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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for 2024-08-25 ( 11 items )  
Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for Buhl Fire Station (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3,375,000 in funding for the Buhl Rural Fire Protection District Station Project in Buhl, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Act. "The Buhl Rural Fire Protection District does not currently have a fire station that m more PR

Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for CAFE (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $2,000,000 in funding for the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) Project in Rupert, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Act. "Throughout my time in Congress, I have proudly worked to ensure t more PR

Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for Fort Hall Tribal Health and Human Services Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $2,750,000 in funding for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Health and Human Services Facility Project in Fort Hall, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Act. "Constructing a new, larger, and more functional Tribal Health and  more PR

Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for Idaho Falls Regional Airport Terminal Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $12,000,000 in funding for Idaho Falls Regional Airport Terminal Expansion Project in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. "As Idaho Falls continues to grow, it is essential that the airport gro more PR

Rep. Simpson, Senators Crapo, Risch Announce Upcoming Senior Center Outreach Dates (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch announced upcoming senior center outreach opportunities throughout September and October 2024 in Rupert, Wendell, Buhl, Gooding, Jerome, Hagerman, Burley, Eden, Filer, Fairfield, Shoshone, Hailey, Albion, and Kimberly, Idaho. More information on the locations and times of the events is listed below. September 4th, 2024 Minidok more PR

Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Working To Keep Idaho Kids And Teens Safe Online (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Weekly Column: Working To Keep Idaho Kids And Teens Safe Online We must do more on the Internet to protect the well-being of our youth. Unchecked access to harmful and obscene information on social media has had long-lasting, catastrophic effects on children and teens. In some cases, the damage has been permanent. Requiring Big Tech to establish safe-by-default practices will provide parents w more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch, Sen. Bennet, Reps. Salazar, Wasserman Schultz to Lead Colleagues in Introducing VALOR Act to Promote Democracy in Venezuela (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), along with U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), today announced their intent to introduce the Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act (VALOR Act) when th more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch: Biden-Harris Administration Repeated Failures in Venezuela Have Made America Less Safe (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's last four years of failed policy related to Venezuela: "The current predicament in Venezuela is no surprise to anyone who has paid attention. The Biden-Harri more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch: Biden-Harris Border Crisis is National Security Disaster, Republicans Have Solutions (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the following statement on the border crisis that has been exacerbated by the Biden-Harris Administration's failed policies: "It's well known and documented that America's illegal immigration and border crisis was put into overdrive on more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch: Democrats Continue to Turn Their Backs on Israel (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called out the Biden-Harris Administration and congressional Democrats for continuing to turn their back on Israel. "While Israel continues to defend itself against Hamas, the Biden-Harris Administration and congressional Democrats are pr more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch: Democrats Have Failed to Confront China, Republicans Have A Plan (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently released a report entitled One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: A Review of U.S.-Europe Cooperation on China, that grades the Biden-Harris Administration on its lack of progress in addressing the challenges posed by China. This report is a follow-up to the more PR