News Releases
Smeed Honored in Congressional Statement
Washington, D.C. - The accomplishments of lifelong Idaho resident Ralph Smeed are being recognized before the United States Senate. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has submitted a Congressional Record Statement honoring Smeed's commitment to preserving freedom, his strong business and work ethic and political advocacy. The Congressional Record Statement honoring Smeed, who passed away last week, reads as follows: STATEMENT REGARDING RALPH SMEED Mr. CRAPO: Mr./Madam President, I rise today to honor … Continue Reading
September 15, 2010
Wyden, Crapo Bill Levels Playing Field for Geothermal
Washington, D.C. - In an effort to increase energy production from renewable sources, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), introduced the Geothermal Energy Investment Act of 2010 to increase investment in geothermal power facilities and technologies and give producers the ability to compete with other renewable energy resources, like solar, on an equitable basis. The legislation amends an existing tax credit to bring geothermal power more on par with other renewable energ… Continue Reading
September 14, 2010
Crapo Wants To Keep Taxes From Going Up
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo warns that any tax hikes on Americans are bad news, but especially so during a recession like the one the nation is facing now. Worse yet, he says, the tax hikes set to take place at the end of this year will kill the creation of new jobs. That's why Crapo today signed on to legislation in the U.S. Senate that will stop tax increases on every American. "A downturn in the economy is the absolute worst time to raise taxes," Crapo said. "Because half o… Continue Reading
September 08, 2010
Rail Tech Advances Could Mean Long-Term Jobs
Boise - Technological innovations and improvements in mass transit, being created jointly by MotivePower, Inc. (MPI), a Boise-based subsidiary of Wabtec, and a General Electric subsidiary is translating into a bright future for Idaho workers. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter's Commerce Secretary Don Dietrich and Boise Mayor Dave Bieter will join MotivePower Vice President and General Manager Mark Warner Friday to discuss the jobs and innovation behind MPI's new $114.6 millio… Continue Reading
September 07, 2010
Crapo Notes Community Health; Reading Projects
Washington, D.C. - Improving quality health care across rural Idaho will be the focus as Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joins USDA Rural Development's Idaho Director Wally Hedrick and officials with Health West to cut the ribbon opening the new Aberdeen Health West Clinic tomorrow. The new Aberdeen Health West Clinic offers a variety of services including wellness checks, prenatal and chonic care management and it also features medical providers and visiting specialists. Federal funding through USD… Continue Reading
September 03, 2010
Crapo to Attend BSU Game, Discuss Rail Jobs
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join thousands of Idahoans Monday when he travels to FedEx field outside Washington, D.C. to watch Boise State University's football team take on Virginia Tech. Following the game, he will return to Idaho for a series of events, including attending the Eastern Idaho State Fair, discussing rail manufacturing technology and jobs at Boise-based Motive Power and federal funding and biomass projects with county leaders from Adams County and Washington … Continue Reading
August 31, 2010
Crapo Challenges Health Care Deficit Claims
Washington, D.C. - Massive cuts for Medicare providers and doctors who treat Medicare patients are coming, warns Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who says a letter from the Congressional Budget Office proves his point that those cuts are the only way the new health care bill can improve the national debt. Crapo, a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Health Care Subcommittee, argued throughout the health care debate that claims the legislation would reduce the deficit were bogus because the bill … Continue Reading
August 26, 2010
Crapo Notes Progress on Lowering Beer Tax
Pocatello - Efforts to cut taxes and increase employment for small craft breweries in Idaho and other states are gaining momentum, according to the Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Legislation introduced by Crapo and three original co-sponsors on May 11 now has six times the co-sponsors in recent weeks. Crapo joined Senators John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to introduce legislation that would cut in half the federal excise taxes for smaller breweries, s… Continue Reading
August 25, 2010
First Owyhee Land Transactions Announced
Boise - The land management and access partnerships envisioned under the Owyhee Initiative will take a big step tomorrow as the first two major land management transactions are completed to open critical public access into the new Owyhee wilderness areas created under the legislation. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who convened the eight-year collaborative effort resulting in the Owyhee Public Lands Management Act, will join Owyhee County rancher Mike Hanley and local conservation and sporting intere… Continue Reading
August 24, 2010
Senators Ask Interior for Action on Wolves
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have written U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, asking that his agency appeal a recent decision by a federal district court in order to restore state control over the management of grey wolves. A federal judge recently ruled against state management despite the fact Idaho has reached and exceeded recovery goals set for wolves under the Endangered Species Act. Crapo and Risch's letter follows: The Honorable Ken Salazar Secretar… Continue Reading
August 23, 2010
