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Crapo Questions Potential Shift In Rural Funds
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo expressed concern today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration is straying from its original mission of supporting rural economic development projects. The EDA has been a major partner in several Idaho projects including the construction of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho and partnering in a new industrial park in Gem County and Emmett.During a hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Crapo and other committee member… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo Announces Conservation Hearing
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, chose today, Earth Day, to announce that he will hold a subcommittee hearing on agriculture conservation next month. Crapo chose today to make the announcement as a reminder of the programs in the farm bill that benefit the environment. Crapoâ??s subcommittee hearing will be held May 11, 2004. It starts at 10:00 a.m. in 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Domestic Violence Issues, Owyhee InitiativeOn Crapo Schedule Next Week
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will discuss efforts to stop violence against women and children next week during several stops in Southwestern Idaho. Crapo will join law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, judges, and others for a tour of the new Hopeâ??s Door facility in Caldwell, and record and discuss public service announcements targeting ending such violence. April is Idaho Child Abuse Prevention Month.In Marsing, Crapo will honor officials at the Hope House facility with his Spi… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo Calls Angie Leon, Cassie DehlNational Models In Domestic Violence Fight
Washington, DC - Idahoans and all Americans can and must do a better job recognizing and preventing domestic violence, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo told a national conference today in Washington, DC. Crapo was the lead speaker at the convention sponsored by the National Network to End Domestic Violence, which is attended by domestic violence prevention volunteers and organizers from across the country. â??About one and one-half million women are raped and/or physically assaulted by an intimate partn… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo: Abuse Of Neither Prisoners NorAmericans Should Be Tolerated
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo reacted today to developments in Iraq involving both the murder of a U.S. civilian by insurgents and the release of more photos showing abuse in the Abu Ghraib Prison.â??I join all Americans in expressing shock, outrage, and a demand for justice in the killing of American Nick Berg. All indications point to the fact he was an innocent bystander caught in a savage act aimed to upset fellow Americans, and I join with other Senators in seeking swift justice… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo To Take Viewer Calls On June â??Capitol Watchâ??
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapoâ??s monthly cable program returns to a live broadcast format on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. During the half-hour program, Crapo will take calls from viewers on issues before Congress. â??Capitol Watchâ?? airs statewide on Idaho cable television stations on Tuesday, June 8th, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Mountain/6 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific. Idahoans are invited to call in on a toll-free number set up during the program, 1-800-SEN-TALK (1-800-736-8255). E-mail question… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Craig, Crapo Ask Cheney To Address Beef Exports To Japan
WASHINGTON, DC â?? Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo joined seven other Senators today in asking Vice President Cheney to work to reopen Japanese markets to U.S. beef. Cheney leaves tomorrow for an eight-day tour of Asia, including Japan. The Senators agree that having that market open is vital not only to retaining jobs in the U.S. but to providing a consistent supply of high-quality beef products to restaurants and food suppliers in Japan. In the letter, the Senators wrote:We believe t… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo: Child Nutrition Bill Good For Students, Farmers
Washington, DC â?? Citing its numerous benefits to Idaho children and agricultural producers, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo spoke out in favor of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill during a Senate Agriculture Committee mark-up hearing today. The bill includes several provisions on issues that Crapo has advocated, including increased fruit and vegetable consumption in schools and requirements that milk continue to be offered as a part of school meals. â??As a father of five, I understand the imp… Continue Reading
February 02, 2005
Crapo Encourages Internships On May â??Capitol Watchâ?? Program
Washington, DC â?? The focus of Idaho Senator Mike Crapoâ??s monthly cable program will be the Senate internship program and the opportunities it provides for college-aged students. During the program, Crapo, who served as a congressional intern in the 1970s, will discuss his Senate officeâ??s internship program and his own internship experience. â??Capitol Watchâ?? airs statewide on Idaho cable television stations on Tuesday, May 11th, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Mountain/6 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific.The … Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo Sets Up First-Ever Endowment Fund For Idaho Students
Boise, Idaho â?? Flanked by a coalition of Idaho educators and college/university officials from across Idaho, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today announced the establishment of the Mike Crapo Math and Science Scholarship Fund, which will provide yearly scholarships to deserving Idaho students who chose to attend Idaho universities and colleges. This is the first such fund ever established by an Idaho congressman, and could result in multiple scholarships awarded as the endowment grows over time. To … Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo: Raney, Family Are Idaho Heroes
