WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) released a framework for the ongoing farm bill negotiations. As Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Hoeven is working to ensure the farm bill makes needed investments in the tools that produc  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning to be a better neighbor to property owners, grazers and energy developers in North Dakota. The senator outlined how overreaching regulations being advanced by the Biden administration harm the property rights of North Dakotans, wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven pushed back against the Biden administration's regulatory onslaught, which is undermining the reliability of the electric grid and leading to higher prices for businesses and consumers. In particular, the senator: Called out costly, unworkable federal rules such as the: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule.   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- 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 $3,245,147 to the University of North Dakota (UND). This funding is distributed through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the following programs and initiatives: $1,057,500 to UND's Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, Epigenomics of Development and Disease. $2,187,647 to UND for its Translational   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Northern Region announced its investment of over $26 million from the Great American Outdoors Act to enhance recreation opportunities for thousands of residents and visitors across North Dakota, Northern Idaho, and Montana. The following North Dakota projects in the Dakota Prairie Grasslands will receive funding: The Civilian Conservat  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for audio.*** One of the primary challenges facing small businesses in the United States is access to capital. A recent report published by Goldman Sachs revealed over three quarters of small business owners are concerned about accessing capital. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act on Tuesday to provide a simpler regulatory regime fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Under the Biden administration, the United States has seen the worst border crisis in American history. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported more than 7.8 million encounters with illegal immigrants at the southwest border over the last three years, and more than 9.5 million encounters nationwide. At the onset of the Biden administration, the president signed a series of executive orders  more