Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will hold a nomination hearing on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM to consider William Kimmitt to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Kies to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Title: Nomination hearing to […]
Crapo Statement on Analysis Showing Economic Impact of Permanently Extending Trump’s Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on an analysis from the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) projecting that making the Trump Tax Cuts permanent—combined with other Trump Administration pro-growth policies—will yield an average growth of at least 3 percent per year over the next […]
Crapo Supports Dr. Oz as CMS Administrator
Washington, D.C.–Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by a vote of 53-45. In remarks delivered on the Senate Floor before the vote, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) called on his colleagues to support the nomination, emphasizing Dr. Oz’s […]
Finance Committee Advances Bisignano to be SSA Commissioner
Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: “Mr. Bisignano has more than 30 years of strong, executive leadership experience and knows how to enact […]
Crapo: FY 2025 Budget Resolution will Deliver Permanent Tax Relief, Spur Economic Growth and Restore Fiscal Order
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) released the text of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution, which provides a $1.5 trillion instruction to the Senate Finance Committee on […]
Crapo Announces Hearing on the President’s Trade Agenda
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will convene for a hearing on President Trump’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda on Tuesday, April 8 at 10:00 AM. Title: The President’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Witness: United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET […]
Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider SSA Commissioner
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). As prepared for delivery: “We meet today to vote on the nomination of Frank Bisignano be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration […]
Crapo Announces Executive Session to Consider SSA Commission Nomination
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will mark up the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration (SSA) during an executive session on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:00 AM. Title: Executive Session to Consider Commissioner of Social Security Administration Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 […]
Crapo Votes to Confirm Deputy Treasury Secretary
Washington, D.C.–Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Faulkender to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury by a vote of 53-43. In remarks delivered on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) called on his colleagues to support the nomination, emphasizing Faulkender’s exceptional private and public sector experience, in addition to his […]
Crapo Statement on Nomination of Idaho’s Alex Adams to be HHS Assistant Secretary
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Alex Adams, Idaho’s current Department of Health and Welfare Director, to be the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Family Support: “Alex has shown a deep commitment to Idahoans’ health throughout his tenure […]