WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Cosponsors Four Bills to End Biden EV Mandates BISMARCK, N.D. - The Biden administration repeatedly issued regulations directing the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) by consumers. These regulations forced manufacturers of cars and trucks to build more and more EVs, and even ban the sale of gasoline powered vehicles. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) co-sponsored four bills to prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Klobuchar, Colleagues Send Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to President Trump on China Adoptions BISMARCK, N.D. - The People's Republic of China (PRC) halted all international adoptions, except those between blood relatives, in August 2024. Approximately 300 children in the PRC had been matched with American families prior to the announcement. Co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak to host Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 25 Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) will host a telephone town hall on Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30pm CT (5:30pm MT), providing thousands of North Dakotans the opportunity to engage in a productive discussion about the issues that matter most to them. North Dakotans who want to participate in the conversation must   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Honors Red Trail Elementary School for Designation as 2024 National Blue Ribbon School MANDAN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to the students, educators and families of Red Trail Elementary School in honor of their designation as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. As a special symbol representing the school's exemplary teaching and learning,  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Jury Decision in Lawsuit Over DAPL Protests BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a North Dakota jury ruled in favor of Energy Transfer in the company's lawsuit against Greenpeace over its role in the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. "The Dakota Access Pipeline was built with the latest, greatest technology and safety fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Working to Advance Construction of New National Guard Facilities, Improve Member Benefits, Ensure Support for ND Missions BISMARCK, N.D. - At the North Dakota National Guard's (NDNG) Roughrider Conference today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts on the Senate Appropriations Committees that oversee funding for defense and military construction to: * Advance the construction of ke  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: BlueHalo Partnerships Link Area's Counter-Drone, Hypersonic Missile Testing & Space Operations Senator Outlines Efforts to Build Project ULTRA, Grand Forks into Proving Ground for Counter-UAS Tech EMERADO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven and representatives from BlueHalo today announced that the company is expanding its operations to the Grand Forks region, tying into a range of operations   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: High-Tech Missions Boost Economic Growth in North Dakota, Highlight Need for STEM Education Senator Outlines Efforts with North Dakota Space Grant Consortium in Bismarck BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven met with members of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) to discuss efforts to expand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education opportunities for  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: USDA Releases Details on $10 Billion in Market-Based Disaster Assistance, Begins Accepting Applications March 19 Senator Secured Funding in Year-End Legislation to Help Producers Recover from Challenging Markets Click for video and audio. WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committ  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Julie's Journal: Recap from Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak's state work period Bismarck, ND - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) spent this week engaging with North Dakotans across the state, participating in a variety of events, site visits, and roundtable discussions. Top of mind in all the discussions: how to make our communities safer, our businesses and healthcare sys  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Celebrates Cyrus Western EPA Mountains and Plains Regional Administrator Appointment Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement after President Trump appointed Cyrus M. Western to serve as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 administrator. As regional administrator, Western will implement President Trump's environmental pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * North Dakota delegation reintroduces legislation to empower greater development of state-owned energy resources ND Trust Land Completion Act would allow equal value exchanges to reduce fragmentation of state, tribal lands & minerals Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) and Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) today announced they have rein  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Hoeven-Led Legislation to Block Biden Natural Gas Tax Senator at White House for Signing Ceremony Click for video and audio. WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed into law the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval he led in the Senate to block implementation of President Biden's Na  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Cramer Statement on Greenpeace DAPL Trial Ruling ***Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. -- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after a jury in Mandan found Greenpeace liable for defamation for its involvement in the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests in Morton County in 2016-17. The case was brought by Energy Transfer, the DAPL parent company. "  more