10
Weeks On, Home in the Gem State and Back to the Capitol
Wasting No Time on a Conservative
Agenda
On Friday, March 14, the United States Senate
wrapped up 10 weeks of consecutive session in Washington, D.C.
This was the longest continuous session in at least 15 years, and
Senate Republicans worked around the clock to confirm President
Trump’s Cabinet nominees and begin advancing his agenda as
mandated by the American people in the November 2024
elections.
In response to the November mandate,
President Trump is:
- Securingour
homeland by restoring order at our southern border;
- Re-establishing American strength on
the international stage;
- Unleashing
American energy by approving projects, restoring offshore
drilling and rescinding onerous rules and regulations; and
- Addressing the size and scope of the federal
governmentthrough efforts underway at each of the federal
agencies to root out waste, fraud and abuse.
In the
first weeks of the 119th Congress, some of the efforts I
have worked on and supported include:
- Advancing the
Senate version of a Fiscal
Year 2025 budget resolutionto protect our borders,
unleash domestic energy potential and take the first, long-overdue
step toward getting our fiscal house in order;
At Home
in the Gem State
Longer periods of working in
Washington, D.C., mean fewer state work periods than in previous
years, but I enjoyed my recent return home to meet with many of
you. While in Idaho, I met with hundreds of Idahoans from a
range of areas, including:
- The business community;
- Energy companies;
- Agriculture;
- Local
leaders;
- Media entities;
- Workers;
- And
more.
A snapshot of some of my visits is below.
I stopped in at the East Idaho News studio
for a conversation with Nate Eaton. You can watch my interview
HERE or
read a transcript HERE.
Attended a groundbreaking
event at Chobani in Twin Falls on a
brand new $500 million expansion, which will bring more jobs to the
Magic Valley and expand partnerships with local
agriculture.
Visited with Idaho
Steel.
Visited the South Central Community Action
Partnership’s Self-help Housing Program, a one-of-a-kind program
in Idaho where soon-to-be homeowners actively build sweat-equity to
build their own homes.
Joined Matt Todd, host of The Ranch
Podcast, to talk about a variety of issues. You can watch the
interview HERE,
or stream the audio HERE.
Back to the
U.S. Capitol
The next Senate session has begun, and I
am back in Washington, D.C. I am focused on continuing to
advance a pro-growth agenda that will benefit Idahoans from all walks
of life. Chief among my priorities is one I share with President
Trump--Preventing
a Tax Hike on Idaho Families.
You can
follow my work in Washington through my website
HERE, or on social media via X,
Facebookand
Instagram.
As always, please feel free to contact me at one of my Idaho or
Washington, D.C., offices if I can be of assistance or to share your
views with me. You can find all the contact information on my
website here:
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/contact.
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