WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the grand opening of the Milton Earl Apartments, a $14 million, 42-unit affordable housing complex in Fargo that will serve tenants age 62 and older to improve their long-term housing stability. The project is made possible through a public-private partnership leveraging more than $5.4 million in federal funding from programs Hoeven has worked to secure as a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: DICKINSON, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week hosted U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore in North Dakota as part of his efforts to ensure access to public lands for multiple uses, including grazing, energy development and tourism, among other priorities. To this end, Hoev  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after CommonSpirit Health and Altru Health announced a letter of intent (LOI) for Altru to acquire the Devils Lake hospital. "This announcement is an important milestone towards ensuring quality health care in the Devils Lake region, and was made possible through community engagement and provider collaboration. Tim Bricker and   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, today announced a $23 million award to City of West Fargo for the 9th Street NE Grade Separation Project. The funds, which are made available under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program, will be used to enhance roadway safety for the traveling public at   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined the partners of Project ULTRA, an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) initiative the senator established and funded, in showcasing the first simulation of its unmanned cargo transportation project: This is the initial launching point of a broader effort Hoeven worked to establish to develop practical military applications for unmanned aircraft. Last month,  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. -- Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6 to 3 decision overturning the Chevron deference doctrine, a court precedent that had allowed decades of regulatory overreach by executive agencies, particularly under the Biden and Obama administrations, while undermining Congressional authority and limiting the judicial branch's ability to   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined the entire Minnesota and North Dakota Congressional and Senate delegations in sending a bipartisan letter pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota District. The letter comes after the Postal Service's Inspector General audited the District and found 130,858 missing or delayed pieces of mail at six   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led the entire Minnesota and North Dakota congressional delegations in sending a bipartisan letter pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota District. The letter comes after the Postal Service's Inspector General audited the District and found 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $700,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND) for its Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Programs. This fund will support the enhancement of educational opportunities for American Indians pursuing degrees in health professions. *** Original text here: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-h  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded$28,816,840 for three projects in North Dakota. These funds were made available through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program and will be distributed to the following initiatives: $23,816,550 to the City of West Fargo for the installation of a road-rail grade separation complete with pede  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a finalized rule in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. This is the first time the SEC has published a rule requiring companies to submit climate-related information. Critics contend it is "unlawful several times over." Multiple lawsuits are pending in the Eighth Circuit, includin  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK -- The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in the cases of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce today, overturning the Chevron doctrine, a cornerstone of administrative law. The doctrine played a pivotal role in determining how much federal courts defer to executive agencies' interpretation of statutes passed versus Congressional i  more