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo issued this statement today after being advised by the Department of the Army of the death of Cleston C. Raney, 20, of Rupert. Raneyâ??s family lives in both Idaho and California.â??The sacrifices made in the war against terrorism have been driven home this week for all of Idaho,â?? Crapo said. â??We grieve and our hearts and prayers are with the family of Private First Class Raney of Rupert. He gave his all for the cause he believed in. His service and … Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo Urges Broader Salmon Fishing Season
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo wants an expanded fishing season for salmon in Idaho this year. In a letter to the regional director for NOAA Fisheries (formerly the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS) in Seattle, Crapo said he is â??endorsing heartilyâ?? a proposal by Idaho Fish and Game to expand fishing around Salmon and Riggins because of increased returns of fish and the economic benefit such fishing will bring to local communities and reservations.â??Because the large return… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo: EPA Ombudsman Report Raises More Questions Than Answers
Washington, DC - A review of U.S. Environmental Agency actions in a cleanup of Idahoâ??s Coeur dâ??Alene Basin by a reconstituted EPA Ombudsman â??raises more questions that it provides in answers,â?? according to Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who oversees EPA actions in his role on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Crapo noted the report released today differs substantially from a draft released in 2001 by former EPA ombudsman workers, and misses the mark because it fails to reflec… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Delegation Wants Backcountry Airstrips Kept Open
Washington, DC - Idahoâ??s Congressional Delegation today asked the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to keep four backcountry airstrips in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness open to backcountry pilots. Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and C.L. â??Butchâ?? Otter said access to the strips in critical for safety reasons and restricting access would run contrary to the legislation that authorized the Frank Church Wilderness.â??Dewy Moore, Mile-Hi, Simmond… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo Founds Congressional COPD Caucus
Washington, DC â?? During a speech today before a national physicianâ??s group in Washington D.C., Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced the founding of the Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus. The group will be dedicated to furthering awareness of COPD risks and promoting policies that improve the lives of COPD patients. The Caucus, which Crapo will chair, will partner with a broad coalition of physician, patient, and homecare organizations to educate members of Congr… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Craig, Crapo Help Create New Congressional Grains Caucus
WASHINGTON, DC â?? Idaho Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo today announced they have helped create the bipartisan Congressional Grains Caucus. The purpose of the caucus is to promote the growth and stability of the small grains industry through educational seminars for Members of Congress and their staff with an interest in issues important to the industry.â??It is important that valuable agricultural industries have a group ready to work with them on the typically numerous and complex issues … Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo, Mayors, Small Business Administration & Hispanic Leaders Team Up To Increase Business Training And Jobs
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, the Hispanic Financial Education Coalition (HFEC), and local bank and credit union leaders have announced the certification of twenty-five new financial trainers. The trainers, comprised of volunteers from the banking, lending, and realty industries, will work in their communities to increase financial education in the Hispanic population. Specifically, the trainers will hold classes focusing on the U.S. Banking system, budgeting, saving, using and bu… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo Wants Idaho IncludedIn New Salmon Funding Initiative
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo is calling on the head of the U.S. Department of Agricultureâ??s Natural Resources Conservation Service to correct an â??oversightâ?? that has left Idaho out of a new initiative on salmon recovery. Crapo asked NRCS Chief Bruce Knight to allow Idahoans to share in the $3.5 million being made available for those looking to improve salmon habitat by applying through the NRCS Wildlife Incentives Program. NRCS announced this week that residents of Washington,… Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo Commends Students On Salmon Study
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has praise for a group of Riggins area high school seniors who are spreading the word about the economic benefits of an expanded salmon fishing season this year in Idaho. Crapo discussed a report produced by students of Salmon River High School during a teleconference with the seniors this week. He was joined for the call in his Washington, DC office by Riggins Mayor Bob Zimmerman and Kristin Troy with the Salmon Chamber of Commerce.Crapo told the group … Continue Reading
February 01, 2005
Crapo To Announce Student Scholarship Fund, Talk Business & Trade Next Week
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join with education professionals and leaders next week to announce a first-of-its-kind endowment to assist Idaho students in attending college in Idaho. Further details on the scholarship effort, which will be housed at the Idaho Community Foundation, will be announced during a news conference in Boise this coming Wednesday. Crapo will also discuss increases in federal funding in Title I and IDEA funding for Idaho schools.On Tuesday, March 16, Cr… Continue Reading
