WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after attending the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement signing ceremony with President Trump at the White House: "Approving this deal ensures the manufacturers, service providers, agricultural communities, and energy producers in North Dakota and across the country are able to operate on an equal playing field with some of our biggest trading partners and puts them in a better position to fulfill their miss  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Donald J. Trump unveiling a plan for peace in the Middle East: "I thank President Trump for offering a bold vision for a brighter future for Israel and the Palestinian people. "Through his strong and effective leadership, the President has made significant progress toward bringin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a grant totaling $1,871,473 to Community Action Region VI in Jamestown to support Head Start projects. The designated discretionary funds are administered by the HHS Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families. Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide family-cen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) awarded the University of North Dakota (UND) $744,064 for cost-shared research and development projects. These projects are supported through the funding opportunity announcement, Maximizing the Coal Value Chain. The designated funds will support FE's Advanced Energy Systems Program by funding pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the "Unborn Child Support Act" today, a bill to give mothers the ability to receive child support payments while they are pregnant. "Life begins at conception. Our laws should reflect that truth, especially when it comes to helping mothers provide for the welfare of their children," said Senator Cramer. "If we are going to be pro-life, we should be pro-all-of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected the University of North Dakota (UND) to receive $744,064 in funding for a Laboratory-Scale Coal-Derived Graphene Process through the university's Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC). Non-DOE funding fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 29: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start has awarded $1,871,473 to Community Action Region VI to support Head Start services in Stutsman County and the surrounding region. "Today's funds will help ensure that Head Start continues to be available for children and families in Jam  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 28: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start has awarded $2,058,371 to Mayville State University and $1,117,278 to Community Action Partnership in Dickinson. Today's funds will be used to assist children in preparing for school through increased access to early-childhood education a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 28: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the administration released its plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. "The plan announced by the president today helps advance the cause of peace, while maintaining strong support for a critical ally, Israel. At the same time, it helps lay the groundwork for self-gover  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined President Trump at the White House as he signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law. This follows Hoeven's efforts to move the agreement through Congress, having repeatedly made the case for USMCA and outlining its benefits to the American people. "USMCA  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: During a committee markup this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs (VA) passed S. 785, the "Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019." This bill contains several provisions to improve mental health services for veterans, including an expansion of the VA's research into Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), an issue championed by U.S. Senator and Senate   more