WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, this week spoke to members of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) at their legislative rally on Capitol Hill. The senator provided a legislative update and outlined his work to support the state's electric cooperatives. "Thanks to the efforts of our innovative energy industry, including our   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator John Hoeven recently joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on public lands. "Our legislation will protect sportsmen and their access to hunt and fish on public lands. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: At a hearing of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee this week, U.S. Senator John Hoeven discussed with U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman efforts to deter China's aggression and the importance of: * Strengthening the ties between the U.S. and its partners and allies in the  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the Senate approved the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and federal grant programs that support local fire departments. "North Dakota's firefighters and first responders do a great job saving lives and property in emergency situations. Their services are vital to the we  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) at its legislative rally, where he delivered remarks on today's policy landscape. "One of the reasons I enjoy serving on EPW is because it's a privilege to advocate for North Dakotans' interests at the federal  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act. The legislation would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) decision-making and messaging processes and provide recommendations for improvement. "Inconsistent messaging and guid  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing pressed Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about the force's treatment of its service members. "My SASC colleagues and I hear assurances from Navy personnel all the time about how they value their people. "Yet, too often, our sailors are up against inefficient paperwork processes, barriers to acc  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent the Sony Corporation a letter regarding its anti-competitive behavior and to request information on the company's acquisition agreements. "I write to express concern about Sony's efforts to protect its gaming console business from competition. For more than 20 years, Sony has utterly dominated the gaming console market, as that market has been defined   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing questioned Andrew Boyle, First Vice Chair of the American Trucking Association, about impacts of the Biden administration's unprecedented push for widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption, including its ever-stringent proposed vehicle emissions standards. Excerpts and full video are belo  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill. "Since 1986, Congress and successive Administrations have demonstrated bipartisan support for joint U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Employee Rights Act of 2023, which reforms labor policies to empower workers and better match the needs of today's economy. In addition, the legislation establishes critical safeguards for small business owners and entrepreneurs and preserves the independent contractor model. "This administration's la  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in reintroducing the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act. The legislation would permit unpaid beneficiaries of Holocaust-era insurance policies to bring civil suits against liable companies, allowing them to recover outstanding claims or otherwise enforce policy rights. "The Holocaust was one of the worst genocide  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on public lands, unless such action is supported by the best available scien  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a total of $11,118,379 to North Dakota regional airports. The below grants will support a range of equipment upgrades, as well as runway and terminal improvements. * $7,007,500 for Jamestown Regional Airport * $980,000 for Minot International Airport * $600,000 for Ellendale Air  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded North Dakota organizations $3,459,057 as follows: * Spectra Health: $1,924,581 from the Health Center Cluster Program, which supports Community Health Centers in their delivery of comprehensive services. * North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services: $1,055  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 21, 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

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating April as Second Chance Month. The resolution honors those who work to remove unnecessary barriers preventing formerly incarcerated individuals from becoming productive members of society. "Too often our criminal justice system is focused on punishment instead of redemp  more