WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Martha McSally (R-Arizona), and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) are original c  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today encouraging the United States to work with the United Kingdom and Australia to welcome Hong Kongers seeking refuge from Beijing's authoritarian rule aft  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) secured a commitment from the nominee to be White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Russ Vought, to review concerns raised by farmers in North Dakota about bureaucrats in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ignoring planting violation regulations. Their exchange came during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Mr. Vought's nomination. "While the  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) secured a commitment from the nominee to be White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Russ Vought, to review concerns raised by farmers in North Dakota about bureaucrats in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ignoring planting violation regulations. Their exchange came during a Senate Budget Committee hearing last week on Mr. Vought's nomination.   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Cramer and his colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telemental health services in rural areas. Please see the release from Senator Rounds' office (https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-smith-lead-bipartisan-group-of-senators-to-introduce-legislation-expanding-mental-health-services-in-rural-america) for more information.  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer will join Senator Tom Cotton's resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Please see the release from Senator Cotton's office (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1377) for more information and text of the resolution.  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer joined a letter led by Senator Marco Rubio asking the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) take a fresh look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute. This request was made in light of recent troubling activities by social media companies, including partisan attempts to silence po  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- 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's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a combined $958,839 to Dakota College at Bottineau and Bismarck State College. Dakota College at Bottineau received a $500,000 grant to fund a project providing education and training to students to grow and process industrial hemp for commercial purposes. Bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded a combined $130,038 to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Ward County, and the City of Williston. These funds were awarded through the COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program. * Ward County - $58,008 * City of Williston - $37,984 * Standing Rock Sioux Tribe - $34,046 The CESF Program allows states, territories,  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 10: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3,468,739 to North Dakota through HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development. This COVID-19 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) was awarded as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Today's funding announcement comes as a part of a nation-wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing a key order to provide farmers with clarity after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' June 3, 2020, vacatur of three dicamba registrations. "We appreciate Administrator Wheeler recognizing the challenge the Court's ruling poses to our f  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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 $5,169,900to the North Dakota Department of Health for public health emergency preparedness and response. This Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement was approved by the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coordinating Office of Public Health Preparedness   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), the first-ever North Dakotan to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after SASC passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of committee. "I am grateful for another opportunity to help craft the National Defense Authorization Act through my seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Providing for the defense  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- 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 a combined $570,226 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe to finance COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts. * Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians - $401,412 * Spirit Lake Tribe - $168,814 This investment was approved by the HHS Centers for Disease Con  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency announcing changes to the Livestock Risk Protection insurance program: "USDA is making the LRP insurance program more accessible to livestock producers. "I appreciate this effort by Secretary Perdue and Administrator Barbre, and I encourage North Dakotans to explore whether this program works for them." According to RMA, the changes: * Allow premium  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $5,169,900 to the North Dakota Department of Health. Today's funding is made available through the CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement, and will be used to assist hospi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 10: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded additional Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) to the State of North Dakota. Today's funding, totaling $3,468,739, comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grants to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe to support public health response to the coronavirus disease 2019   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded $400,000 to the Quality Health Associates of North Dakota. Today's funding will be used to support public health partnerships in an effort to increase colorectal cancer screening and   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 10: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $500,000 to Dakota College at Bottineau and $458,839 to Bismarck State College. Today's funding supports hands-on education opportunities and workforce training for students at Bismarck State C  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed U.S. Air Force General Charles Brown as the Air Force Chief of Staff. "General Brown is a strong Air Force leader with decades of experience," said Hoeven. "We had a good conversation as part of his confirmation process about the vital missions in North Dakota. As chief  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Federal Reserve Board announced that it is further expanding its Main Street Lending Program to benefit more small and mid-sized businesses. The Fed is lowering the minimum loan amounts, while also increasing loan maximums, extending the length of the loan terms and providing a two-year moratorium on principal payments for all loan facilities. I  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidance making telecommunications cooperatives with less than 500 employees eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Hoeven has been working with the administration to ensure cooperatives, which provide vital services to many communit  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- 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 after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended its area eligibility waiver under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to ensure local partners can continue to offer free meals to children throughout the summer, regardless of where they live. USDA initially issued the area eligibi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that it was advancing changes to make the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance Program more affordable and flexible for producers of feeder cattle, fed cattle  more