News Releases

July 17, 2018

Crapo Twin Falls Office to Close Temporarily July 23; Remote Office Dates Announced

Twin Falls - Due to required renovations by the US Senate, the Twin Falls-based office of Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will close for about one month, beginning Monday, July 23. To accommodate constituent requests, meetings and requirements, Crapo staff will be holding remote office hours through communities in southern Idaho. "The Senate has mandated certain security and other upgrades in my Twin Falls office," Crapo said. "But Idahoans in southern Idaho should not be without access to their lo… Continue Reading

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July 12, 2018

Crapo Statement at Credit Bureau Hearing

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today convened a hearing entitled "An Overview of the Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act." His opening statement from that hearing follows: The text of Chairman Crapo's remarks, as prepared, is below. "Today's hearing is entitled 'An Overview of the Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.' "Credit bureaus play a valuable role in our financial system by helping fina… Continue Reading

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July 11, 2018

Crapo Chairs Nomination Hearing for Ryan Nelson; Risch Introduces Nelson to Committee

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today chaired the hearing for Ryan Nelson, an attorney from Idaho Falls and sixth-generation Idahoan, who has been nominated by President Trump to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In comments about Nelson, to his Senate colleagues, Crapo highlighted Nelson's thorough legal experience and ability. "Ryan has been widely recognized by his peers for his judgement and legal acumen. As a native Idahoan goi… Continue Reading

Editorials

July 16, 2018

Weekly Column: Backing Collaborative Forest Management

The U.S. Forest Service reports that between 2010 and 2016, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) projects resulted in the treatment of more than 2.4 million acres to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and the maintenance of 630 miles of trails. The agency also found that $1.2 billion in local labor income, and an average of 5,180 jobs were created or maintained each year nationwide through CFLRP projects. Each fire season, the threat of wildfires bears down on many… Continue Reading

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July 09, 2018

Weekly Column: Freeing The Engines Of Our Communities

I often think about the Americans in communities across this nation who have sat at their desks well into the night trying to make sure they filed necessary paperwork and kept up to date on federal regulations so they can keep their small businesses afloat, provide for their families and ensure steady income for their employees. These producers are the engines of our communities and economy. One of my top priorities in Congress has been to curtail unreasonable government mandates unnecessarily… Continue Reading

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July 02, 2018

Weekly Column: Celebrating Our Shared Independence

On the Fourth of July, we celebrate independence-the heart of Americanism. Our shared responsibility to safeguard our independence serves as a unifying force. Our form of government has withstood the tests of 242 years because of our commitment to protecting the freedoms that our inspired founders affirmed in the Declaration of Independence, the adoption of which we celebrate this holiday: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their… Continue Reading

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