WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1061, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. "Don't let the talking heads fool you. This spending bill is another omnibus and a cave to politics as usual. North Dakotans are fed up with a broken Congress that keeps piling more debt on them and their children with last-minute backroom deals. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * Cotton, Cramer Introduce Bill to Prevent Companies from Forcing EVs on Consumers Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) today introduced the Requiring EV Notification and Transparency (RENT) Act, legislation that would increase transparency of electric vehicle rental cars and prevent rental companies from taking advantage of consumers. The legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a FY24 Aviation Workforce Development (AWD) Maintenance grant of $307,608 to the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS). This award will go towards NDSCS' North Dakota Fly High Career Pathway Program, which offers students education and networking opportunities with the corporate culture of a specific airline before seeking employment with the airli  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The text of the legislation was released today following an agreement between leaders in the House and Senate, and the bill is expected to be debated by Congress this week: "The FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Bill supports  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a unanimous decision overturning the State of Colorado's disqualification of former President Trump from the state's ballot. Earlier this year, Hoeven joined an amicus brief led by Senator Ted Cruz making the case against Colorado's decision and urging SCOTUS to reverse it. "SCOTUS made the right call i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union address: "President Biden and his administration continue to take our country in the wrong direction with their big government policies. Families are being challenged every day by rising costs, with paychecks that don't go as far as they used to everywhere from the grocery store to the gas pum  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week sent a letter, led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall pressing the Air Force to begin implementing the cold weather special duty pay for servicemembers based in certain locations, including North Dakota. The cold weather special duty pay is a result of a provision the senator supported in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig slammed the latest quarterly performance report from the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General after it revealed a continued decline in USPS performance in Minnesota during Q4 of FY23. The OIG's report details deteriorating first-class mail delivery rates in the Minnesota-North Dakota (MN-ND) postal district. Out of country's 50 tot  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized a climate disclosure rule, which would require publicly traded companies to categorize and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. "The SEC's final climate disclosure rule is the definition of federal   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** On Thursday, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria" to preview the day's Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, which will feature testimony from Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve. He also discussed the 2024 presidential election, inflation, southern border, and the appropr  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: During a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on Thursday, General Michael E. Kurilla, Commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and General Michael E. Langley, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), testified before members about National Defense Authorization Act requests for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). These combatant comman  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: On Thursday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he discussed the semiannual Monetary Policy Report. As required by the Federal Reserve Act, the report is submitted to Congress every six months, in addition to providing testimony from the Federal Reserve Board Chair before the Senate Banking Committee.   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address. "I thought it was the worst State of the Union address I have ever listened to or sat through. We listened to an unhinged, angry, bitter old man screaming and pointing his finger at all his naughty children instead of taking responsibility for the messes   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously allowed Donald Trump to remain on Colorado's presidential ballot, rejecting partisan attempts to sway the 2024 election. "The Supreme Court did its job, unanimously disagreeing with decisions by Colorado and other hyper-partisan states to rem  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Founded in 1965, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) was established to help create and retain jobs, and stimulate growth in economically-distressed communities throughout the country. Since its creation, EDA's programs and initiatives have supported a wide range of economic development activities to improve local economies, including workforce training and infrastructure development. Wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA), passed by Congress and signed into law in 2016, was enacted to address long-standing, federal deficiencies in managing its real property portfolio. It aimed to streamline the disposal of unneeded federal buildings, land, and structures, ultimately saving millions of dollars in taxpayer money. FASTA established a six-year pilot program o  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provided language authorizing special duty pay to servicemembers assigned to cold weather locations to address the mental health crisis among members serving in northern locations. According to the FY 2024 NDAA, cold weather locations are defined as any location where the temperature reaches -20 degrees Fahrenheit or below.   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: For 25 years, the United States has blocked the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay as a result of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) determining foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is prevalent within the country. According to the USDA, FMD is a "worldwide concern" due to its ability to rapidly spread and cause substantial economic losses. While the disease is still present in several   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and North Dakota's Senate delegation sent two letters urging U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to begin implementing the cold weather special duty pay for service members based in certain locations, a provision Senator Sullivan and Murk  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced that Tammi Kromenaker, the Clinic Director of the Red River Women's Clinic in Moorhead, MN, will be her guest at the President's State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7th in Washington, D.C. The Red River Women's Clinic spent nearly 25 years in Fargo, where it was North Dakota's sole abortion provider for most of that time. When the Supreme Co  more