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April 24, 2017
Weekly Column: Rolling Back Federal Intrusion
On March 7, 2017, the Senate passed H.J.Res. 44, a resolution of disapproval to overturn the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management... Continue Reading -
April 17, 2017
Young Idahoans--Helping Build An Even Better Idaho
This Earth Day provides an important reminder of the remarkable natural assets all around us and the considerable work and problem-solving required to sustain these resources... Continue Reading -
April 10, 2017
Idaho Youth Leadership
Helen Keller wrote in 1930, “It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in this world.” Meeting with Idaho delegates to the... Continue Reading -
April 03, 2017
Judicial Duty To Follow The Law
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I met with Judge Neil Gorsuch, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as Associate Justice. Judge Gorsuch’s... Continue Reading -
March 27, 2017
Federal Obligation To Idaho Counties Must Be Met
Secure Rural School payments are critical to ensure that counties across Idaho and the nation, accommodating tax-exempt, federally managed lands, have the resources necessary... Continue Reading -
March 20, 2017
Clearing Out The Mess Of Overregulation
In a Presidential Executive Order issued February 24, 2017, President Trump called for an extensive review of existing federal regulations to determine whether they should be... Continue Reading -
March 13, 2017
Opportunities For America
In his recent speech before Congress, President Donald Trump outlined a message of optimism that resonated with many. He laid forth an ambitious agenda that, if we work... Continue Reading -
March 07, 2017
Top Priority: Improving Veterans' Access To Care
Many Idahoans, especially those in eastern Idaho, are aware that there are extensive delays with reimbursement to health care providers through the Veterans Choice Program... Continue Reading -
February 27, 2017
Lessons Learned From Vietnam Veterans
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the majority of Idaho’s veterans served during the Vietnam War. Veterans put their lives on the line and lost friends and... Continue Reading -
February 20, 2017
Bipartisan Majority Of Senate Urging Strengthening Of Medicare Advantage
In Idaho, one in three Medicare beneficiaries have chosen a private health plan through Medicare Advantage (MA), which allows beneficiaries to select a health plan that best... Continue Reading -
February 13, 2017
Protecting Constitutional Rights
I recently reintroduced S. 202, the Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act, to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their... Continue Reading -
February 06, 2017
Furthering Nuclear Innovation Benefits Idaho
For the past three years, the Research and Business Development Center and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have worked together to quantify INL’s economic... Continue Reading -
January 30, 2017
Warning About Tax Season Scams
“As the tax filing season approaches, it is critical that all taxpayers remember to be wary of unsolicited telephone calls and e-mails from individuals claiming to be... Continue Reading -
January 23, 2017
Priorities For The 115th Congress
The 115th Congress presents an opportunity to deliver real and lasting change for the American people. We must seize the moment to fundamentally change the course of our... Continue Reading -
January 16, 2017
Time Is Wasting To Stop Medicare Bankruptcy
I recently wrote about the need to heed the Social Security Trustee's warnings and shore up Social Security. Like the requirements for the Social Security Trustees to... Continue Reading -
January 09, 2017
The Need To Shore Up Social Security Is Mounting
In its most recent report out in June, the Trustees of the Social Security trust fund provided another warning that Congress must act now to address the shortfalls of the... Continue Reading -
January 02, 2017
From The Mailbag: The 21st Century Cures Act
As participants in the decisions made in Congress, Idahoans contact me with valuable input about the issues our country faces. Realizing that many may not have the... Continue Reading -
December 26, 2016
Sharing An Idaho Christmas
The magnificent Englemann Spruce from the Payette National Forest that stands at the U.S. Capitol this Christmas is a small portion of the natural beauty that we are fortunate... Continue Reading -
December 19, 2016
Idahoans Leading In Volunteer Service
The quiet service and giving spirit of Idahoans are among the many blessings I am counting this holiday season. A recently released study from the Corporation for Community... Continue Reading -
December 12, 2016
Native American Heritage
A Haskett point from the Snake River is one of the historical items from Idaho on display in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The museum dates... Continue Reading
