WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement on House passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. "Our national debt is nearly $32 trillion. This is the biggest threat our country faces. The White House has refused to negotiate with House Republicans. This is unacceptable. It's our responsibility to get a handle on our national debt. We owe nothing less to  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act to establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Mike Braun (R-IN) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the companion bill in the Senate. The bipartisan bill requires the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn a misguided rule from the Department of Labor (DoL) that will drastically increase costs for American farmers. The H-2A visa program helps American farms fill farm labor gaps and remain sufficiently staffe  more

MINOT, North Dakota, April 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today marked the grand opening of the Magic City Discovery Center, an interactive children's museum that provides science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) educational opportunities for Minot families, including those stationed at Minot Air Force Base. The center first opened in 2014 in a temporary location with the goal of providing an enterta  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, for an update on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), urging him to complete the process as soon as possible. The senator stressed the pipeline's importance not only to the  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senator John Hoeven this week secured a commitment from Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Camille Touton to work with him on funding the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) Project. Hoeven raised the priority during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, stressing the importance of the project in ensuring a reliable water supply in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress. Hoeven traveled to Seoul and the demilitarized zone (DMZ) two weeks ago to meet with South Korean government, military and agriculture leaders to strengthen military and agriculture trade ties with South Korea. "President Yoon outlined the importance of   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator John Hoeven pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the need for greater U.S. domestic oil and gas production to bring down prices for American consumers, while stressing the importance of increasing the nation's refining capacity. In contrast: * U.S. oil refining capacity declined from 19 million   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: At a hearing of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven urged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to help secure permanent regulatory relief enabling more health care facilities, including long-term care (LTC) providers, to serve veterans. Specifically, Hoeven is working to advance a pe  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today voted for legislation to overturn a Biden administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions that would place costly new requirements on the trucking industry. Hoeven helped introduce the legislation, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, with Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) to stop the costly rule from going into effect. The CRA was approved by the  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Banking Committee hearing questioned Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, about potential impacts of the Choice in Affordable Housing Act, legislation he introduced with Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to improve the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the largest federal rental assistance program. Click here to wa  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Cramer (R-ND) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner regarding American land acquisitions by entities with ties to foreign adversaries. He discusses the importance of exercising diligence at every level of government and strengthening food supply chains. The piece is in the context of the Fufeng Group's move to buy acreage within 12 miles Grand Forks Air Force Base, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting against a resolution to remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): "The Constitution makes clear states have to ratify constitutional amendments. By every metric, states have not done so. The Democrats' novel unconstitutional approach bypasses states' rights and circumvents the  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Banking Committee, reiterated his stance on the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse and the Federal Reserve System's insufficient supervision of the company during a WZFG "What's on Your Mind" radio segment this morning. The comments are in response to a newly published report which reviewed the events. "How do more regulatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing cautioned against efforts to socialize the power grid and questioned witnesses about states' permitting authorities, as well as the impacts of high energy costs on U.S. manufacturers. Excerpts and full video are below. Senator Cramer first discussed the need for transmission reforms to accompany per  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate and Environment Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the below statement on voting for a resolution he and his colleagues introduced to overturn the Biden administration's heavy-duty vehicle emissions regulations. "We should be setting up our trucking and manufacturing sectors for success, not making them pay more or jump through  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) in sending Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), a letter in fierce opposition to a policy which would penalize Americans who responsibly manage their money. The proposal, slated to go into effect on May 1, would hike upfront fees for individuals with credit   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C) and Ted Budd (R-NC) in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn a misguided rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) which would drastically increase costs for American farmers and their families. "America's farmers work day and night to feed our nation and the world, but t  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in urging Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to impose sanctions and take decisive actions against Huawei Cloud and other People's Republic of China (PRC) cloud service providers for the threat they pose to U.S. national and economic   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 28, 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 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, announced broad support for the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act. Click here (https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sens-cramer-heinrich-team-up-on-bipartisan-bill-to-  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, cosponsored the bipartisan Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. This bill authorizes $755 million in grant funding, provided by the Department of Transportation (DOT), to expand truck parking capacity for the next four years; build new t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act. This bipartisan bill would improve outdoor recreation facilities in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-managed areas, provide new   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act, bipartisan legislation to expand free credit monitoring for all servicemembers and their families. Current eligibility is limited to active-duty servicemembers and National Guard members. "Our service members and their families put so much on the line to protect us and our way o  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) reintroduced the Military Families Mental Health Services Act. This bipartisan legislation would improve access to mental health care services for military families by waiving out-of-pocket costs on TRICARE for their first three outpatient mental health visits per year. "Ens  more