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March 01, 2022
Crapo Reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below following President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address. To watch... Continue Reading -
February 28, 2022
Bicameral, Bipartisan Leaders to Biden: Now is Vital Opportunity to Enact Meaningful Cancer Prevention Reforms
Washington, D.C.--As the lead sponsors of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 1873 and H.R. 1946), U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking... Continue Reading -
February 25, 2022
Crapo Comments on the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as... Continue Reading -
February 24, 2022
Crapo Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Boise, Idaho--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following statement regarding Russia's invasion into Ukraine: “Russia’s premeditated attacks... Continue Reading -
February 24, 2022
Crapo Lauds Unanimous Passage of Resolution to Condemn Anti-Semitic Terrorist Attack in Colleyville, Texas
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), a member of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, lauded the Senate’s recent... Continue Reading -
February 23, 2022
Administration Should Let States Recover Fraudulent Payments
Washington, D.C.--While the White House estimates an alarming 19 percent of total COVID unemployment insurance payments were improperly paid--over $80 billion in taxpayer... Continue Reading -
February 18, 2022
Crapo Joins Russia Sanctions Legislation
Washington, D.C.--As Russia continues to encroach on the Ukrainian border and pose a threat to stability in the region, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator... Continue Reading -
February 17, 2022
Crapo: IRS Should Do More for Taxpayers During Frustrating Filing Season
Washington, D.C.--The 2022 tax filing season is shaping up to be one of the most challenging and frustrating in decades, on the heels of difficult 2020 and 2021 filing... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) and 44 colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland... Continue Reading
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February 17, 2022
Crapo Leads Finance Committee Republicans to Voice Concerns with Recent OECD Developments, Stress Need for Additional Engagement
Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), wrote U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raising questions... Continue Reading -
February 16, 2022
Crapo: Self-Inflicted Inflation Crisis
Washington, D.C.--With inflation having accelerated under the Biden Administration to 40-year highs, Americans face soaring prices across the board for everyday... Continue Reading -
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate Resolution that, if enacted,... Continue Reading
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February 15, 2022
Finance Committee Republicans Request Information on the Adverse Effects of High, Persistent Inflation on the Federal Budget
Washington, D.C.--In light of high and accelerating inflation, Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), are asking the Congressional... Continue Reading -
February 11, 2022
Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ease Shipping Backlogs, Boost U.S. Exports
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) to introduce S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform... Continue Reading -
February 10, 2022
Crapo: Idahoans Deserve Real Solutions to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, took to the Senate Floor to fight against an unvetted legislative proposal... Continue Reading -
February 10, 2022
Crapo Statement on High, Persistent Inflation
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) release... Continue Reading -
February 09, 2022
Crapo, Risch, Rubio Introduce Bill to Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Using Arrest Warrants as TSA ID
Washington, D.C.--Today, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky... Continue Reading -
February 07, 2022
Crapo, Risch, Colleagues: Federal Broadband Projects Must Prioritize Rural America
Washington, D.C.--Idaho’s U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and several Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the... Continue Reading -
February 04, 2022
Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Hurdles for Good Samaritans to Clean Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) and five colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Good... Continue Reading -
February 03, 2022
Republicans Raise Serious Concerns with Intrusive IRS Identity Verification Measures
Washington, D.C.--Senate Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), are raising serious questions and concerns with the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS)... Continue Reading