WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** VALLEY CITY, N.D. The North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) held a ceremony today to send off members of the 142nd Engineer Battalion being deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of Joint Task Force North. The joint service command is tasked with supporting federal law enforcement agencies in the "identification and interdiction of suspected criminal activities con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: VALLEY CITY, N.D. Senator John Hoeven today paid tribute to members of the North Dakota National Guard's (NDNG) 142nd Engineer Battalion who are deploying for a year-long mission to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the southern border. The unit's deployment follows the deployments of the 957 Engineer Company, the 1-112 Aviation Regiment and the 817th Engineer Company to the southern borde  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: GRAND FORKS, N.D. Senator John Hoeven today marked the completed reconstruction and extension of the crosswind runway at Grand Forks International Airport. As a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to secure more than $50 million in federal funding for the 5-year, $70 million project, which will: Enable the airport to maintain large a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) received a $20,000,000 award through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. This funding will help NDDOT enhance the US 52 route by adding railroad bypass lanes, improving safety, and increasing the efficiency of passenger and freight transportation across the state. Specifically,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced an award of $200,000 to the Rural Electric and Telecommunications Development Center, which operates under the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives and the Broadband Association of North Dakota. This investment allows the center to offer services to businesses and cooperatives such as technical assist  more