Recorded Proceedings of the Senate Floor

As I have the opportunity, I am pleased to participate in debate on the Senate floor, to speak about issues of importance to Idahoans, to honor specific Idahoans and to facilitate the flow of legislation through the chamber. The following links will take you to the transcripts of remarks that I have given on the Senate floor. From time to time, I also have the opportunity to testify before a Senate Committee. You will also find these remarks available here.

2008 Floor Statements

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Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, August 1, 2008: Kristen, Clayton, Gene, Keith, Josh, Carl, Lorn, Mike, Michael, Regency and Mrs. Kenneth; please click here for page 2

Honoring Mountain Home Air Force Base, August 1, 2008

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 31, 2008: Taro, Gregg, Larry, Kathleen, unsigned, Karol, Asa, Albert, Jonathan-David, Ron, Stephen and Al; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

National Energy Policy, July 30, 2008; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3; please click here for page 4; please click here for page 5

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 30, 2008: Bob, Lois, Kristian, Ernie, and Mr. and Mrs. George; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 29, 2008: Briant, Merilyn, Michael, Jill, W.C., and Vern and Martha; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 28, 2008: Kary, Allen and Jane, Verl, Carol, Michael, Pamela, Vera and Bob, Christine, Vic, Julie, James, Bob and Jane, Deby, Gayle, Barbara and Rodger; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 25, 2008: Rhosan, Steven, Matt, Duwayne, Joseph, Scott, Pamela, Foster, Dick and Betty, Edward and Steve; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 24, 2008: Dorothy, Hal, Ruby, Gregory, Rene, Sheila, Gustaf, Cindi, William, Annette and Robert; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 23, 2008: Jonathan, Dennis and Sandy, Jackie, Roger, Howard, Christopher, Roy, Bob, Coral, Steve, Betty, Larry and Rita, Carissa, Tom, Mike, Leon, Barbara Jane, and Ray and Rheda; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Implementing Meaningful Energy Policy, July 22, 2008; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 22, 2008: unsigned, Harry, David, Shelia, Mary, Marv, Herbert, Jim and Marty, Ole, Mary, Dave and Helen, Robert, Allen and Jane; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 21, 2008: Dennis, Rob, Daniel, Marylynna, Susan, Gard and Jerrie, Pat, Avlin, Will, Jon, Kaye, Kayla, Jame, William, Lyle, Joan, Ellen, and Fred and Sandy; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 17, 2008: Bill, Scott, Kim, John, Matthew, Alan, Ronald, Ed, Amando, Richard, Bobby, Ken and Ross; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Energy Crisis, July 16, 2008; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 16, 2008: Ferrol, Ed and Ed, Vern, John, Sara and Dan, Heather, William, Joyce, Tony, Tim, Jim, Rochelle, Jim and Lola, and Judy; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 15, 2008: Tim, Ben, BJ, Lorna, Ken, Roger, Bill, Connie and Jason; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 14, 2008: Tracy, Kimberly, Jeannette, Donna, John, Mike, Pete, George, Marcia, Jim, Robert and Peggy, and George; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 11, 2008: Tom; Jeff; Donald; Matt; Robert; Mike; Paul; Douglas, Christine and Colleen; Denise; Gary and James; please click here for page 2

Idaho Students Win Fuel Cell Car Competition, July 11, 2008

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 10, 2008: Teresa, Cristina, Pat, Robyn, Richard and Kelley, Andrea, Ron and Cindy; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 9, 2008: Joy, Charlie, Marcellus, Todd, Russ, Russell, Joy, Ross, Margaret, Seth, Lisa and D.S.; please click here for page 2; please click here for pgae 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 8, 2008: Tamara, Ramona, Jackie, Bob, Houston, Chris, Melanie, Cathy and Pat; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Tribute to Barbara Morgan, July 8, 2008; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, July 7 , 2008: John, Sharon, Mary, Annette, Roger, Boyd, Diana, Dick and Tim and Amanda; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 27, 2008: William, Kari, Carl, John, Mike, Mary, Vera and Deborah; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Honoring Alaska's statehood, June 26, 2008

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 26, 2008: Bob, Tiffany, Kristi, Gerald, Myrna, Bob, unsigned, M., unsigned and DM; please click here for page 2

Speaking in favor of PILT, June 25, 2008; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 25, 2008: Delores, Jason, Kevin, Scott, Richard, Claudia, Jeannie, Rick, Karla, John, Candace, Ryan, Brian and Pat; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 24, 2008: Mr. and Mrs. Ray, Aaron, Daniel, Daryl, Marie, unsigned, Aaron, D., Bob and Beverly, Donna, Brent and Katie, Chris, Bobri and Larry; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 23, 2008: Kathy, Rev. Mark, Dave, Don, Ed and Carol, Maggie, Dale, Yvette, Patricia, Tom, Jerry, Mel, Carrell, Aria, Patty and Brent; please click here for page 2; please click here for page 3

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 20, 2008: Bill, Gary, Doug, Stan, Ket, unsigned, Louise, unsigned, Ray and Vi, Taunya, Esther, Philip, Suzette, Irene and Ilana; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 19, 2008: Steven, George, Peggy, unsigned, Marianne, Jennifer, Dan, Kathy, Russ, Brent, Ron, Daniel, John, Cami, Tom and Curtis; please click here for page 2

Remembering John W. Keys, June 19, 2008; please click here for page 2

Idahoans Speak Out On High Energy Prices, June 18, 2008: Lloyd, Bess, Michael and Susan, Stefan, Todd, Kirt and Janet, Stu, Russell and Larry; please click here for page 2

