WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: In 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) took the unprecedented step of classifying bump stocks as machineguns, thereby criminalizing their possession. According to the Chevron doctrine, agencies are given deference in how they interpret statutes under their jurisdiction, too often disregarding Congressional intent and lending itself to activist mischief. In February, the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Despite operating safely and securely for over six years, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was required to complete a supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 0.21-mile easement which crosses under the Oahe Reservoir. This marks the third time DAPL has been examined under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including a 1,261-page Environmental Assessment from 2016 which  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Despite operating safely and securely for over six years, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was required to complete a supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 0.21-mile easement which crosses under the Oahe Reservoir. This marks the third time DAPL has been examined under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including a 1,261-page Environmental Assessment from 2016 wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced North Dakota State University (NDSU) is one of its first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines). The North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine, led by Northern Plains AgTech Engine for Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security (FARMS) coalition, will optimize and leverage the existing agricultural oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announced an award of more than $3.1 million to North Dakota in Fiscal Year 2023 funding through the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program. This award, made available by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), helps the state reclaim abandoned and dangerous mine lands to el  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award of $3,984,102 to airports across the state of North Dakota. This Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) funding will be distributed as follows:  $2,566,048 to Bismarck Municipal Airport for the construction of a service road to the snow removal equipment building. $728,354 to Minot International Airport for installation of 17,000 feet of drainage   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a BIORETS Site award of $599,997 to the University of North Dakota. This award will support a team of eight teachers as they participate in an intensive research experience for six weeks, followed by two weeks of curriculum development. This program ultimately aims to significantly increase the exposure of rural and tribal students to molecular biology and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced an award of $3,645,750 to Minot International Airport. This award, funded by FY 2022 supplemental discretionary grants, will go towards a wildlife hazard removal and drainage improvement project. *** Original text here: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-us-department-of-transportation-awards-36-million-to-mino  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today joined Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Jim Risch (R-ID) in pressing for "an immediate and permanent prohibition" of U.S. aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the national security supplemental bill. The letter to Majority   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after voting against Joseph Goffman to be the Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): "The Biden administration has been taking our nation's energy policy in the wrong direction, and Joseph Goffman has played a key role in many of the adminis  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Senator John Hoeven today announced that North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Grand Farm have been selected under a National Science Foundation (NSF) competition for advanced agricultural technology research and development. Specifically: * NDSU and Grand Farm, in partnership with the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo (FMWF) Chamber of Commerce and the Fargo Moorhead Economic Devel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Gabe Gutierrez on NBC's "Meet the Press NOW" to discuss how the United States should respond to the drone attack which killed three American soldiers in Jordan. Additionally, they spoke about the status of the ongoing southern border negotiations. Click Here to Watch On How the U.S. Should Respond to Drone A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting against Joseph Goffman to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. "Joe Goffman is a climate zealot who has played a primary role in some of the most excessive, overbearing rules the Biden administration churns out. His role as architect of the Clean Power Plan 2.0 is reason enough to vote against him  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Last year, a leaked document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Richmond Field Office attempted to tie "radical-traditionalist Catholics" to violent extremism. Following a thorough investigation, the House Judiciary Committee released a report detailing the extent of the FBI's weaponization of law enforcement against Catholics. Since the memorandum was leaked, the FBI has disregarded congr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: **Click here to download video. Click here to download audio.** WASHINGTON - As required by Section 1260H of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Department of Defense (DOD) is obligated to annually publish the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the United States. Lawmakers passed this provision with bipartisan support to counter the People  more