WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The United States and Canada share the world's longest international border, spanning 5,525 miles with 120 land ports-of-entry. The bilateral and international U.S.-Canada alliance is built upon shared interests in the areas of economic stability and trade, sustainability, energy and critical mineral supply chain, and national security. The two countries share a $1 trillion trade and investment relati  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) released the following statement after voting against H.Res. 1102, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: "I was extremely critical of Speaker Pelosi when the House got jammed on funding bills, and I am critical of the process from Republican leadership now. My office did everything possible to read and understand the $1.2 trillion, 1,000-page legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: - The Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new regulations on Wednesday, effectively mandating the transition from light and medium-duty vehicles with internal combustion engines to battery-powered electric vehicles (EV). Following the agency's announcement, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued a statement denouncing the restrictive and burdensome rule. "The Biden   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a total of $3,224,503 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to airports across North Dakota. These funds will be administered through the FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program as follows: $2,600,000 to Jamestown Regional Airport for the improvement, modification, and rehabilitation of a service road and taxiway and the purchase of   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator John Hoeven pressed nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure the stability and affordability of the grid by supporting access to baseload power sources, like coal-fired electric. To this end, the senator outlined the following priorities to the FERC nominees, including David Rosner, Lindsay Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured approval of a new federal mine plan for Coyote Creek Mine in Zap, North Dakota, allowing for the development of two tracts of federal coal located under private surface acreage. The federal coal lease was awarded in 2020 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), following completion of an environmental assessment (EA) over the tract  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- 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, today helped pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to stop the Biden administration from allowing beef imports from Paraguay. Hoeven cosponsored the bipartisan CRA, which was approved by a vote of 70-25. Since 1997, imports of beef from Paraguay have  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Over the last couple of years, the crime rate in major cities across the country has drastically increased due to the implementation of nonsensical bail policies, which fail to hold violent criminals accountable. Last year, Washington, D.C. had 274 homicides--the highest number of homicides since 1997. According to the Council on Criminal Justice's mid-year data, which examines monthly crime rates for  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the General Explanations of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Proposals (Green Book), a compilation of reforms proposed by President Biden to raise revenues, expand tax credits, and improve tax administration and compliance. Instead of increasing U.S. energy production, the Green Book proposes to weaponize the tax code agains  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: As women remain the fastest growing group of veterans using U.S. Department of Veterans (VA) services, it is more important than ever to ensure women veterans have consistent access to the benefits and healthcare services they have earned. This is particularly important for those veterans who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST), which has been linked to increased risk for suicide. Throughout  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a total of $1,604,067 for the following projects and initiatives in North Dakota: $1,343,846 to the Three Affiliated Tribes to support Head Start programs, which promote early childhood learning, health, and development initiatives. $157,479 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services under the State Primary Care Offices  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lift the long-standing ban on fresh beef from Paraguay, the United States Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval by a vote of 70 to 25 in an effort to overturn the Biden administration's rule. For 25 years, the United States has blocked the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay as a result of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the potential ban of TikTok in the United States and President Joe Biden's $8 billion request for a "Climate Corps" program, which would hire 50,000 environmental activists to the government each year by 2031. On the Status of Legislation to Ban TikTok f  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for photos.*** On Wednesday, the Embassy of Canada to the United States sponsored a "Canada Day on the Hill" reception to recognize the relationship between the United States and Canada. During the event, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral American-Canadian Economy and Security (ACES) Caucus, highlighted the importance of the bilateral partnership bet  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: To bolster the home appraisal workforce and speed up the appraisal process, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced the bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act, which would improve access to housing in rural communities across the country. "Across rural America, housing markets have a shortage of trained appraisers," said Cramer. "Increasing the number of appraisers is  more