Sen. Jim Risch has been escorted into the Senate chamber to address lawmakers. "Well, gosh, it's good to be home," he told them. Risch is the former Senate president pro-tem, former majority leader, as lieutenant governor served as president of the Senate. He praised the capitol restoration, saying, "It's not overdone - it is certainly a restoration and a remodel." Risch also quipped, "Having sat there, I know what you're interested in, and that's for me to get out of here and you to get back to work."