WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak speaks out against regulatory state on House Floor Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) delivered a speech on the House Floor highlighting the consequences of burdensome federal regulations on North Dakotan families and businesses. She also outlined the need for the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which the House passed yesterday to repeal the Bide  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions Federal Reserve Chair Powell on Impact of Raising Bank Capital Requirements Stressed the Necessity of Competition in the Banking System ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Banking) Committee held a hearing on the Federal Reserve's semiannual monetary report to Congress. Federal Reserve C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions North Dakota Witness on Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Click here for audio. Click here for video WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to discuss carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technologies. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the EPW Committee, introduced the first witness, Kevin Con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Capito, Graves, and Perry Highlight Cost-Saving Public Buildings Reforms BISMARCK, N.D. - In 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a review of the actual utilization of 24 agency headquarters buildings to better understand how the federal government is utilizing its real estate portfolio. On average, 17 of the 24 agency headquarters reviewed were at 25 percent or less  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Thune Introduce Death Tax Repeal Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - The impacts of the federal estate tax, often referred to as the death tax, were reduced in 2017 with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which doubled the amount exempt from the tax and tied it to inflation. These tax cuts, unless extended, expire in 2025. In particular, the death tax significantly impacts family farms, ranche  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Fedorchak supports H.R. 77 to rein in executive overreach Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted in support of H.R. 77, the Midnight Rules Relief Act. The legislation strengthens Congressional authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn multiple last-minute regulations issued by an outgoing administration in a single vote. "President Biden issue  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak's statement on the nomination of Kirsten Baesler to the U.S Department of Education Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement congratulating North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler on her nomination to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education. "Kirsten has dedic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement After Voting to Confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of Agriculture: "Congratulations to Brooke Rollins on her confirmation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS): "President Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to serve as HHS Secretary with a mandate to improve the health  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed former Representative Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI): "Given the threats facing our nation, President Trump needs his team in place. Tulsi Gabbard is a Lieutenant Colonel in the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Shaheen, Moran & Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Establish Permanent Air Guard Tuition Assistance Program WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to establish a permanent federal tuition assistance (FTA) program benefitting Air National Guard members. The Air Guard Standardizing Tuiti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Thune Reintroduce Bill to Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. "Our legislation would repeal the death tax and prevent families, particularly those with family farms, from facing unnecessary hardsh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: President Trump Nominates NDPI Superintendent Kirsten Baesler to Serve as Assistant Secretary for Elementary & Secondary Education WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated North Dakota's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * On the House Floor: Fedorchak offers solutions for energy reliability crisis Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) hosted a Special Order on the House Floor yesterday to sound the alarm on the increasing threats to America's energy reliability. She highlighted how two-thirds of our country is at risk of not having enough reliable power to meet demand and of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor Jeff Hilborn, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in radio broadcasting. For more than 30 years, anyone who has tuned in to a radio station in the Brainerd Lakes area has benefited from Jeff's behind-the-scenes work, even if they have never heard his voice. Jeff is proud of his North Dakota roots, but   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by American Soybean Association Chairman Josh Gackle from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1": * * * Good morning, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, Senator Hoeven, and distinguished members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. It is an honor to join you today to testify on behalf of t  more