IRS Needs Unbiased, Robust Oversight For Massive Funding Boost
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 20, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Lankford, Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Needs Unbiased Oversight of Enormous Funding Boost
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 13, 2022
Letter to Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Hoeven Joins Colleagues to Protect State Dots, Push Back on Burdensome & Overreaching Mandates
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Oct. 12, 2022
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Rep. Roy, Sen. Lee lead colleagues in demanding answers on FBI's "abuse' of the FACE Act
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Oct. 1, 2022
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Thompson & Comer Lead Letter to Gao Regarding Foreign Investments in U.s. Farmland
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 28, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - McMorris Rodgers Join Colleagues Urging President Biden to Lift Vaccine Mandates On United States-Canada Border
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 23, 2022
Simpson Statement on House Republicans' Commitment to America
Rep.Mike Simpson
Sept. 23, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Boebert Fights Latest Colorado Landgrab
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Sept. 22, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Urge IRS to Use Massive Funding Boost to Fix Numerous Existing Problems
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Rubio, Cornyn Call For Prosecutor Investigating Hunter Biden Be Given Special Counsel Authority
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Sept. 14, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wicker, Hyde-smith, Colleagues Say Unprecedented Drug Price Control Scheme Threatens Innovation, Future Drug Costs
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 12, 2022
Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Republican Senators to Chopra: Stop Abusing Your Power to Advance Liberal Policy Preferences
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 9, 2022
Risch, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Make Federal Grant Process Easier for Small Local Governments
Sen.Jim Risch
Sept. 8, 2022
Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Federal Grant Process Easier for Small Local Governments
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 17, 2022
Letter to Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenges, Worker Shortage
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 12, 2022
Congressman Fulcher Votes Against Democrats' Reconciliation Bill
Rep.Russ Fulcher
Aug. 11, 2022
Crapo Statement on Protecting Taxpayers Earning Under $400,000 from Increased IRS Scrutiny
Sen.Mike Crapo
Aug. 9, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Sen. Cramer, Banking Republicans Blast the Federal Reserve After New Reports Indicate It Withheld Documents from Congress
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 7, 2022
Risch Votes No on Democrat Spending Bill
Sen.Jim Risch
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