News Releases
Caldwell Receives $1 Million For Downtown
Caldwell â?? The City of Caldwell today got a big boost toward the revitalization of its downtown area along Indian Creek when Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced the city will receive $1 million in Economic Development Initiative (EDI) funding. Crapo joined Caldwell Mayor Garrett Nancolas alongside Indian Creek at 10th Avenue to announce funding he has earmarked for Caldwell in the FY 2007 Housing and Urban Development spending bill. The two men met alongside the creek four years ago as Nancolas… Continue Reading
August 24, 2006
Crapo, Caldwell Plan Economic Announcement
Caldwell â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Caldwellâ??s leaders, including Mayor Garrett Nancolas, will make a major announcement Monday morning affecting the future of economic development for downtown Caldwell. Crapo and Nancolas have chosen the banks of Indian Creek to make the announcement Monday at 10:00 a.m. Both men met four years ago along Indian Creek to discuss renovation efforts and Mondayâ??s announcement will be a major step for those efforts.Crapo will also join Ada County Commissio… Continue Reading
August 19, 2006
CRAPO SCHEDULES APPEARANCES AT HEALTH AWARENESS BOOTHS
August 15, 2006
Crapo, Risch, Owyhee Work Group Plan Rally
Boise â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join Governor Jim Risch, Shoshone-Paiute Tribal Chairman Terry Gibson, Owyhee County Commissioners, members of the Owyhee Initiative Work Group, and others this Friday to rally support for the Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act. The rally and press conference is planned inside the Governorâ??s Office at 1:30 p.m. It is designed to show the broad base of support for S. 3794, the Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act, which Crapo introduced in the U.S. Sena… Continue Reading
August 08, 2006
Crapo Lauds Ruling On Specialty Hospitals
IDAHO FALLS, ID â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo praised the lifting of the moratorium on the construction and development of specialty hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Today, CMS released its final report commissioned by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 in which it immediately ended the ban on the prohibition of specialty hospitals and provided for disclosure of physician ownership in medical facilities to both CMS and patients. â??Itâ??s about time we put a morat… Continue Reading
August 08, 2006
Land Board Endorses Crapo's Owyhee Initiative
Boise â?? The five members of the Idaho Land Board today voted unanimously to endorse the Owyhee Initiative comprehensive land management bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Crapo discussed via telephone the Initiative with Board members during the meeting and after the vote expressed his appreciation for the unanimous endorsement.Governor Jim Risch, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Superintendent of Public Instruction Marilyn Howard, State Controller Keith… Continue Reading
August 08, 2006
Idahoans Can Help Shape New Farm Bill
Moscow â?? The testimony of Idahoans on farm policy will be included as Congress gathers input across the nation through more than a dozen field hearings regarding the next farm bill. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who chairs the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, will conduct a field hearing Friday, August 11th, in Moscow regarding federal farm policy.The hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. at the University of Idahoâ??s Menard Law Building. It will feature … Continue Reading
August 07, 2006
Crapo Chairs Farm Bill Hearing in Moscow, Reviews Fires, Elk Collaborative, Water Issues
Idaho Falls â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will spend this week in the Idaho Falls and Lewiston-Moscow-Orofino areas working on a broad range of issues from federal energy policy to follow-up work on his Elk Initiative and water issues relating to recreation in Hells Canyon. Crapo will also be chairing a Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry field hearing to hear testimony on federal farm policy.… Continue Reading
August 04, 2006
Pensioneers and Plans Win in Pension Reform
Washington, DC â?? A major provision, authored by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, to reduce the regulatory and financial burdens on pension plans and their beneficiaries was included in the pension reform conference report (H.R. 4) passed by the Senate last night. Crapoâ??s amendment package lifts investment restrictions that could result in an increase in retirement income for those who belong to pension plans. The pension reform package, which has already passed the U.S. House, cleared the Senate la… Continue Reading
August 04, 2006
Crapo Affirms Protections For Indian Children At Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo hailed the Senate passage of legislation that will expand reporting of child abuse allegations and convictions in Indian country and require increased mandated background investigations of those working with children. â??This legislation will help better track those who victimize children on Tribal lands and strengthen the law to better protect Indian children from the tragedy and terrible crime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse,â?? said Crapo.… Continue Reading
August 04, 2006
Crapo, Dorgan Raise Awareness on Vascular Disease