11th Annual Congressional Health Screenings, June 17, 2008

Honoring Horace P. Axtell, June 11, 2008

Senate Resolution 585, Supporting National Men's Health Week, June 5, 2008

Remembring J.R. Simplot, June 2, 2008

Tribute to Dr. Timothy White, May 20, 2008

In Memory of Louise Shadduck, May 14, 2008; please click here for page 2

Recognizing Louis Carney, May 12, 2008

Retirement of Dwight Whittaker, April 22, 2008

Honoring Kelly Buckland, March 10, 2008

Uni-Capitol Washington Intersnhip Programme 2008, February 11, 2008

Honoring Darrell Kerby upon his retirement, February 12, 2008

Idaho Teens Raise Awareness of Dating Violence, February 26, 2008

FY2009 Budget Failure, March 5, 2008

2007 Floor Statements

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Tribute to Reta LaFord, December 18, 2007

Remembering Lodice Grant, December 13, 2007

Tribute to Charles M. Evers, December 12, 2007

Senate Resolution 388, Designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week," December 5, 2007

Tribute to Dick Smith, November 15, 2007

Tribute to Don Dixon, November 6, 2007; click here for page 2

Retirement of James A. "Jim" Sheridan, October 22, 2007

Tribute to Major Vaughn L. Ward, October 15, 2007

Idaho's Angels in Adoption, October 4, 2007

To The Charles F. Kettering Museum, September 21, 2007

Celebrating El Grito de Dolores, September 10, 2007; click here for page 2

Recognizing Roger Madsen, August 03, 2007; click here for page 2

Senate Resolution 292, Designating the week beginning September 9, 2007 as "National Assisted Living Week," August 2, 2007

Recognizing the Passing of Walter Nevada, July 17, 2007

Commending the Efforts of David Joseph Lynch, June 21, 2007; click here for page 2

Remembering Senator Craig Thomas, June 15, 2007

Recognizing Drs. Naeem and Fahim Rahim, June 15, 2007

Senate Resolution 221, Supporting National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month and Efforts to Educate People about Peripheral Arterial Disease, June 6, 2007

Senate Resolution 213, Supporting National Men's Health Week, May 22, 2007

Civid Education In Idaho, May 16, 2007

National Military Spouses Appreciation Day, May 14, 2007

Tribute to Claud R. Judd, May 14, 2007

Idaho Gunfighters Honored, May 1, 2007

Senate Resolution 180, Recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Idaho Potato Commission and Designating May 2007 as "Idaho Potato Month, May 01, 2007

Honoring the Life of Fred Ochi, April 25, 2007; please click here for page 2

Idaho's Proud Warriors, March 21, 2007; please click here for page 2

Tribute to Wayne Tippetts, March 14, 2007

Welcoming Sadie Fay Morgenstern, March 12, 2007

Honoring Janet Miller -- (Senate - March 02, 2007)

Confirmation of Judge Randy Smith, February 15, 2007

Global Competitiveness and the Financial Services Industry February 13, 2007

The Face of Idaho Agriculture for a Decade, February 8, 2007

Statement Honoring Black History Month February 1, 2007

Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, January 23, 2007

A Tragic Loss for Idahoans, January 8, 2007

Honoring 2007 Boise State University Broncos, January 4, 2007

2006 Floor Statements

A Dedicated and Passionate Idaho Educator, September 29, 2006

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, September 29, 2006

It's Time to Talk Day, September 26, 2006

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions, September 26, 2006

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions, August 03, 2006

Voting Rights Act, July 25, 2006

Peer to Peer: Teen Dating Violence Prevention, July 14, 2006

Condemning the acts of war perpetrated against Israel by Hezbollah Forces, July 13, 2006

Service marked by Integrity, Compassion and Dedication, June 28, 2006

Don Burtenshaw: community servant and statesman, June 28, 2006

Swearing in of Dirk Kempthorne to Secretary of the Interior, May 26, 2006

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions, April 27, 2006

Additional Statements, April 06, 2006

A Speaker for Idaho, March 30, 2006

Nomination of William Myers to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, March 28, 2006

Gratitude for Integrity, Expertise and Professionalism, March 28, 2006

Additional Statements, March 28, 2006

Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, March 13, 2006

Three Decades of Water Leadership, March 06, 2006

Additional Statements, March 06, 2006

Honoring the life of Maurice Guerry, sheep rancher from Three Creek, January 25, 2006

2005 Floor Statements

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions, December 16, 2005

Additional Statements, December 15, 2005

Appreciation for the work of Lynn Rosenthal, outgoing executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, December 15, 2005

Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions, December 15, 2005

Honoring Ralph Leseburg of St. Anthony for his military service and sharing his story with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, November 18, 2005

Honoring A Great Idahoan, Robert Bershers, November 15, 2005

Honoring Chubbuck Mayor John O. Cotant upon his retirement, November 14, 2005

Regarding Prostate Cancer, health awareness, and RECA issues in the Labor HHS Appropriations bill, October 27, 2005

Regarding Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, October 25, 2005

Regarding Office of Men's Health legislation, October 25, 2005

City of Ammon 100th Anniversary, Idaho, October 17, 2005

Tribute to Dan Harpole, Executive Director, Idaho Commission on the Arts, October 05, 2005

Concerning His Trip to Guantanamo Bay, June 27, 2005

Congressional Record Searches

Congressional Record passages by Senator Crapo during the 110th Congress

Congressional Record passages by Senator Crapo during the 109th Congress

Congressional Record passages by Senator Crapo during the 108th Congress

Congressional Record passages by Senator Crapo during the 107th Congress

Congressional Record passages by Senator Crapo during the 106th Congress