WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The Supreme Court of the United States is set to weigh in on Moyle v. United States of America and Idaho v. United States of America, a case questioning whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho's Defense of Life Act, which prohibits most abortions in the state. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in late April, with a decision to follow by early July. U.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: In less than a month, the Supreme Court of the United States is expected to hear arguments in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case challenging the agency's deregulation of chemical abortion drugs in 2016 and 2021. According to the Guttmacher Institute, abortion medication accounted for 53% of all facility-based abortions in the United States in 2020. Preliminary data  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined a bicameral group in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States. The brief was led by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against wrongful reinterpretation of federal law by th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined a friend-of-the-court brief led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas) in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that opposes the federal government's deregulation of chemical abortion drugs. The lawmakers' bicameral amicus brief in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine squarely contests FDA de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Update: Senator Hoeven continues to monitor the flooding with the Corps. The latest reading at the Bismarck gauge above the ice jam is 15.1 feet, which has remained the same over the last several hours. The flow below the ice jam at the Mandan and Schmidt gauges indicates that more water is getting through the ice jam, a good sign that water continues to move. Senator Hoeven will continue to monitor prog  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven continues working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to coordinate flood protection efforts with Governor Doug Burgum, North Dakota National Guard officials and other state leaders. Hoeven has been in contact with Corps officials, including Colonel Robert Newbauer, Commander of the Corps Omaha District, and John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Manage  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today announced that, following his efforts, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved a 10-year extension of North American Coal's royalty rate of 2.2 percent for Freedom Mine in Beulah: The reduction is consistent with market rates for non-federal coal in the region, providing certainty to the largest lignite mine in the U.S. and preserving   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven stressed to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack the need to keep the farm in the farm bill. Hoeven called on Vilsack and his fellow committee members to prioritize key risk management programs for farmers and ranchers, outlining the benefits to American consumers and the broader economy. In particular, the senator pressed for:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an award of $1,450,750 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services to help strengthen public health infrastructure and workforce capacity to meet the needs of the community and population it serves. This grant was administered through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON - During a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on Thursday, members heard testimony from General Anthony Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and General Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM). U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) first questioned General Cotton about whether he belie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing to discuss the National Cemetery Administration's (NCA) mission to honor America's veterans and their families at U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) cemeteries. While it is the smallest of the VA's three administrations, the NCA's important work includes mana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he will not run for another term as leader. As the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history, McConnell will step down from the position in November.  "I've known Mitch for over three decades, all the way back to my days as Chairman of the North Dakota Republican part  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule which mandated new minimum staffing standards for long-term care (LTC) facilities in order to provide "safe and high-quality care for the over 1.2 million residents receiving care in Medicare and Medicaid-certified LTC facilities each day." According to estimations published by CMS, this proposed rule would  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a contract announcement of $13,208,257.50 to HSG Park Joint Venture 2, LLC to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-1B segment of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Flood Diversion Project. Construction on the diversion project is estimated to be completed in 2027. These funds were provided by the fully paid-for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), whi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON - As Congress works to craft the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee gathered on Wednesday to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works Program with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor and USACE Commanding Gener  more