WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to retain the regulatory definition of habitat within the Endangered Species Act (ESA). By defining habitat, this CRA will provide clarity and transparency to landowners and businesses in North Dakota and throughout the west. "This CRA is about pushing back on the  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today held a meeting with city, county and federal authorities to prepare for potential spring flooding in Burleigh and Morton counties. The senator received an update on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and discussed disaster and first responder preparations being made in the region. Hoeven convened the meeting to help ensure coordina  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today held a meeting with city, county and federal authorities to prepare for expected spring flooding in the Red River Valley. The senator received an update on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and discussed disaster and first responder preparations being made in the region, including sandbagging operations which are set to begin later t  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) in calling on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to expedite the continued rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, advanced technology that will help broadcasters continue to provide quality local news and support an improved emergency alert system. "The  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, April 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today gave a virtual address kicking off Emerging Prairie and the University of North Dakota's (UND) Space Ag Conference, where he discussed the convergence of North Dakota's leadership in agriculture with the state's growing role in U.S. space operations and research. The senator stressed that by working to address the challenges of agriculture product  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week reintroduced the Coal Council Certainty Act to restore the mission of the National Coal Council (NCC), a federal advisory committee that previously provided advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry. The NCC was origina  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed revision of the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule that imposes costly and duplicative Obama-era regulations targeting coal-fired electric power plants. When first advanced in 2012, this rule contributed to the closure of numerous power plants, b  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement opposing the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed Public Lands Rule that would overhaul the management of more than 245 million acres of taxpayer-owned lands. The rule, which was published yesterday, would establish "conservation leases" that would lock away federal lands in conflict with the longstanding tradition of multipl  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) cosponsored Senator Ted Cruz's (R-TX) Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. The legislation would ensure local law enforcement units are able to coordinate with federal immigration authorities, while restricting sanctuary cities' eligibility for federal grants. A bipartisan majority of senators voted for this bill in 2018, but Senate Democrats filibustered its  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on April 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed Public Lands Rule. "As we have seen in North Dakota, the Biden administration has a bad habit of violating the law and blatantly asserting power it does not have. "Congress did not grant ad  more

NEW YORK, April 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks at a Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) conference hosted by Guggenheim Securities titled Investing in Advanced Nuclear Energy: Meeting Clean Energy Needs Across the Economy. He discussed positioning American nuclear energy suppliers for global leadership, an issue at the intersection of several committees on which the Senator serves, including Banking, Armed  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate and Environment Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to preserve the regulatory definition of "habitat" within the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "The Biden administration likes to talk abo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) awarded North Dakota $80,235,800 for Fiscal Year 2023 to upgrade water systems on tribal lands. These resources were allocated in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling for expedited rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, also known as ATSC 3.0. "The Next Gen TV standard is essential to the continued vitality and competitiveness of local television broadcasters' free,   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded North Dakota airports $964,500 for allocation as follows: * $484,800 for the Adams County Airport Authority to repair Taxiway C and build a 490-foot taxi lane connecting a hangar area with a parking area. * $239,700 for the Tioga Municipal Airport Authority to improve its airfield guidance fixtures  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 6 -- 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $62,283,000 to North Dakota's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program for Fiscal Year 2023. "Access to clean drinking water is essential for every community," said Senator   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of North Dakota (UND) $7,999,999 to advance construction of an inaugural critical mineral extraction and separation facility. "Along with their industry partners and the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of North Da  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), joined Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) in introducing the Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act, legislation to prevent VA facilities from further implementing the Oracle Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system until it undergoes significant improvements. "I  more