United States Senator Mike Crapo - Idaho

*The Biden-Harris
Administration is Complicit in the Flow of Fentanyl Into Our
Country*

In 2017, 13 Idahoans lost their lives to a fentanyl
overdose.
*In 2023, the number reached a staggering 197 Idahoans
killed by fentanyl.*
Idaho's communities are facing an influx of this
synthetic killer, thanks in large part to a wide-open southern
border.

It is apparent that the Biden-Harris Administration's
open-border policies have done nothing but imperil national security
and endanger law-abiding citizens.
Since day one, this Administration
exacerbated the crisis at our border and undermined the efforts of
those trying to secure it.

By allowing drug cartels to exploit our
southern border, the Biden-Harris Administration is complicit in the
flow of fentanyl into our country.
Idaho families are paying the
price.

To read more about the letter I sent, with other members of
the Idaho Congressional Delegation, to the Administration seeking
answers to its failure to stop the illicit and deadly flow of
fentanyl, visit my website HERE [link 1].



*On Protecting the
Second Amendment*

Gun control advocates continue to seek creative
methods of advancing their agenda, both through legislation and
litigation.
These practices must stop.

I am honored to have
recently received [link 2]the National Shooting Sports Foundation's A+
rating for supporting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding
citizens and America's hunters and recreational target shooters.


*IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:*

As Ranking Member of the Senate Finance
Committee, I am committed to ensuring tax, health care and trade
policies best meet the needs of Idahoans.
Below is a snapshot of some
of the headlines of my efforts you may have missed.

*The Hill:
Opinion*: Kamala Harris's corporate tax hike would hurt innovation,
American workers [link 3]

*Senator Mike Crapo, October
28*

*Despite empty rhetoric on "opportunity and innovation," Vice
President Harris's plan to raise the corporate tax rate betrays a
misunderstanding of what makes American businesses thrive*. The U.S.
is currently home to the most [link 4] "unicorns" -- companies valued
at $1 billion or more -- in the world. We're the world's innovation
epicenter in part because startups founded elsewhere in the world
migrate to the U.S., drawn by policies that encourage investment and
growth. When these companies bring their business and jobs here, and
domestic business is allowed to flourish, American workers reap the
benefits. We all have a vested interest in pro-growth policies, like
*a low corporate tax rate, that ensure America remains the best place
to work, and to start and grow a business*.

*Fox News: Opinion:
*IRS might take more of your money under Kamala Harris [link
5]

*Jason Chaffetz, September 6 *

Now, the Biden-Harris
administration's 2025 budget proposal calls for an additional $104
billion for the IRS. That's eight times the annual budget, just two
years after Congress appropriated an amount that was seven times the
agency's annual budget. What is going on here?
*As Senator Mike
Crapo, R-Idaho, wrote, "Now, the IRS justifies its request for $104
billion in additional mandatory multi-year spending--or eight-times
the agency's annual budget--as again being needed to maintain IRS
employees and update its systems.*
When will taxpayers see the end to
the staggering growth of the size of the IRS in budget
requests?"

*Washington Examiner: *Will Kamala Harris Let the Trump
Tax Cuts Expire? [link 6]

*Senator Mike Crapo, September
18*

During last week's presidential debate [link 7], Vice President
Kamala Harris [link 8] claimed to be the only candidate with a plan to
help working-class people. But when given the opportunity to outline
her economic vision, she avoided policy specifics, using red herrings
about billionaires and big corporations. She claimed, for example,
that the 2017 Trump tax cuts [link 9] were "tax cuts for
billionaires." *This misleading rhetoric was meant to distract voters
from reality -- her tax plan would result in tax hikes for most
people, whereas Republican tax reform reduced taxes for people of all
income groups.*

*National Review: *Tax-Cut Expiration Would Hurt
Small Businesses [link 10]

**Senator Mike Crapo,***September
26*

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and
require certainty about their ability to grow and compete. A more
favorable tax code has enabled businesses to thrive and invest in
their ideas, products, and people. Small-business owners have made it
clear [link 11] that preserving the pass-through deduction is critical
for their business operations and, in some cases, their very survival.
As Congress deliberates the upcoming expiration of certain tax
provisions, it would do well to remember the stories of small
businesses that, unencumbered by a larger tax bill, bought a new
warehouse, hired an additional employee, or funded an employee's
health-savings account. They represent the innovative American spirit
that our tax code must protect.

*Bonners Ferry Herald: *Investing
In Idaho Through Opportunity Zones [link 12]

**Senator Mike Crapo,
***September 26*

As Congress begins to consider extending
Republicans' 2017 tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), we must
prioritize incentives with a track record of encouraging growth and
investment.
As the lead Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, I
am committed to continuing fiscally responsible, pro-growth tax policy
that delivers meaningful results for low-income Americans, including
the significant "Opportunity Zone" investments in Idaho. TCJA created
Opportunity Zones to encourage private, long-term investments in
low-income urban areas and rural communities with low economic
activity.
The idea was straightforward: create a tax incentive to
attract private investment in areas that might traditionally be
overlooked, leading to more jobs and opportunities in those
communities. Opportunity zones have demonstrated notable success in
driving investment into distressed areas.
By offering tax incentives
for investments in opportunity funds, private capital has flowed into
areas that did not receive such levels of investment before
TCJA.

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Phone:
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