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May 10, 2013
FAA Announces Contract Towers To Stay Open
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch lauded today's announcement by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the 149 contract towers scheduled to close... Continue Reading -
May 02, 2013
Crapo, Risch To President: Donâ??t Cut Timber Sales
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have joined a bipartisan letter led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Montana.), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and Lisa Murkowski... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the... Continue Reading
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Washington, D.C. - Members of the Idaho Congressional Delegation are calling for "strong public input" next week as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opens the public... Continue Reading
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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is experiencing a backlog affecting more than 600,000 veterans on their disability claims. Idaho Senators Mike... Continue Reading
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April 26, 2013
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 Introduced
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch reintroduced the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013. Harvesting of polar bears was banned on May 14,... Continue Reading -
April 24, 2013
Crapo Launches New Senate Website
Washington, D.C. - Updated graphics, integrated social media and an improved Action Center are all part of Idaho Senator Mike Crapo's newly-redesigned website that launched... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2013
Crapo, Risch, Hagan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Unnecessary EPA Regulation on Farmers
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, along with Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina), will introduce a bipartisan bill today to eliminate an unnecessary and... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2013
Crapo Statement at CFPB Semi-Annual Report to Congress
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a... Continue Reading -
April 22, 2013
Crapo, Risch Want FAA To Keep Airport Towers Funded
Washington, D.C. - The threat of funding cuts facing four Idaho airports may be averted if Congress approves a bipartisan measure seeking to redirect federal transportation... Continue Reading -
April 19, 2013
Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce RECA Amendments Act
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are renewing their efforts to expand restitution for Idahoans and Americans living downwind of atomic weapons tests... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the... Continue Reading
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April 11, 2013
Crapo Votes Against Moving Firearms Package Forward
Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 68-31 to move a firearms package to the floor for debate. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined several colleagues in voting against... Continue Reading -
April 10, 2013
Budget Is Two Monthâ??s Late And More Of The Same
Washington, D.C. - After a two month delay and missing the legal deadline, President Barack Obama today submitted his Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget to Congress. Idaho Senator... Continue Reading -
April 09, 2013
Crapo Announces Staff Changes
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announces promotions for two members of his staff and welcomes another to his Washington, D.C., office. Judd Deere has been... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo released the following statement after learning of the death of Shoshone-Paiute Tribal Chairman Terry Gibson. "The unexpected... Continue Reading
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April 04, 2013
Crapo Joins Group Of Senators To Protect Second Amendment
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has signed a letter, along with other Republican colleagues, to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) reaffirming his... Continue Reading -
March 23, 2013
Crapo: Budget Does Nothing To Address Debt Crisis
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, voted against the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget Resolution... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today joined Senator Dean Heller (R-Nevada) to introduce an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget that would... Continue Reading
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Washington, D.C. - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo took to the Senate Floor today with an amendment to block tax increases on lower- and middle-income Americans contained in the... Continue Reading