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.
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 receivedthe
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
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 “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
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?
Senator Mike Crapo, September 18
During last week’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris 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 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
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 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
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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