Skip to content
U.S. National Debt:
-
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 -
December 05, 2016
No Veteran Should Face Homelessness
No veteran who has served our nation should return home to face homelessness, but yet it is happening. Based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban... Continue Reading -
November 23, 2016
Small Businesses: Heart of Communities
"America is small business . . . Too often, entrepreneurs are forgotten heroes. We rarely hear about them. But look into the heart of America, and you'll see them. ... Continue Reading -
November 21, 2016
Heroes Among Us
For the past fourteen years, I have had the honor of recognizing some of the remarkable service of Idahoans with the Spirit of Freedom: Idaho Veterans Service Award. This... Continue Reading -
November 14, 2016
Capitol Christmas Tree: "An Idaho Mountain Gem"
Idaho is blessed with beautiful mountains and immense forests. In the winter the mountains and forests are covered with snow, making the landscape look like never ending... Continue Reading -
November 07, 2016
Idaho Rail Expansion Supporting Economic Activity
Idahoans living in communities across our large state create quality, innovative products, making access to reliable and affordable transportation options critical for the... Continue Reading -
October 31, 2016
America: Still To Build
"The American Journey has not ended. America is never accomplished. America is always still to build . . ." said former Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish in a 1961... Continue Reading -
October 24, 2016
"Audacious Executive Action"
It has been widely reported that White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough declared in January that the Obama Administration would take "audacious executive action throughout... Continue Reading