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Sept. 12, 2023
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Estimates Double to $100-$135 Billion; Crapo, Smith Call for Action
Sen. Mike Crapo
July 20, 2023
Crapo, Smith Seek Basic Information on Labor Department's Fund to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen. Mike Crapo
Feb. 22, 2023
Thune, Young, Colleagues Demand Update on Efforts to Recover Fraudulent Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Crapo, Brady, Walorski Urge GAO to Investigate Scope and Severity of Fraudulent Activity in COVID Unemployment Insurance Programs
Sen. Mike Crapo
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
May 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor - Crapo, Brady Call on Labor Department to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen. Mike Crapo
April 27, 2021
Crapo, Risch Introduce Back to Work Bonus Legislation
Sen. Mike Crapo
Feb. 10, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
Aug. 26, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Murphy Joins Republican Members to Send Letter Urging USDA to Give Schools Flexibility Needed to Feed Students During COVID
Rep. Russ Fulcher, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mel Watt, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency - Actions Harmful to Housing Finance Reform
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
May 2, 2016
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majorty Leader and Harry Reid, Minority Leader, United States Senate - Critical Payments to Rural Counties
Sen. Mike Crapo
June 25, 2014
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014
Rep. Mike Simpson
June 4, 2014
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services- Urging Timely Review of Life-Saving Cancer Screens
Rep. Mike Simpson, ...
May 29, 2014
Simpson's Potato Language Included in House Appropriations Bill Language Allows Fresh Potatoes in WIC
Rep. Mike Simpson
March 14, 2014
Simpson Continues His Fight to Include Potatoes in WIC Program
Rep. Mike Simpson
Oct. 14, 2013
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Rep. Mike Simpson
Oct. 1, 2013
Government Shutdown -- What it Means to You
Rep. Mike Simpson
Aug. 22, 2013
Letter to Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, Senate Finance Committee - Rural Hospitals
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathryn Ruemmler, Counsel to the President - Obamacare Implementation
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
July 31, 2013
Johnson & Crapo Statement on Committee Approval of FHA Solvency Bill
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
July 24, 2013
Hearing of the Senate Banking Committee - FHA Solvency Act of 2013
Sen. Mike Crapo
July 15, 2013
Johnson and Crapo Unveil Discussion Draft of FHA Solvency Act
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
June 13, 2013
Simpson's Potato Amendment Passes Committee
Rep. Mike Simpson
May 16, 2013
Schrader Strengthens Oregon Agriculture Competitiveness in Farm Bill Mark-Up
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
March 13, 2013
Simpson Supports Bill to Preserve Welfare for Work Requirements
Rep. Mike Simpson
Jan. 28, 2013
Prioritizing Entitlement Program Reform
Sen. Mike Crapo
May 17, 2012
Letter to Leader Reid
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
May 7, 2012
Caring For Each Other
Sen. Mike Crapo
March 30, 2012
The Wall Street Journal - ObamaCare Will Punish State Budgets
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Jan. 24, 2012
Risch Responds to State of the Union Address
Sen. Jim Risch
Sept. 8, 2011
Crapo: Ending Uncertainty Frees Up Private Sector to Create Jobs
Sen. Mike Crapo
Dec. 8, 2010
Lincoln County Chronicle - Debt Commission Report Good Starting Point
Sen. Mike Crapo
Nov. 29, 2010
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 16, 2010
Congressman Simpson E-Newsletter Week of August 16, 2010
Rep. Mike Simpson
July 21, 2010
Idaho Senators Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits Without Increasing National Debt
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
July 20, 2010
Crapo: Don't Use Unemployment To Justify Increased Debt
Sen. Mike Crapo
Jan. 27, 2010
Risch Responds to State of the Union Address
Sen. Jim Risch
Nov. 19, 2009
Unemployment: We Need Real Solutions
Rep. Mike Simpson
March 19, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Food Assistance and Fostering Sustainable Agriculture and Economic Development in Less-Developed Countries
Sen. Jim Risch, ...
May 13, 2008
Crapo, Linsoln Win Airline Oxygen Change
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
May 6, 2008
Idaho Delegation Applauds TRICARE Increase
Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 19, 2007
Banking Committee Passes Homelessness Legislation
Sen. Mike Crapo
May 30, 2007
American Competitive Spirit: Alive, But Well?
Sen. Mike Crapo
May 24, 2007
Simpson, Colleagues Introduce Kids Dental Care Bill
Rep. Mike Simpson
Feb. 28, 2007
E-News
Sen. Mike Crapo
Oct. 18, 2006
The Rest of the Story....
