WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today outlined priorities he secured in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation, which passed a preliminary vote of 81-10 in the U.S. Senate on Thursday and needs to be completed by the House and Senate next week, to strengthen the University of North Dakota's (UND) role as a leader in aviation research, development, training and operati  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced a $5.1 million award to advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) monitoring at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The monitoring and sequestration project, which is being led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), is key to the development of commercially-viable CCUS. Further, the project will advance the expansion of CCUS a  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing legislation to end the federal electric vehicle (EV) and charging stations tax credit. The Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act (S. 4237) stops taxpayer money from subsidizing the purchase of luxury electric vehicles for high-income individuals and corporations. This bill specifically repe  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven and a group of 25 other senators, led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to protect Jewish students being targeted by pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic mobs and to restore order to the college campuses that have been shut down by ongoing protests. "You need to take action to restore order and protect Jewish students on  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today helped introduce two bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval to rescind de facto electric vehicle mandates being imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Together, these Biden administration rules would require up to two-thirds of new cars and nearly 40 percent of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week helped introduce the Protect and Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. The legislation, led by Senator Thom Tillis, is also cosponsored by Senators Tom Cotton, Joe Manchin, Kevin Cramer and Steve Daines. "Each and every day, our law enforcement officers put their l  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized a rule imposing new restrictions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on fossil fuel and related infrastructure projects. The rule runs counter to the law passed by Congress last year to set timelines  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code, eligible taxpayers may qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 following the purchase of a new, qualified plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV) purchased between 2023 to 2032. According to the Tax Foundation, these aggressive tax credits, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, are anticipated to cost roughly $180 billio  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the award of $210,000 to the Roosevelt Custer Regional Council for the establishment of an economic development planning framework, process, and strategy supporting private capital investment and job creation in the region. The council supports communities in Southwest North Dakota which includes the counties of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Go  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $80 million in total Fiscal Year 2024 funding to support water infrastructure upgrade projects in communities across North Dakota. The EPA's latest announcement awarded $28.6 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality's State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program. This   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Throughout 2023, the National Fraternal Order of Police reported there were 378 officers shot in the line of duty, 46 of whom were killed by gunfire. According to the report, the number of officers shot in the line of duty has risen 14 percent higher since 2022. In response to this increase, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) in cosponsoring the Protect and Serve Act,  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized two rulemakings, placing burdensome new emission standards for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles. Despite American consumers largely rejecting electric vehicles (EVs) because they are too expensive or do not meet their needs, these rulemakings effectively force the transition toward EVs. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who opposes the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: "Recent public reports have revealed a biased culture and slanted coverage at NPR's headquarters, which is a profound disservice to the journalistic integrity expected of NPR and your local affiliates whose excellent reputation is tarnished by association." Former National Public Radio (NPR) Senior Editor Uri Berliner announced his resignation after an article was published in the Free Press, accounti  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, leadership from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps testified before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower regarding the National Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the subcommittee, emphasized the importance of learning, experimenting, and scaling emerging technologies ahead of   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $3,262,046 through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Cluster grant program, which provides funding to community health centers across the United States. The award will be distributed to the following programs and initiatives in North Dakota: $1,801,916 to Northland Health Partners Community in   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rolled out additional National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting requirements. This rule will impose hurdles to the permitting and environmental review process for infrastructure and energy projects. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation   more