News Releases
Delegation Urges Idaho Producers to Sign-up for New Farm Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Idaho's Congressional Delegation is urging Idaho producers to contact their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to ensure their eligibility for programs under the 2002 Farm Bill. The first deadline, April 1, is when producers must have updated their records with the FSA and agreed to new base acres and yields. The second deadline, June 1, is when producers must have completed all of their paperwork."American agriculture is in the middle of very challenging times,&q… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo to Discuss Mexican Consulate, DNA Rape Bill, Wind Power, Rural Health Spending
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo begins a week of travel across Idaho tonight as the Senate begins the traditional February Lincoln Day state work period. Crapoâ??s schedule includes a visit with Mexican Consulate Martin Torres to discuss establishing a consulate office for Mexico in the Treasure Valley and discussions with Idaho legislators over alternative energy at the Statehouse. He will present Boise Stateâ??s football team with a congressional honor and celebrate history-making im… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo Pushes to Protect State Water Rights
Washington, DC â?? Using his expertise in water rights law, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has introduced legislation that will protect state water rights and ensure that federal agencies will pay their share of filing fees in water rights cases. The State Water Sovereignty Protection Act was introduced late Thursday in the U.S. Senate and is expected to be referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, which Crapo chairs. Crapo authored and introduc… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo, Micron President & CEO Appleton to Hold News Conference
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Micron Technology President and CEO Steve Appleton will hold a news conference tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse. Crapo and Appleton will discuss developments related to legislation introduced this week by Crapo that could help end unfair foreign trading practices that are damaging Idahoâ??s largest private employer. Those trading practices involve government bailouts that are keeping competitors of Micron afloat in … Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo Says Decision Not to List BurbotFurthers Collaborative Effort
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said a decision announced today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to list the Kootenai River burbot as a threatened or endangered species will result in both help for the fish and provide a valuable example in collaboration regarding species recovery. Crapo, who has worked with a number of Idaho groups, federal agencies, and others on burbot recovery, said the decision will allow a local, collaborative process time to aid the species.Crapo is cha… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Craig, Crapo Co-sponsor Bill to Split the 9th Circuit Court
WASHINGTON, DC â?? Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo have cosponsored a bill in the Senate to split the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and create a new 12th Circuit Court of Appeals that would include the state of Idaho. The â??Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act of 2003" is similar to legislation Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson introduced in the House of Representatives last month. â??The West has experienced huge population growth over the last few decades and that growth has translated… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo to Discuss Middle East, Idaho Terrorist Arrest on MSNBC
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will appear on â??MSNBC Reportsâ?? this evening to discuss President Bushâ??s speech tonight and Middle East policy issues. The arrest of a University of Idaho student on terrorist charges is also expected to be discussed. The program, which is hosted by Joe Scarborough, airs from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Mountain/7 to 7:30 p.m. Pacific. â??MSNBC Reportsâ?? airs throughout Idaho on local cable systems.MSNBC Reports8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mountain/7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Pacif… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo will Chair AG Subcommittee
CRAPO WILL CHAIR AG SUBCOMMITTEE Named to head Forestry, Conservation & Rural Revitalization panel Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will bring significant influence to rural legislation and land use matters critical to Idaho as he is again selected as the chairman of the Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization Subcommittee. That subcommittee is part of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which Crapo joined last Congress. Todayâ??s announcement means Crapo now chairs two Senat… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo wants Congress on Record on Micron
Washington, DC â?? Following a trade policy meeting with the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr., Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will introduce a congressional resolution that will put Congress on record against the unfair trading practices used by the South Korean government and Korean semi-conductor manufacturer, Hynix. Crapoâ??s resolution comes amid lay-off announcements by Idaho-based Micron Technologies. It is co-sponsored by Virginia Senator George Allen, whose home s… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo, Craig Introduce Measure to Help Eastern Idaho Water Company
Washington, D.C. â?? Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig today introduced legislation that intends to convey title of facilities presently owned by the Bureau of Reclamation to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (FMID). FMID has maintained and controlled the facilities in question since they were built. The facilities include the Cross Cut Dam and Canal, the Teton Wells, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources Permit number 22-7702 from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Fremont-Mad… Continue Reading