Sen. Mike Crapo
Sept. 28, 2006
Crapo Recognized for Literacy Efforts
Sen. Mike Crapo
Sept. 27, 2006
Change in Leadership
Rep. Mike Simpson
Aug. 8, 2006
Crapo Lauds Ruling on Specialty Hospitals
Sen. Mike Crapo
June 16, 2006
Crapo Touts Robust Economy, Idaho Numbers
Sen. Mike Crapo
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 12, 2023
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Estimates Double to $100-$135 Billion; Crapo, Smith Call for Action
Sen.Mike Crapo
July 20, 2023
Crapo, Smith Seek Basic Information on Labor Department's Fund to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen.Mike Crapo
Feb. 22, 2023
Thune, Young, Colleagues Demand Update on Efforts to Recover Fraudulent Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Crapo, Brady, Walorski Urge GAO to Investigate Scope and Severity of Fraudulent Activity in COVID Unemployment Insurance Programs
Sen.Mike Crapo
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
May 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor - Crapo, Brady Call on Labor Department to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Sen.Mike Crapo
April 27, 2021
Crapo, Risch Introduce Back to Work Bonus Legislation
Sen.Mike Crapo
Feb. 10, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
Aug. 26, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Murphy Joins Republican Members to Send Letter Urging USDA to Give Schools Flexibility Needed to Feed Students During COVID
Rep.Russ Fulcher, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mel Watt, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency - Actions Harmful to Housing Finance Reform
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
May 2, 2016
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majorty Leader and Harry Reid, Minority Leader, United States Senate - Critical Payments to Rural Counties
Sen.Mike Crapo
June 25, 2014
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014
Rep.Mike Simpson
June 4, 2014
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services- Urging Timely Review of Life-Saving Cancer Screens
Rep.Mike Simpson, ...
May 29, 2014
Simpson's Potato Language Included in House Appropriations Bill Language Allows Fresh Potatoes in WIC
Rep.Mike Simpson
March 14, 2014
Simpson Continues His Fight to Include Potatoes in WIC Program
Rep.Mike Simpson
Oct. 14, 2013
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Rep.Mike Simpson
Oct. 1, 2013
Government Shutdown -- What it Means to You
Rep.Mike Simpson
Aug. 22, 2013
Letter to Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, Senate Finance Committee - Rural Hospitals
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Letter to Kathryn Ruemmler, Counsel to the President - Obamacare Implementation
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
July 31, 2013
Johnson & Crapo Statement on Committee Approval of FHA Solvency Bill
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
July 24, 2013
Hearing of the Senate Banking Committee - FHA Solvency Act of 2013
Sen.Mike Crapo
July 15, 2013
Johnson and Crapo Unveil Discussion Draft of FHA Solvency Act
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
June 13, 2013
Simpson's Potato Amendment Passes Committee
Rep.Mike Simpson
May 16, 2013
Schrader Strengthens Oregon Agriculture Competitiveness in Farm Bill Mark-Up
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
March 13, 2013
Simpson Supports Bill to Preserve Welfare for Work Requirements
Rep.Mike Simpson
Jan. 28, 2013
Prioritizing Entitlement Program Reform
Sen.Mike Crapo
May 17, 2012
Letter to Leader Reid
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
May 7, 2012
Caring For Each Other
Sen.Mike Crapo
March 30, 2012
The Wall Street Journal - ObamaCare Will Punish State Budgets
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Jan. 24, 2012
Risch Responds to State of the Union Address
Sen.Jim Risch
Sept. 8, 2011
Crapo: Ending Uncertainty Frees Up Private Sector to Create Jobs
Sen.Mike Crapo
Dec. 8, 2010
Lincoln County Chronicle - Debt Commission Report Good Starting Point
Sen.Mike Crapo
Nov. 29, 2010
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
Aug. 16, 2010
Congressman Simpson E-Newsletter Week of August 16, 2010
Rep.Mike Simpson
July 21, 2010
Idaho Senators Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits Without Increasing National Debt
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
July 20, 2010
Crapo: Don't Use Unemployment To Justify Increased Debt
Sen.Mike Crapo
Jan. 27, 2010
Risch Responds to State of the Union Address
Sen.Jim Risch
Nov. 19, 2009
Unemployment: We Need Real Solutions
Rep.Mike Simpson
March 19, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Food Assistance and Fostering Sustainable Agriculture and Economic Development in Less-Developed Countries
Sen.Jim Risch, ...
May 13, 2008
Crapo, Linsoln Win Airline Oxygen Change
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
May 6, 2008
Idaho Delegation Applauds TRICARE Increase
Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
Sept. 19, 2007
Banking Committee Passes Homelessness Legislation
Sen.Mike Crapo
May 30, 2007
American Competitive Spirit: Alive, But Well?
Sen.Mike Crapo
May 24, 2007
Simpson, Colleagues Introduce Kids Dental Care Bill
Rep.Mike Simpson
Feb. 28, 2007
E-News
Sen.Mike Crapo
Oct. 18, 2006
The Rest of the Story....
Sen.Mike Crapo
Sept. 28, 2006
Crapo Recognized for Literacy Efforts
Sen.Mike Crapo
Sept. 27, 2006
Change in Leadership
Rep.Mike Simpson
Aug. 8, 2006
Crapo Lauds Ruling on Specialty Hospitals
Sen.Mike Crapo
June 16, 2006
Crapo Touts Robust Economy, Idaho Numbers
Sen.Mike Crapo
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