WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works and Armed Services committees which oversee the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), delivered floor remarks last week announcing his support for USACE Major General Scott Spellmon, whose promotion to Lieutenant General and nomination to be the USACE's Chief of Engineers and Commanding General is before the Senate. "A  more

MANDAN, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees, attended the North Dakota National Guard's Virtual Memorial Day Ceremony held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Alongside Governor Doug Burgum, Senator John Hoeven, Major General Al Dohrmann, and keynote speaker Major (Retired) Arnie Strebe, Senator Cramer delivered remarks honoring those who  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) last week cosponsored the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, bipartisan legislation to recapture a limited number of unused visas from prior years and allocate them to doctors and nurses who can help in the fight against COVID-19. "With its rapid economic growth and rural landscape, North Dakota has relied heavily on legal immigrants to provide our communities with acc  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint op-ed with eight Senators published in Agri-Pulse: The op-ed was co-authored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, Steve Daines, R-Montana, Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, Jon Tester, D-Montana, Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming. "Agriculture is the economic engine for many communities in the Midwest, North East, and across the Upper Gr  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following op-ed on the necessity of broadband access during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in the Washington Examiner: "As folks in our home states of North Dakota, Iowa, Georgia, and across the country are adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's become clear that access to the internet is paramount. "As you might imagine, the uptick in internet activity is noticeable. According to the Rural Broadband Associatio  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement regarding the Grand Forks Police Department officer who was fatally shot while responding to an incident: "Kris and I are praying for the officer's family, colleagues, and friends; the deputy sheriff injured during the same incident; and the entire Grand Forks community shaken by this senseless act of violence. "Few vocations require a willingness to put your life on the line in defense of othe  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on President Trump signing the Never Again Education Act into law: "President Trump has been the most pro-Israel president in my lifetime and has stood up to anti-Semitism bigotry better than any president I've ever known. "The President knows anti-Semitism is an evil ideology which must be called out and condemned wherever it is found, and he understands how dire it would be to allow the Holo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on President Trump announcing the U.S. will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization: "I will always stand with a President who puts the American people ahead of communist sympathizers. "The United States disproportionately subsidizes the WHO, which in turn promulgates false Chinese propaganda instead of sharing the truth about the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am glad our taxpay  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees, with Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure all World War II (WWII) veterans are eligible for health care services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "The United States wou  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, spoke to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler last week during an EPW Oversight hearing. Senator Cramer began by thanking Administrator Wheeler for his work on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. Senator Cramer hostedAdministr  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development (RD) awarded a $228,000 loan and a $185,650 grant to the City of Hettinger. The funds come as a part of a $286 million investment by USDA's Water and Environmental Program to finance Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement projects. This RD investment will be used   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $2,632,700 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to preserve their existing transportation system for the Mountains-Plains Consortium University Transportation Centers (UTC) program. UTC is a Congressionally mandated program seeking to advance state-of-the-art transportation research and technolo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,072,968 to the North Dakota Hospital Foundation for COVID-19 preparedness and response activities. This investment was approved by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response through the Hospital Preparedness Program, which is a cooperative agreement progra  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking and Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committees, issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Treasury issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking on carbon capture tax credits for businesses. "The Treasury Department delivered important, long-awaited regulations today. Carbon capture tax credits are meant   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) beginning to accept applications for its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. "I am glad to see USDA's assistance program is officially underway. President Trump and Secretary Perdue have worked tirelessly to support our agricultural community, and I encourage North Dakota's producers  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $2,632,700 to the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Today's funding includes the fifth and final round made available under DOT's University Transportation Ce  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 27: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $228,000 loan and a $185,650 grant to the City of Hettinger. Today's funding will be used to repair a lagoon cell to allow treated water to be retained and used for irrigation as well as reduce future costs for mai  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $1,072,968 to the North Dakota Hospital Foundation. Today's funding, being administered via the Hospital Preparedness Program, was made available through the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 and will  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, held a video conference with North Dakota producers and commodity groups on implementation of the $16 billion in direct agriculture assistance provided under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Hoeven is encouraging farmers and ranchers to contact their local Fa  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after the death of a Grand Forks Police Officer, who was killed in the line of duty: "Mikey and I offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the officer who gave his life in the line of duty. "We are praying for the officer's loved ones, the injured deputy and the peace officers working to keep our communities safe. We honor this officer's service and sacrifice, and w  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after President Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law: Hoeven cosponsored the Senate companion to the bill, which authorizes funding to develop and improve Holocaust education programs, and he supported Senate passage of the House bill earlier this month. "The Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedies of the modern era, and this legislation provides federal resources to ensure we n  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after President Trump announced that the U.S. would end its support for the World Health Organization. "China has not been transparent and the WHO has not held China responsible for its actions. The President's action is about holding China and the WHO accountable," said Hoeven. "We need transparency and accountability, which is why I suppo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued rules implementing the 45Q tax credit, supporting the development of commercially-viable carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies. Last week at a meeting with President Trump, Hoeven outlined the importance   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement to mark the beginning of the application period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's $16 billion in direct assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The signup period runs through August 28, 2020, and producers should contact their local Farm Service Agenc  more