Dear Friends, This past week I traveled to North Idaho to meet with local leaders, law enforcement officials, and community members in Grangeville, Orofino, Lewiston, Moscow, and Sandpoint. Local leaders understand their communities’ challenges and strengths better than anyone, so these face-to-face conversations are essential for knowing how we can better collaborate to protect Idaho […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) has reintroduced H.R. 4324, the One Subject at a Time Act. The legislation comes as the federal government nears its fiscal year-end deadline on September 30, marking Congress’s annual cutoff to enact appropriations bills. “Congress must address its broken budget process, which has repeatedly led to massive omnibus bills and […]
“That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” The Declaration of Independence In our Republican form of government, the people select those that will govern. Gerrymandering is where those that govern select the people. Since the Reapportionment Act of 1929 the number of […]
North Idaho is largely populated by good and friendly people. People who volunteer their time for civic and charitable causes. People you would want for neighbors. People who inspired the joke: “I was at the local hardware store and while I was searching for what I wanted, three different people asked if I needed assistance…. […]
As one of the Gem State’s top universities, Boise State brings a spotlight to Idaho. The Broncos’ run to the College Football Playoff last year electrified the nation, and students from around the globe come to Boise each year to study at this world-class institution. Yet all is not well in the halls of academia. […]
Dear Friends, This week, as Chairman of the Idaho Medal of Honor Commission, I had the honor of recognizing four law enforcement officers for extraordinary acts of courage at our 2025 Medal of Honor Ceremony. These officers risked their own lives to save others, going far beyond the call of duty. They join more than […]
BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country. Attorney General Labrador and a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 voice providers demanding that they act now to stop illegal robocalls being […]
Dear Friends, Last week, I joined 25 attorneys general demanding the NCAA restore championships, records, and awards to female athletes who were cheated out of what they earned. For years, biological males competed in women’s sports and stole honors that belonged to the women who trained for them. The letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker […]
Recently, I had an exchange with a few patriots on the Convention of the States. I thought the topic was long dead. I must have been wrong. So, I have re-gathered my thoughts on this topic. Article V of the Constitution reads: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall […]
How much influence do you, the everyday American, have over the policies shaping our nation? If you think your voice drives change in Washington, brace yourself. A 2014 study by Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, analyzing 1,779 policy issues, delivers a gut punch: when economic elites or organized groups like corporate lobbies want something different, […]
Dear Friends, Most Americans agree that when government needs to contract out work with your tax dollars, it should go with whoever can do the best quality work for the lowest price. But for decades, federal programs have forced states like Idaho to reject better, cheaper bids and waste millions of your tax dollars—all to meet racial quotas. Recently, my […]
August 1, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Christianné Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov CALDWELL, ID — U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce for a roundtable discussion in Caldwell, Idaho, with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed […]