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Press Release: Congressman Fulcher’s Statement on Final Continuing Resolution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1st, 2023 CONTACT: (202) 225-6611 WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The wide-open Southern Border continues to be the most dangerous exposure to the United States for human trafficking, terrorism, drugs, and illegal migrants to enter unabated. The White House’s spending spree has crippled American families with high inflation and unsustainable energy prices. That’s […]

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“Treating Tribes & Counties as Good Neighbor Authority Act” Passes House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. — H.R. 1450, “Treating Tribes & Counties as Good Neighbor Authority Act,” passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, September 14th, 2023, on a voice vote. H.R. 1450 will modify the Good Neighbor Authority to allow counties and Tribes to retain timber receipts from authorized restoration projects. H.R. 1450 is […]

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Attorney General Labrador Announces $35 Million Settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe, LLC

Boise, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation—which included 41 states and the District of Columbia—revealed that Tempoe’s marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they were signing […]

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Attorney General Labrador Pushes Back on Unconstitutional Firearm Carry Restrictions

Boise, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the court to halt Maryland county’s unconstitutional gun bans in places of public assembly and in the 100-yard “buffer zones” around them. “While local municipalities have a degree of autonomy in some issues, it […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Attorney General Labrador Joins Letter Rebuking EPA’s Proposed New Rule on Power Plants

Boise, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a West Virginia-led coalition of 21 states opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on existing coal, natural gas, and oil-fired power plants. The proposal attempts to regulate those plants under the Clean Air Act by imposing more stringent emissions standards. It ignores last […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Attorney General Labrador Calls on Congress to Pass the EATS Act

Boise, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a 16-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (“EATS”) Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders.  Passing the EATS Act […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Attorney General Investigators Arrest Kootenai County Man for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of a Child

(Boise) – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Coeur d’Alene man on Wednesday, July 26 for alleged sexual exploitation of a child. 49-year-old George K. Nolan was booked into the Kootenai County Jail. He is alleged to have possessed sexually exploitative material.  The […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Fulcher’s “Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act” Passes Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — H.R. 4141, the “Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act” (BARS Act), passed out of the Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. Congressman Fulcher also shepherded similar legislation through the Energy & Commerce Committee in May of this year through H.R. 3297, “Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands […]

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Attorney General Raul Labrador: Working to Protect our Constitutional Rights

PRESS RELEASE: Labrador Leads 23 States Fighting for American’s 2nd Amendment Rights Boise, ID – Attorney General Raúl Labrador has filed an amicus brief leading 23 states in Barnett v. Raoul challenging Illinois’s unconstitutional semiautomatic weapons ban. On January 10, 2023, Illinois enacted HB 5471, the “Protect Illinois Communities Act.” HB 5471 bans nearly every modern […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Fulcher’s Statement on National Defense Authorization Act

Contact:Matthew Keenan202-225-6611matthew.keenan@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Fulcher made the following statement concerning the passage of the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act: “The National Defense Authorization Act holds the Pentagon accountable, cuts wasteful spending, modernizes weapons to defend our nation, and counters China, Russia, and other threats. This bill also restores honor to […]

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Idaho Republican Party Restores Voters’ Right to Vote in Presidential Contest

Challis, ID — Yesterday, members of the Idaho Republican State Central Committee overwhelmingly voted to choose their delegates for the Republican National Convention’s Presidential Nominating contest through a caucus system, adopting a caucus proposal at our summer meeting in Challis, Idaho.  This vote moves Idaho into the early stages of the Republican Presidential nominating fight […]

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Fulcher’s Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act Passed in Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID), passed the House Committee on Natural Resources today with bipartisan, unanimous support. H.R. 1450 extends eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program to counties and Tribes, giving them the ability to reinvest receipts in authorized restoration […]

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