WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Every year, more than 600,000 individuals are released from prisons across the United States after serving their sentences. Even though individuals reentering society have paid their debt for the crimes committed, they still face significant collateral consequences such as struggling to find employment, securing a place to live, and being barred from receiving financial aid. To serve as reminder of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Microbeam Technologies Incorporated, located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, has been selected to receive $2,499,978. This funding will allow the company to use a bench-scale system to demonstrate the ability to extract and produce high purity gallium and germanium from a lignite-derived, mixed rare earth element concentrate obtained from selected gallium and  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four final rulemakings regarding fossil fuel electric generation. These rules, first announced individually in 2023, will dramatically tighten emissions regulations for fossil fuel generation and dangerously degrade the state of America's electrical power grid. The Biden administration has specifically targeted coal power   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulations aimed at the nation's power sector. This includes a new Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule that imposes costly and overly-stringent Obama-era regulations on coal-fired electric power plants. When first advanced in 2012, this rule contributed to the closure of num  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Congress approved national security supplemental funding legislation. "With increasing unrest around the globe, including Iran's recent attack on Israel, it's more important than ever that we stand with Israel as they defend themselves against Hamas. At the same time, I continue to believ  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN), pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to provide veterans with access to non-opioid pain management options through the VA system to help prevent addiction before it starts. "Active-duty service memb  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service (NPS) to maintain the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). The NPS will immediately terminate its proposed removal of horses at TRNP under the environmental assessment (EA) process initiated in 2022, and as a result, the existing management plan for the wild horses will remain in place.  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued the following testimony by American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the House Agriculture Committee, it is an honor to testify before you today to share the viewpoint of U.S. soybean farmers concerning China. My name is Josh Gackle. I am a soybean farmer from Kulm,  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - On Thursday, North Dakota was joined by Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in filing a lawsuit in North Dakota Federal District Court challenging the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) newly finalized Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule. This rule establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new appli  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the award of $4,093,055 to three airports in North Dakota for the following projects and initiatives: $2,918,323 to the Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority for the reconstruction of 4,206 feet of runway to maintain structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris. $1,014,732   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the United States Senate passed the Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific national security supplemental funding by a vote of 79-18, providing approximately $95 billion in assistance for the three allies as they counter aggression from Russia, Iran, and China. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after voting in favor of the package: "I spoke with President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an award of $2,979,825 to the following projects and initiatives: $1,924,581 to Spectra Health, awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Cluster grant program, which provides funding to community health centers across the United States. $1,055, 244 to the North Dakota Department of Heal  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center will receive $11,600,000 to investigate how CO2 injected into an unconventional reservoir in the Bakken Formation will result in increased oil and gas production while additionally increasing the lifespans of the wells which w  more