Crapo Plans Jobs and Trade Forum
Boise - More than 380,000 potential jobs could be created or saved if the United States implements pending trade agreements, according to a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. To discuss the impact on Idaho jobs is the reason Idaho Senator Mike Crapo is working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to bring together experts from the U.S. Chamber, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and other local financial leaders for a forum on jobs and trade Wednes… Continue Reading
August 20, 2010
Veterans' Benefits, Gun Rights on Agenda for Crapo During Magic Valley Visit
Twin Falls - Improvements in health care benefits for veterans and an update on federal gun issues and Second Amendment rights are among the topic that Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will focus on next week in the Magic Valley. Crapo will meet with local veterans, veterans groups, the Veterans Administration and the Idaho Division of Veterans Services to review changes in health care programs for veterans. Federal treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has now been authorized as part of t… Continue Reading
August 20, 2010
Family, Working Moms' Groups Support Crapo
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo's record of supporting families and family-friendly work practices has garnered a national award. Crapo is one of 29 Members of Congress receiving the "Best of Congress Award" from Working Mothers Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families. In announcing the awards, the partnership said that Crapo and other recipients "practice what they preach-employing family-friendly policies in their own offices." Crapo is one of three Republican Senators … Continue Reading
August 19, 2010
Crapo to Participate in Wallace Events
Wallace - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will participate in several events in Wallace this Saturday. Crapo will serve as official starter for the Huckleberry Festival's 5K Fun Run, participate in Pancake Breakfast events and attend a commemorative event on the centennial of the 1910 Fires that devastated the area. He will also participate in the Pinehurst Days Parade. Crapo in Wallace and Pinehurst on Saturday, August 21: 9:00 a.m Wallace Fires the starting gun officially starting the Hucklebe… Continue Reading
August 17, 2010
Senators to Geithner: It's time to deal seriously with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) today called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to end the continued taxpayer bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the current administration. In the letter, the senators remind Secretary Geithner of the more than $148 billion that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have already cost the taxpayers. The recent news from these … Continue Reading
August 13, 2010
Lake Lowell Meeting Set to Discuss Future Boating
Nampa - The future of boating on Lake Lowell south of Nampa will be the focus of a meeting Saturday at the lake. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has called for a meeting of recreational users, local officials, residents and others to seek an update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service is in the process of creating a new comprehensive management plan for the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Lowell. Some lake users are concerned that the process could restrict or ban power boati… Continue Reading
August 13, 2010
Clearwater Basin Collaborative Funded
Lewiston - A collaborative land management effort in Idaho's Clearwater Basin that could create or maintain more than 350 jobs over the next ten years has been selected for federal funding through the U.S. Forest Service. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo convened the Clearwater Basin Collaborative (CBC) Work Group two years ago in an effort to find consensus on land management issues such as timber harvest, habitat improvement and species management. Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack … Continue Reading
August 12, 2010
Funding Advances Owyhee Implementation
Boise - The implementation of provisions under the Owyhee Initiative land management legislation guided into law by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will take a major step on Friday. Crapo will join officials with the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Owyhee County representatives and landowner interests to announce funding that further implements the Owyhee Public Land Management Act that was signed into law last year as part of an omnibus lands bill. WHAT: Idaho Senator … Continue Reading
August 10, 2010
Crapo to Assist Record Salmon Migration
Boise - The sockeye salmon runs that gave Redfish Lake its name are setting a modern-day record this season by returning to Idaho in numbers not seen since the 1940's. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join Idaho leaders in helping the sockeye with their final leg of the historic migration Wednesday during a ceremonial transfer event at Redfish Lake. Crapo will join Idaho Fish & Game officials, representatives of the Bonneville Power Administration and the Northwest Power Planning Council and… Continue Reading
August 07, 2010
Crapo, McGee To Discuss I-84 Funding From Caldwell To Nampa
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will be joined by Idaho State Senator and Transportation Committee Chairman John McGee Monday to offer an update on funding to widen Interstate 84 between Nampa and Caldwell. McGee and Crapo will join Caldwell Mayor Garret Nancolas to discuss funding for the project immediately following a news conference on FEMA flood mapping scheduled for Monday, August 10th, at the corner of Blaine and Kimball, in downtown Caldwell along Indian Creek. The new confe… Continue Reading
