WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virgina), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the FAST Fix Act to create greater opportunities for small businesses in underserved states, like Idaho, to gain access to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and S  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the harmful impact of President Biden's policies on the U.S. energy industry, which have resulted in higher prices for American consumers and made the nation less energy secure. "We've got to find a way to press back on the Biden administration's harmful policies that have caused energy pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing legislation to assist small businesses in underserved states to gain access to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. This legislation, the FAST Fix Act, would provide outreach, financial support, and technical assistance to help businesses in rural areas more effective  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week introduced two pieces of legislation to expand U.S. domestic energy production and enhance the energy security of America and its allies. This includes the: * North American Energy Act - This bill would prevent unnecessary delays for important cross-border energy projects, such as pipelines and electrical tran  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senator Ted Cruz in reintroducing the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation to stop sanctuary city policies and withhold federal, taxpayer-funded grants from jurisdictions that prevent law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration officials. "The crisis at our southern border is out of control. To get a handle on it, the Biden administ  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) this week joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) in introducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. Hoeven has supported efforts like this throughout his time in the U.S. Senate and helped successfully pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, which doubled the individual estate tax exemption. "The death tax penalizes familie  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to resume oil and gas lease sales for federal lands in North Dakota. "President Biden and his environmentalist allies continue blocking needed development of taxpayer-owned energy resources," said Hoeven. "This decision is a welcome step t  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after voting to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs). "I voted to remove the 1991 and 2002 authorizations from the books because they dealt with our interventions in Iraq. "The 2001 AUMF, the authorization Congress provided fol  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) this week introduced legislation to support the research and development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies at the nation's UAS test sites. Specifically, the bill: * Extends the authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) UAS test sites for an additional five years through 2028. * Formally authorizes research grants thr  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today joined Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Matt Quinn in marking the VA National Cemetery Administration's billionth dollar in grants, a milestone reached as a result of the $1,860,775 grant to the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery (NDVC) in Mandan. Earlier this month, Hoeven announced the grant to the NDVC in Mandan, which wi  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, March 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new waiver allowing the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to support unmanned aerial system (UAS) flights involving aircraft that do not have a public designation. Hoeven has been working to secure FAA approval for the waiver, which means: * Companies can fly with the test site  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after voting for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to rescind the Biden administration's final rule to redefine the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) and expand the scope of federal regulatory authority. Hoeven helped introduce the Senate companion of the resolution with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) earlier this year. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) applauded the House of Representatives' bipartisan passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, that's aimed at addressing the energy crisis caused by the Biden administration's disastrous policies. Armstrong's legislation to streamline permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects is included in the comprehensive energy package. The final vote  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the court decision ordering the Biden administration to resume oil and gas leasing in North Dakota, the Department of Defense's (DOD) approach to China-owned entities purchasing U.S. land, and recent bank collapses. Excerpts and full video are below. On Court Decision Requiring Oil, Gas Lease Sales in North Dakota: "  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and JD Vance (R-OH) introduced the English Language Unity Act to establish English as the official language of the United States. "Our Founding Fathers used English to create the most precious and fundamental document of all time," said Senator Cramer. "Whether we are writing our nation's laws, government documents, or other programs and policies, English has always b  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing about the threat of China-owned companies purchasing land near U.S. military facilities. The City of Grand Forks became a flashpoint on this issue when the Fufeng Group, a Chinese manufacturing company, moved to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, hammered the Biden administration for its slim Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense spending request, highlighted the importance of advancing American naval capabilities, and underscored the evolving threat of China. Opening Statement: An excerpt of the Senator's opening statement is below and the full tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after it was announced former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. "An indictment is a far cry from a conviction. "Considering several prosecutors at both the federal and state level have passed on this case, it seems to be a bit of a stretch, to say the least. "Let justice take its course  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to resume quarterly oil and gas lease sales in North Dakota. "Judge Traynor's decision restores the rule of law and appropriately admonishes the federal government f  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the below statement after voting for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution he and his Republican colleagues introduced to overturn the Biden administration's Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. It passed the Senate and the House of Representatives with bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after voting to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF). "Congress has the ability to respond militarily to America's threats, but each AUMF should be related to today's threats. "Repealing the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs rescinds the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded North Dakota airports $2,859,925 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These funds will be administered through the FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program as follows: *   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), earlier this month announced a $1,860,775 grant to expand the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan. Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acknowledged the award's significance, as it represents the billionth dollar the National Cemetery Administration has disbursed through its   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota from the last 10 weeks is below. Following STB's April 2022 hearing on "Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service," BNSF Railway, CSX Trans  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Recoupment Act to hold accountable individuals who improperly obtained federal COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI). The legislation would extend the statute of limitations for overpayments to allow the government additional time to prosecute fraud cases. "In response to the economic  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act, legislation to eliminate the federal estate tax, otherwise known as the "death tax." "The last thing anyone needs after a loved one passes is a mammoth tax bill from Washington," said Senator Cramer. "Getting rid of the death tax would give people peace of mind, protect small businesses and farms  more