Jim Risch

Idaho's congressional delegation have returned with its call to balance the federal budget. Constitutions in Idaho and 48 other states require state lawmakers to balance the budget for every single year. Not so with the federal budget. Idaho Senator Jim Risch tells Idaho's news channel 7 that's something that's got to change...

All four members of Idaho's delegation agree that the budget, the economy, and health care are their top priorities as the 112th Congress gets underway in Washington DC. Idaho's senators, despite not being in the majority, immediately set down their agenda. Senator Jim Risch says his biggest concern is the deficit.