February 22, 2005
Crapo: Estrada Nomination Deserves A Vote
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will support Miguel Estrada, the Presidentâ??s judicial nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Estradaâ??s nomination has been met with intense opposition by most Senate Democrats, who are threatening to filibuster the nomination. If the minority achieves a filibuster, it will be the first time in Senate history that a filibuster has been carried out on a circuit court nomination. In fact, other than the 1968 bipartisan filibuster … Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Crapo Makes Staff Changes
Washington, DC â?? With the New Year, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has named a new Administrative Assistant and Legislative Director as well as a number of other staff changes.Peter Fischer, who has been serving as Legislative Director since August 2001, has been promoted to Administrative Assistant and will oversee office operations in Washington, D.C. Fischer also worked for Crapo in Boise as the State Director of Business, Education, Labor and Technology. Prior to his service for Crapo, Fischer w… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Crapo reminds Farmers of AG Cenus
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo reminds Idaho farmers that time is running out to be counted in the 2002 Census of Agriculture. The census, which is conducted every five years by the USDAâ??s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), puts together comprehensive information on agriculture production, inventories, sales and expenses for all states and counties.â??It is vital that Idahoâ??s agricultural producers participate in the census,â?? Crapo explained. â??It is used to hel… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Bull Trout Comment Period extended for 90 Days
WASHINGTON, DC â?? Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo, Representatives Mike Simpson and C.L. â??Butchâ?? Otter, and Governor Dirk Kempthorne, praised the announcement late yesterday by the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service (USFWS) extending the comment period for the USFWSâ??s proposal to designate critical habitat for Columbia River Basin bull trout for ninety days. The proposal would affect 8,958 miles of streams and 205,639 acres of lakes and reservoirs in the State of Idaho. â??Thanks to thi… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Crapo: Bush delivered the right message
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo called President Bushâ??s State of the Union address a â??timely and needed message.â?? Crapo, who attended the speech in the House Chamber in the U.S. Capitol, issued the following statement:â??At a time when many Americans are anxious about the state of our economy, our national security, and our international objectives, President Bushâ??s speech was a needed message. The President addressed issues that Americans are concerned about in a bold and co… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Crapo To Keynote Local MLK Banquet
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will keynote the 12th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Banquet in Idaho Falls on Saturday, January 18th. The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the ISU/U of I Student Union Building in Idaho Falls. It is sponsored by the Idaho Falls chapter of the NAACP. Crapo will focus his remarks on the renewed focus on race relations in our country as well as the national theme of â??Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off!â?? â??The issue of race was agai… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Crapo will join MLK March, Statehouse Events
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join local NAACP President Wade Dawson, Governor Dirk Kempthorne, and a host of others Monday, January 20th, during events to commemorate the Martin Luther King, Junior holiday. Crapo will take part in the March to the Capitol from Boise State University down Capitol Boulevard between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. He will join Kempthorne and others for brief remarks at the Statehouse and inside the rotunda for the Human Rights Rally 2003 and MLK Day events fo… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
AMBER ALERT BILL REINTRODUCED BY CRAPO, OTHERS
Washington, DC - Federal assistance for a voluntary program to help locate missing children is a priority that should pass this Congress, according to Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Crapo has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to reintroduce S. 121, the â??AMBER Alert Network Act.â?? Similar measures passed in both the House and Senate last year, but time ran out before the differences between the measures could be worked out.â??As a parent, I feel the establishment of an AMBER Alert system is a… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Craig, Crapo Co-Sponsor Ag Drought Relief Bill
Washington, DC - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig have co-sponsored a new attempt to get disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by drought conditions. Both senators joined Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS), Sam Brownback (R-KS), and Mike Enzi (R-WY) to introduce the Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act of 2004. The bill would provide eligible producers with $3 billion in emergency disaster assistance for the 2001 and 2002 crop years. Producers would choose between crop years 200… Continue Reading
February 11, 2005
Delegation Congratulates Al Lance
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and C.L. â??Butchâ?? Otter sent congratulations to former Idaho Attorney General Alan G. Lance. Sr. upon congressional receipt of his nomination to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. President Bush submitted Lanceâ??s name to Congress yesterday. Lance was initially nominated for this position last September, but no action was taken on it prior to the end of the 10… Continue Reading
