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July 03, 2017
Modernizing The Veterans Benefits Appeals Process
Idaho veterans have shared detailed, personal accounts of how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) claims appeals process could better serve veterans. ... Continue Reading -
June 26, 2017
Russia Sanctions Legislation
Over the course of the past three months, the Senate Banking Committee, on which I serve as Chairman, has held hearings assessing the impacts of the current sanctions regime... Continue Reading -
June 22, 2017
The Mike Drop - Sen. Crapo's Update from Washington
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June 19, 2017
Pledging To Help Raise PTSD Awareness
Captain Sarah C. Humphries served in the U.S. Army in Iraq. In a video on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website, Sarah explains how she knew she had Post... Continue Reading -
June 12, 2017
Moving Forward With Positive Spirit Of Renewal
Kindness, support and respect run deep in Idaho. The response to the vandalism of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise, Idaho, is a recent example of the... Continue Reading -
June 05, 2017
Bill To Extend Secure Rural Schools Funding
I joined fellow Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and a large, bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would extend payments under the Secure Rural... Continue Reading -
U.S. Forest Ranger Edward Pulaski helped save the lives of fellow wildland firefighters in Idaho’s 1910 Big Burn. He is credited with using his experience to... Continue Reading
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May 22, 2017
Honoring Excellence: Idaho's Teacher Of The Year
I recently had the great honor of meeting with Mary Lynn Spiker who was selected to be the 2017 Idaho Teacher of the Year. The role of teachers cannot be... Continue Reading -
May 15, 2017
Needed Review Of National Monument Designations
Americans deserve to enjoy a variety of benefits from our nation’s abundant, while increasingly pressured, public lands. Top-down national monument designations... Continue Reading -
May 08, 2017
Addressing The Need For More Veterinarians
Access to quality animal care is critical to Idaho’s agricultural economy. But, too often, ranchers and farmers cannot access the care they need because of a lack... Continue Reading -
May 01, 2017
Property Seizure Abuses Must End
In past columns, I have written about legislative efforts to stop the abuse of asset seizure laws to take Americans’ property without proof of a crime, or even an arrest... Continue Reading -
April 24, 2017
Weekly Column: Rolling Back Federal Intrusion
On March 7, 2017, the Senate passed H.J.Res. 44, a resolution of disapproval to overturn the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management... Continue Reading -
April 17, 2017
Young Idahoans--Helping Build An Even Better Idaho
This Earth Day provides an important reminder of the remarkable natural assets all around us and the considerable work and problem-solving required to sustain these resources... Continue Reading -
April 10, 2017
Idaho Youth Leadership
Helen Keller wrote in 1930, “It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in this world.” Meeting with Idaho delegates to the... Continue Reading -
April 03, 2017
Judicial Duty To Follow The Law
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I met with Judge Neil Gorsuch, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as Associate Justice. Judge Gorsuch’s... Continue Reading -
March 27, 2017
Federal Obligation To Idaho Counties Must Be Met
Secure Rural School payments are critical to ensure that counties across Idaho and the nation, accommodating tax-exempt, federally managed lands, have the resources necessary... Continue Reading -
March 20, 2017
Clearing Out The Mess Of Overregulation
In a Presidential Executive Order issued February 24, 2017, President Trump called for an extensive review of existing federal regulations to determine whether they should be... Continue Reading -
March 13, 2017
Opportunities For America
In his recent speech before Congress, President Donald Trump outlined a message of optimism that resonated with many. He laid forth an ambitious agenda that, if we work... Continue Reading -
March 07, 2017
Top Priority: Improving Veterans' Access To Care
Many Idahoans, especially those in eastern Idaho, are aware that there are extensive delays with reimbursement to health care providers through the Veterans Choice Program... Continue Reading -
February 27, 2017
Lessons Learned From Vietnam Veterans
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the majority of Idaho’s veterans served during the Vietnam War. Veterans put their lives on the line and lost friends and... Continue Reading