Americans Win with the Working Families Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C.—Thanks to the historic Working Families Tax Cuts legislation largely driven by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Americans are starting 2026 with lower taxes, higher wages and new pro-growth policies. This week, the U.S. Department of Treasury unveiled a new platform to show how those reforms are making a difference to […]
Celebrating a New Year with Republicans’ New Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C.—Thanks to President Trump, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and congressional Republicans, instead of dreading a massive tax hike, Americans rang in the New Year excited to have more money in their pockets and more opportunities to get ahead in 2026. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act will benefit middle-class Americans […]
Chairman Crapo and Chairman Smith Applaud Trump Administration for International Tax Milestone Protecting American Workers and Businesses
Washington, D.C.—Today marks a vital step in the effort to ensure that American workers and businesses will no longer be targeted by foreign tax regimes, thanks to a new agreement negotiated by the Trump Administration. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) issued […]
Crapo Applauds Rural Health Transformation Program Awards
Washington, D.C.—Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Idaho will be receiving a substantial investment in rural health care over several years, thanks to Republican legislation spearheaded by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in 2025. The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), created as part of the Working Families Tax […]
Crapo: A Missed Opportunity for Real Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) voted to give American families more control over their own health care, while Democrats charted a course that will increase costs for millions of Americans and make no real reforms to a broken health care system. Crapo’s legislation, the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, […]
Crapo: Americans Should Control Their Own Health Care
Washington, D.C.—Today on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) continued to make the case for the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, legislation to lower health care costs and give money directly to families to control their own care. He also explained why the Democratic plan of extending the Biden […]
Crapo: Obamacare Has Undermined Health Care in America
Washington, D.C.—Today on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) called on his colleagues to support the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, legislation to lower health care costs and give money directly to families to control their own care. He also discussed Obamacare’s failures, including the rampant fraud caused by […]
Chairs Crapo, Cassidy Unveil Republican Bill to Make Health Care Affordable, Give Money Directly to Families
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, unveiled the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, historic Republican legislation to lower health care costs and give money directly to families to control their own care. […]
New Report: Billions of Dollars Wasted, Consumers Harmed Due to Health Care Fraud in Obamacare Plans
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifying several avenues of widespread fraud in Obamacare Marketplace plans, including large-scale failures that have allowed applicants using fake identities, stolen Social Security numbers and incorrect income estimates to […]
Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pharmacy counter. “Pharmacy benefit managers should not profit from overcharging […]