WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of former First Lady Grace Link. "At 105 years old, Grace was witness to pivotal moments in the history of our state and nation, and as a lifelong North Dakotan and longtime public servant, she helped shape the growth of our state to the benefit of her fellow citizens. We look back with gratitude for her e  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senators John Thune (R-S.D.); John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee; and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, in pressing U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of A  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Brian Brenberg, Jackie DeAngelis, and Taylor Riggs on Fox Business to discuss border security, the treat of TikTok, and rising inflation. Excerpts and full video are below. On Border Security: "The problem Joe Biden has on this issue is the American people get to compare two presidents and not just their rhetoric, but their actions, and not just their actions, but t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** The American bus manufacturing industry has been facing a crisis in recent years, with several prominent manufacturers succumbing to bankruptcy. Unfortunately, decades-old payment practices used by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have contributed to today's challenging business environment and are unnecessarily raising costs for bus ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a contract announcement of $23,872,642.50 to R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc. for the construction of the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B, in support of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. Construction on the project is expected to be completed on August 31, 2027. These funds were delivered by the fully paid-for 2021 Bipartisan   more