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February 02, 2012
Crapo, Risch Ask Majority Leader Reid to Clarify His Position on Unconstitutional Recess Appointments
Washington, D.C. - Today, Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined a group of 34 Senators, led by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), in writing to Senate Majority Leader... Continue Reading -
February 01, 2012
Strategy to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Reduces Dating Abuse
(BOISE, IDAHO)-February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, and the Center for Healthy Teen Relationships' and Start Strong Idaho's, programs of... Continue Reading -
February 01, 2012
Honest Budget Act Promotes Spending Restraint
Washington, D.C. - For the fourth straight year, the country will have spent more than a trillion dollars it does not have. Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget... Continue Reading -
January 24, 2012
Crapo: State of the Union Needs Focus on Jobs, Economy
Washington, D.C. - Congress and the White House must utilize the new session of Congress to work together to enable job growth and generate economic activity, said Idaho... Continue Reading -
January 20, 2012
Crapo Welcomes New Congressional Fellow
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today announced that Dr. Patrick N. Holman will be joining his Washington, D.C., staff as nuclear energy fellow for the 2012... Continue Reading -
January 18, 2012
Idaho Students Chosen for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today announced the selection of Elizabeth Hansen and Nathan Shumway as the Idaho student delegates to the 50 th... Continue Reading -
January 18, 2012
Grant Launches McArthur Lake Wildlife Safety Project
Boundary County, Idaho - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a grant of $99,268 to fund the McArthur Lake Wildlife Safety Project, an effort to reduce... Continue Reading -
January 11, 2012
26 GOP Senators Offer Bill to Stop IMF Bailouts for Europe
Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and 25 Republican Senators introduced a bill to stop the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from using U.S. taxpayer dollars... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - Citing Crapo's experience in debt and deficit reduction efforts and his conservative philosophy, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) today... Continue Reading
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December 21, 2011
Crapo Announces Idaho 2012 Military Academy Nominations
Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced his nomination of 59 Idaho students to military service academies, for the freshman class entering in 2012. The students'... Continue Reading -
December 15, 2011
Forest Roads Fix Included in Must-Pass Spending Bill
Washington, DC - A must-pass appropriations bill unveiled today by the House Appropriations Committees includes a critical effort by Idaho Representative Mike Simpson and... Continue Reading -
December 14, 2011
Crapo Votes for Balanced Budget Amendment
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo made the following statement regarding his vote for S.J.Res. 10, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. Crapo, along... Continue Reading -
Washington, DC -- Every federal agency would be required to provide taxpayers an annual report card for each of its programs by a bipartisan bill introduced in both chambers... Continue Reading
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December 01, 2011
Crapo, Schumer, Toomey, Warner Announce Bipartisan Plan to Make it Easier for Growing Firms to Go Public
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) today announced a bipartisan plan... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - Nearly 20 years after the Violence Against Women Act was first signed into law, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced... Continue Reading
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November 28, 2011
Crapo Bill Would Keep Farms and Ranches in the Family
Washington, D.C. - Legislation aimed at reducing the barriers to pass family farm and ranch ownership to future generations has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Idaho... Continue Reading -
November 21, 2011
Crapo Office Travels to Glenns Ferry, Idaho City and Nampa
Boise - To better assist Idahoans with questions and issues concerning federal agencies and policies, staff from Idaho Senator Mike Crapo's office will travel to Southwestern... Continue Reading -
November 17, 2011
Senate Approves Crapo-Risch Resolution Recognizing Downwinders
Washington, D.C. - Idahoans and residents of states adversely affected by nuclear fallout from arms testing during the Cold War era deserve greater attention and compensation... Continue Reading -
November 16, 2011
Crapo, Simpson: Bipartisan Deficit Plan Still Possible
Washington, D.C. - As the Joint Select Committee established by Congress approaches the November 23 deadline to present a debt reduction plan for expedited consideration,... Continue Reading -
November 10, 2011
Delegation Urges Idahoans to Weigh in on Minidoka Refuge Plan
Washington, D.C. - Members of Idaho's Congressional Delegation are urging Idahoans to make their feelings known concerning any changes at Lake Walcott on the Minidoka National... Continue Reading