Responsibly managing taxpayer dollars is, and always has been, a bedrock principle of my public service. It also motivates my support for efforts to promote financial...
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As snow melts, winter turns to spring and Idaho landscapes turn from white, to green to brown, we look forward to the activities the change in seasons enable, but also must...
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Following the annual release of the President’s budget request to Congress, the Senate Finance Committee invites members of the President’s Cabinet to discuss aspects of the...
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What will the Biden Administration do to increase U.S. agriculture exports in 2024? This is a critical question 21 of my Senate colleagues and I, as Ranking Member of the...
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I had the opportunity recently to stand with fellow proponents of the Major Richard Star Act, legislation that would provide combat-disabled veterans full disability and...
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For treatments targeting any number of conditions, from pediatric cancer to mental health ailments, our ability to prevent and resolve drug shortages can mean the difference...
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As participants in the decisions made in Congress, Idahoans contact me regularly with valuable input about the issues our country faces. One of the issues Idahoans have...
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The first Post Office in Idaho was established in 1862 in Lewiston. In a 2012 Lewiston Tribune article titled, “Lewiston celebrates its postal past,” historian Steven...
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Idahoans who live and work on and near the land are best equipped to drive local land management decisions. The proposed rule change that would have enabled natural asset...
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I interned on Capitol Hill for then-Representative Orval Hansen of Idaho’s Second Congressional District. That eye-opening experience helped spur my interest in the political...
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As the 2024 tax season gets underway, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to fail taxpayers by moving forward with the launch of a costly and unnecessary pilot...
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Idahoans deserve access to affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy products. However, the Biden Administration’s proposed vehicle emissions and fuel...
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I have the honor of serving as Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has extensive jurisdiction and oversees federal tax policy; federal health care...
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The federal government is responsible for the impact of federal land ownership on local communities. Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination (SRS) Act payments are one...
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Preserving Air National Guard (ANG) fighter units—importantly, the Idaho National Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron—is a priority as the United States continues to face external...
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Since President Biden’s Inauguration, inflation has cost Idaho families, raising monthly expenses in November an additional $984. In other words, it costs Idahoans $11,807...
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According to U.S. House of Representatives historians, on December 24, 1913, “thousands flocked to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate Washington’s first ‘community Christmas.’ The...
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For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, “There...
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The enormous service of Idaho Veterans and the devotion to serving the veterans community is one of the things I most enjoy highlighting each year. Every November since 2002,...
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We hear a lot about what Congress does not do well—namely, work together to get things done. Frankly, I share these justified criticisms. But, I am also happy to report...
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