BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement after Federal District Judge Daniel L. Hovland granted a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration's "Revised Definition of 'Water of the United States'". "This injunction is great news for North Dakota's ag producers as they gear up for planting season. "The Biden administration's WOTUS rule  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement on April 13, 2023, with Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri: * * * Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following joint statement regarding a decision from a federal judge in North Dakota that halted implementation of the Biden Administration's waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule  more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, April 13 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after U.S. District Court of North Dakota Judge Daniel Hovland granted a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the enforcement, implementation, or application of the Biden Administration's revised "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. Oklahoma and 23 other states filed the complaint against the Environmental Prote  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) today applauded a decision from a federal judge in North Dakota that halted implementation of the Biden Administration's waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in 24 states, including Missouri: "This injunction means that Missourians will be spared, for the time being, from the Biden Administration's overreaching  more

TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, this week met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and National Security Advisor Wellington Koo to reaffirm support for Taiwan. Hoeven outlined the importance of strengthening long-standing economic and defense ties to promote peace   more

SEOUL, North Dakota, April 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Senator John Hoeven this week met with government, military and agriculture leaders in South Korea to strengthen military and agriculture trade ties with South Korea. Hoeven's visit is timely as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea, which was signed in 1953. As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, which is re  more

TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Wen-Jane Tu, Deputy Minister of Taiwan's Council of Agriculture, issued the following statement after meeting on agriculture and trade, and reaffirming the longstanding trade partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan. "The United Stat  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) expanded Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule for the 24 states represented in the case, including North Dakota. "This injunction is a welcome relief from the ever-growing, bu  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) issued the following joint statement regarding a decision from a federal judge in North Dakota that halted implementation of the Biden Administration's waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Brian Sullivan on CNBC's "Last Call" to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new light- and medium- duty vehicle emission standards. The emissions reductions proposal is so stringent, the EPA projects EVs could make up 67% of new light-duty vehicles within th  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Congressman Kelly Armstrong, Senator John Hoeven, and Senator Kevin Cramer reintroduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, bicameral legislation to authorize the State of North Dakota to relinquish state-owned lands and minerals contained within the Tribal Reservations to the U.S. Department of the Interior and, in exchange, receive federal land and minerals of equal valu  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong reintroduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, bicameral legislation to authorize the State of North Dakota to relinquish state-owned lands and minerals contained within the Tribal Reservations to the U.S. Department of the Interior and, in exchange, receive federal land and minerals of equal value within   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the below statement after North Dakota District Court Judge Daniel Hovland granted the petition for preliminary injunction, prohibiting the enforcement, implementation, or application of the Biden administration's revised Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition. North   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss North Dakota's leadership in the oil, gas, and refining industries, as well as its investment-friendly business climate. Excerpts and full video are below. On North Dakota's Strong State Management: "North Dakota is a place   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) reintroduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act. The bill would authorize North Dakota to relinquish its lands and minerals on Tribal Reservations to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) in exchange for those in the state which are federally-owned. North Dakota ho  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $420,000 to support the establishment of comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS): * $210,000 for the Tri-County Regional Development Council * $210,000 for the Red River Regional Council The CEDS process engages the public and   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a total of $2,446,000 to North Dakota regional airports. The resources are from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and will be administered as outlined below.  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Pembina County Water Resource District (PCWRD) $1,850,104.50 to repair legal drains damaged by a severe winter storm and subsequent flooding. Specifically, these resources will support the following projects: * The replacement   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 7 -- 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 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: 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  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led all EPW Republicans in pushing back on an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supplemental proposal to further regulate methane and other emissions. In their letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the senators outlin  more