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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Dakota Newsletter for Sunday November 26, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Sen. Cramer Speaks with General Allvin, Denounces Political Activism in the Military
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download audio.*** BISMARCK -- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Allvin regarding Minot Air Force Base's biased and misguided official communication warning Airmen against participating in the Dakota Patriot Rally held in Minot on Friday, November 17. The rally celebrated trad  more

Sen. Cramer Statement: FHWA Publishes Final Rule, Imposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Measures on State Departments of Transportations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK -- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published its final rule, imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations.  more

Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call on UN to Designate Hamas a Terrorist Organization, Impose Sanctions
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in a bipartisan letter calling on the United Nations (UN) to bring a resolution to the UN Security Council recognizing and imposing sanctions on Hamas as a terrorist organization. The letter highlights Hamas' continued diversion of aid meant for civilians to fund its operations. They  more

Sen. Cramer: HHS Awards $2,059,750 to Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $2,059,750 to the Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency (SENDCAA) for Head Start projects. The SENDCAA Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to children from birth to   more

Sen. Hoeven Issues Statement After Biden Administration Imposes Costly, Overreaching Mandates on State DOTs
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Biden administration finalized costly, overreaching emissions mandates on state departments of transportation (DOTs). Specifically, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is reinstating an Obama-era rule to require state DOTs to set and enforce targets for reducing CO2 emissions from vehicle traffic, which wo  more

Sen. Hoeven Issues Statement Celebrating Thanksgiving Day
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Nov. 23, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement today to wish all North Dakotans a happy Thanksgiving: "Thanksgiving Day allows us the opportunity to gather with loved ones and reflect on our many blessings. "Today especially, we take time to give thanks for the many blessings this great nation offers us and look to the future with even greater optimism. "From Mik  more

Sen. Hoeven: CommonSpirit Health to Provide Investment Plan for Devils Lake Hospital
DEVILS LAKE, North Dakota, Nov. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today held a community meeting in Devils Lake to discuss the need for improved access to quality health care in the region. The discussion builds on a series of meetings that Hoeven has held with local leaders and health care professionals to identify and advance community-driven solutions to ensure the best possible care for residents in the area: * H  more

Senator Cramer Statement: Minot AFB Leaders Were Wrong to Dissuade Servicemembers from Politically Conservative Rally
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download audio.*** BISMARCK -- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after Minot Air Force Base leadership sent a message to servicemembers warning them of the dangers associated with being near the Dakota Patriot Rally held at the state fairgrounds in Minot. The message warned that "participation with   more