WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the nominee for Secretary of the Interior. "Governor Burgum is a seasoned executive as a two-term governor and former technology CEO, and a great choice to lead the Department of the Interior," said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. "American Samoa's closest working relationship with the fed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** BISMARCK, N.D. As a tribute to veterans across North Dakota and the nation, a Veterans Day observance ceremony is held each year at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck to recognize the brave men and women who answered the call to serve. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, attended today's ceremony, recogni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: In September, North Dakota won a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of the Interior to block the Biden administration venting and flaring rule in North Dakota v. U.S. Department of the Interior. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) venting and flaring rule establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new application requirements for ope  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committees, today issued the following statement honoring veterans in recognition of Veterans Day. "Today and every day, we are indebted to our servicemembers and veterans in North Dakota and across this nation, as well as their families, who serve alongside them. We cannot th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- 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 Biden administration finalized a rule implementing the Natural Gas Tax, which was passed as part of Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend legislation in 2021. This comes in addition to costly technology mandates imposed on oil and natural gas producers by the administration last   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement regarding the election of Senator John Thune as the next Senate Majority Leader: "I have known Senator Thune for years and he is a proven leader. Given our long-history of working together on issues important to the Dakotas, I supported Senator Thune and look forward to continuing to work with him as our next Senate Majority Leader," said Hoeven. "All o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 32 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Stand With Israel Act to cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. This comes in response to reports indicating that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will attempt to downgrade Israel's status at  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Media coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election by national broadcast networks was the "most lopsided in history," according to a recent report published by the Media Research Center. Since July, the report states ABC, CBS, and NBC gave Vice President Kamala Harris 78% positive coverage, while now-President-elect Donald Trump received 85% negative coverage. In October, trust in mass media  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download audio.*** The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act on Wednesday. The legislation, which will now head to the House, expands free credit monitoring for all service members including non-active duty reservists and traditional National Guard members. Current eligibility is limited to active-duty service members and full-t  more