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May 27, 2005
CRAPO TO REVIEW SECURITY AND FOREIGN AID ASSISTANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE BALTIC REGION
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will join Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) on a Congressional Delegation trip to the Baltics and the Middle East... Continue Reading -
May 27, 2005
CRAPO BILL CUTS TAXES ON GOLD, SILVER INVESTMENTS
Listen to the Audio File Here [.mp3 format] Washington, DC â?? Citing inequities that now exist in federal tax code, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has introduced legislation to... Continue Reading -
Washington, DC â?? Idahoâ??s Congressional Delegation has written the head of the Federal Aviation Administration asking her not to close the control tower at the Boise... Continue Reading
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May 25, 2005
CRAPO WANTS ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ENDED NOW
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will co-sponsor legislation offered by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to abolish the individual... Continue Reading -
Washington, DC â?? State, county, and local leaders could see new funding to deal with issues related to the illegal entry of criminal aliens into the U.S, under legislation... Continue Reading
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May 19, 2005
CRAPO: ESA IMPROVEMENTS PROTECT PROPERTY RIGHTS
Washington, DC â?? Efforts to improve the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are moving forward, with hearings by both Senate and House members underway, and Idaho Senator Mike... Continue Reading -
May 17, 2005
USDA TO PURCHASE POTATOES
WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced today that the Department plans to purchase up to 80 million pounds of frozen and dehydrated potatoes. On... Continue Reading -
May 17, 2005
CRAPO ADDS FARM BENEFIT TO TRANSPORTATION BILL
Washington, DC â?? Farmers and agricultural interests will benefit by a tax exemption in hauling farm goods after harvest under language Idaho Senator Mike Crapo got included... Continue Reading -
Washington, DC â?? Efforts to get more fresh fruits and vegetables into public schools gained attention on Capitol Hill this week as a group of Senators, including Idaho... Continue Reading
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May 11, 2005
SENATORS INTRODUCE DOWNWINDER LEGISLATION
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig today introduced legislation that would include all of Idaho under the existing federal government program to... Continue Reading -
May 04, 2005
CRAPO TO DISCUSS SOCIAL SECURITY, DOWNWINDERS
Washington, DC â?? As the Senate Finance Committee gets underway on Social Security hearings, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, who is a member of that committee, will host a live... Continue Reading -
May 04, 2005
CRAPO ACTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDING
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo wants to keep a billion-dollar fund for Crime Victims untouched by other federal government programs. The estimated $1.2 billion in... Continue Reading -
April 29, 2005
CRAPO TO ATTEND FIRST ESA FIELD HEARING
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will be a part of the first Congressional field hearing this year on renewed efforts to improve the Endangered Species Act. The... Continue Reading -
April 28, 2005
CRAPO: BIRD REDISCOVERY FITTINGPRELUDE TO ESA HEARING
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo says the rediscovery of a once-thought extinct species of woodpecker in the Southeast United States is a boost of encouragement for... Continue Reading -
April 28, 2005
DELEGATION: CURRENT RECA PROGRAM NOT EQUITABLE
Washington, DC â?? The Idaho congressional delegation reacted today to the long-awaited release of the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) report on the Radiation Exposure... Continue Reading -
April 27, 2005
CRAPO CELEBRATES DIA DE LOS NINOS
Washington, DC â??Nearly 2,000 books will be donated to Idahoâ??s children in events taking place in libraries and learning centers across the state this week commemorating... Continue Reading -
April 27, 2005
TAX REFORM PART TWO: HOW IT AFFECTS YOU
Many Idahoans can relax now that April 15 has come and gone. Another season of complicated forms and confusing instructions is behind us (for another nine months, at least).... Continue Reading -
April 21, 2005
CRAPO APPLAUDS PORTMANâ??S STANCE ON TRADE
Washington, DC â?? Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said today he will support Representative Robert Portman to become the next U.S. Trade Representative. Portman, President Bushâ??s... Continue Reading -
April 20, 2005
CRAPO: DROUGHT, POLITICS NECESSITATE LOCAL WATER SOLUTIONS
Washington, DC â?? Idaho residents must continue to work together to find solutions to ongoing water issues or risk the threat that the federal government or interests from... Continue Reading -
April 19, 2005
CRAPO: WATER SOLUTIONS MUST START LOCALLY
Washington, DC â?? In a live satellite feed to the Andrus Centerâ??s â??Troubled Waterâ?? conference, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo will tell attendees that local, collaborative... Continue Reading