Washington, DC â?? Efforts to raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are being advanced through a Senate resolution introduced by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota). The resolution designates September 18-22 as National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week. It was approved last night by the Senate. PAD, a disease that occurs when narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the limbs, affects 8 to 12 million Americans. It is the leading cause of lowe… Continue Reading
August 03, 2006
Crapo Introduces Owyhee Initiative
Washington, DC â?? With five years of collaborative work backing him, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today introduced wide-ranging legislation that could set a standard for future public lands management. The Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act will end decades of public lands conflict in southwestern Idaho and establish a path for future management of that area. Ranching will continue, traditional uses are preserved, water rights are protected, wilderness is designated and a path to the future is se… Continue Reading
August 02, 2006
CRAPO CELEBRATES â??RE-WATERINGâ?? ON THE PAHSIMEROI RIVER
August 02, 2006
Crapo: College Savings Plans Good Addition to Pension Reform
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo is optimistic that a tax-free college savings plan included in the pension reform bill will remain. Tax benefits for families saving for college in 529 College Savings Plans were included in H.R. 4, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday night and has been sent back to the Senate. Crapo, a member of the Senate Finance Committee and a leader in supporting 529 plans, has lobbied in support of extending the tax benefits of 529 plans pe… Continue Reading
August 02, 2006
Crapo Hearing To Look at Forest Recovery
Washington, DC â?? The timely recovery from the devastating effects of catastrophes on public lands is the focus of a hearing in a Senate Agriculture subcommittee today. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who serves as Chariman of the Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization subcommittee, chairs the hearing on H.R. 4200, the Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act (FERRA), a measure which has already cleared the U.S. House of Representatives.H.R. 4200 is a bipartisan bill that was introduced by… Continue Reading
July 31, 2006
Crapo: Vietnam, Peru Trade Boon To Agriculture
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo voted to expand foreign market opportunities for Idahoans by supporting legislation to grant Vietnam Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and implementing legislation for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Crapo co-sponsored and voted to pass Vietnam PNTR legislation, S. 3495, out of the Senate Finance Committee, on which he serves. â??With a population of more than 80 million people, Vietnam is an emerging market for U.S. products,â?? said Crapo, … Continue Reading
July 27, 2006
Orofino Students To Join Crapo On August 'Capitol Watch' PROGRAM
Washington, DC â??Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will welcome students from Orofino High School to his August â??Capitol Watchâ?? cable program. The students participated in the â??We the People,â?? civics competition for high school students, in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. Crapoâ??s program will air on August 8th, 2006, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Mountain/6 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific. â??These Orofino students are some of the best Idaho has to offer,â?? Crapo said. â??They show a sincere interest in le… Continue Reading
July 27, 2006
Crapo: Conservation Program Success Depends On Technical Assistance
Washington, DC â?? The success of federal farm conservation programs in enhancing the environment may depend in part on the availability of technical assistance for producers, according to Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Crapo is chairing a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization hearing today on the use of third-party technical service providers in carrying out agricultural conservation programs.â??The Farm Bill is one of the most important environmental law… Continue Reading
July 27, 2006
Crapo Lauds Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today lauded the extension of federal law assuring the right of all Americans to vote freely in elections. President Bush signed the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act (VRA) this morning during a ceremony at the White House. The legislation was approved last week unanimously by the Senate. However, a long-standing follow-up medical appointment with an oncology specialist in Baltimore caused Crapo to miss the Senate vo… Continue Reading
July 24, 2006
Crapo's Electronic Duck Stamp Bill Approved
Washington, DC â??Waterfowl hunters and stamp collectors buying a Federal Migratory Bird Duck Stamp this year will now have the ease and convenience of purchasing that stamp electronically after a bill, sponsored by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen Caucus, passed the House today. The bill was approved by the Senate last December and will now go to the President for signature. The bill, which was introduced by Crapo last year, will create a three-year pilot pro… Continue Reading
