Jimmy Farris

BOISE – Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador not only abstained from the vote to re-elect John Boehner as speaker of the U.S. House, he collected a vote himself for the post. Ohio GOP Rep. Justin Amash, who’s at odds with his party leadership and recently was stripped of his committee assignments, sent out this tweet about his decision to vote for Labrador instead of Boehner: “Proud 2 vote 4 @raul_labrador 4 Spkr. Raul would defend liberty & work honestly w/Ds on debt reduction. We must act now 4 sake of next gen.”

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Upsets Labrador

January 2, 2013 8:02 a.m.

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Upsets Labrador

Labrador calls fiscal cliff bill ‘worse than no deal at all,’ rest of delegation backs it

January 1, 2013 9:12 p.m.

Labrador calls fiscal cliff bill ‘worse than no deal at all,’ rest of delegation backs it

Eye on Boise: Henderson going strong, excited to lead

December 16, 2012

BOISE – Idaho state Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, who was appointed chairman of the House Business Committee a day after he celebrated his 90th birthday, is excited about his new role. “The composition of the whole committee includes a number of experienced legislators, so I think, if I can give it effective leadership, that it’s going to be a very productive committee,” Henderson said.

Labrador switches to Judiciary Committee to work on immigration reform

December 14, 2012 8:17 a.m.

Labrador switches to Judiciary Committee to work on immigration reform

House passes STEM jobs bill, but it’s not expected to be taken up in Senate

November 30, 2012 8:56 a.m.

House passes STEM jobs bill, but it’s not expected to be taken up in Senate

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