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Senator James 'Jim' E. Risch's Public Statements

James Risch
Full Name: James 'Jim' E. Risch
Office: U.S. Senate (ID) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vicki; 3 Children: James, Jason, Jordan
Birth Date: 05/03/1943
Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
Home City: Boise, ID
Religion: Catholic

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Nov. 30, 2012 Treaties Must Not Harm America's Sovereignty Unknown
Nov. 27, 2012 Idaho Delegation Statements on Final Critical Habitat Designation for the Southern Selkirk Mountains Population of Woodland Caribou Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2012 Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Israel Passes U.S. Senate Unanimously Washington, DC
Nov. 2, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Oct. 2, 2012 Sens. Shaheen and Risch Monitor Successful Georgian Elections Tblisi, Georgia
Sept. 27, 2012 Letter to Chairman Bernanke, Comptroller Curry and Acting Chairman Gruenberg Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2012 Hatch, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Suit Over Unconstitutional NLRB Recess Appointments Unknown
Sept. 20, 2012 Senate Leadership Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2012 Letter to Baroness Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission, European Union Washington, DC
Aug. 7, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2012 Afghanistan Contractor Accountability Bill Introduced Washington DC
Aug. 2, 2012 Shaheen-Risch Bill Would Improve Accountability of Contractors in Afghanistan Washington DC
Aug. 1, 2012 Begich Urges Obama Administration to Pay Contract Support to Tribes Unknown
July 27, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
July 26, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and to the Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Unknown
July 12, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader, United States Senate Washington, DC
June 28, 2012 Risch Responds to Obamacare Ruling Unknown
June 26, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Risch Laments Senate's Failure to Rein in EPA Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
June 19, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, and the Honorable Daniel Ashe, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 Risch, Cornyn, Durbin, Boxer, Ayotte, Gillibrand, Menendez Condemn Russian Support of Assad Regime Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy Unknown
May 31, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, and The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Risch Calls for Designation of Terrorist Organization Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Sens. Brown, Chambliss, Risch Introduce Bill Urging State Dept. To Designate Boko Haram As Foreign Terrorist Organization Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 Letter to Leader Reid Unknown
May 15, 2012 Harkin Joins Bipartisan Group of More Than 40 Senators in Urging Floor Action on Farm Bill Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Crapo, Risch Push for County Payments Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Senators Commemorate Conference on Nuclear Energy Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Letter to Senate Conferees Unknown
April 26, 2012 Crapo, Risch Support Job-Creating Legislation Washington, DC
April 24, 2012 Western Caucuses Holds Hearing on Western Job Growth and American Energy Development Washington, DC
April 19, 2012 Risch Welcomes Renomination of Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Washington, DC
March 30, 2012 The Wall Street Journal - ObamaCare Will Punish State Budgets Unknown
March 29, 2012 Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Federal Trade Commission to Reduce Information Technology Theft Washington, DC
March 26, 2012 Honoring the Commitment to Rural Communities Unknown
March 22, 2012 Senators Fight for Family Farms Washington, DC
March 21, 2012 Senators Encouraged by Recent EPA Supreme Court Ruling Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Letter to Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor Washington, DC
March 12, 2012 Letter to Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Secure Rural Schools Extension Approved Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Bipartisan Group of Senators Reaffirm Principles for Negotiations with Iran Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Letter to President Barack Obama Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Western Caucus Examines Washington Barriers to Prosperity and Property Rights in the West Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Moving Ahead For Progress In The 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2012 E-Newsletter: U.S. Needs Keystone Pipeline Unknown
Feb. 28, 2012 Newsletter: Red Tape Hampers Job Growth Unknown

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