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The following was issued by Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo's press office: Washington, D.C.  – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Executive Orders on gun control that was announced this morning.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care overhaul has done nothing to soothe the frustration felt by Idaho's Congressional delegation over the law. The court on Thursday upheld the individual mandate portion of the new law and other components...

President Obama announced on Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage and it caused a lot of debate around the country on both sides of the issue.  The president said he "personally" supports same-sex marriage. He did not mention any legislation on the issue. Obama had been in favor of civil unions but said his position was "evolving."

With the Super Committee failing to come to a deficit-reduction agreement a few days ago, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said it's more important than ever for the rest of Congress to cut the country's deficit themselves.

Idaho’s U.S. Senator Mike Crapo was in the Magic Valley yeterday speaking at a Jerome Chamber of Commerce luncheon and holding a Town Hall meeting last evening.

Top Story Podcast 8/15/11: First hour - Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada thinks the Tea Party movement is a fad and will fade away.  Also, Distance4Diabetes.org.  Second hour - Mitzi Cheldelin with the East End Update and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo ...

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avert a potentially catastrophic government default.

Idaho's own member of the so called gang of six says he's concerned about misinformation regarding the bipartisan senate committee’s debt reduction plan.

Top Story Podcast 7/21/11:First hour -  Senator Mike Crapo explains his side of the "gang of six" debt solution.  TFPD's Luke Allen updates us on the aftermath of the hostage situation from last Friday.  Second hour - American Thinker's senior editor Larrey Anderson expands on the "gang of six" agreement ...

A majority of Americans say they would vote to NOT increase the debt limit.  But a majority also thinks NOT raising it will hurt the nation's credit rating as well as perhaps bring down the whole economic house of cards.  This is your chance to vote...

You may not realize it but Idaho has a significant role in solving the looming debt crisis.  Idaho’s Republican Senator Mike Crapo is one of the “gang of six” who has been charged with finding a solution.  A debt-reduction framework put forward on Tuesday by the bipartisan Gang of Six in the Senate injected new hope that the ongoing stalemate in the debt ceiling negotiations might be broken... Rea

The members of Idaho's congressional delegation say they aren't impressed with the president's plan to cut the federal deficit. Obama's plan calls for, among other things, a reduction in spending in the tax code, specifically by not extending the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

Top Story Podcast 3/24/11: First hour: US Senator Mike Crapo weighs in on the Libya issue and the economic fate of America. Dan Thom with the TFCSO has the "bad guys" list. Second hour: American Thinker's Larrey Anderson Idaho's U.S. Senator Mike Crapo says he's not totally convinced of our presence in Libya ...

Idaho's Republican senators were among nine who voted against a stopgap budget measure that keeps the government running for the next two weeks.The budget measure, which passed the House Tuesday afternoon, will keep the federal government running until the House and Senate can resolve their differences on a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year...