WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) submitted his final thoughts on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to the Congressional Record last week. The Congressional Record on impeachment was kept open to give senators the opportunity to offer additional insight on the trial. "This was a rare moment in our young nation's history. We had little to guide us other than the Founding Fathers' collective  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the coronavirus emergency funding package: "Despite partisan attempts to attack President Trump for political gain, Congress was able to come together to pass a comprehensive supplemental appropriation to combat the coronavirus. "Today's package equips the Trump Administration with the tools it needs and builds on the President's effort to proactively combat the spread of the virus  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- 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) Office of Head Start awarded a grant totaling $1,743,299 to Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency located in Fargo. The grant is approved through the Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start under HHS. Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency provides a range of   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) office of Rural Development (RD) awarded two loans totaling $39,737,000 for two Electric Cooperatives serving communities in North Dakota. * Nodak Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Grand Forks, received a $29,737,000 loan. This will be used to connect 1,431 consumers, build and improve 247 miles of line, and inco  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke with Defense Secretary Mark Esper about nuclear modernization efforts during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday. Their exchange follows Secretary Esper's recent trip to Minot Air Force Base. "Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your recent trip to Minot," said Senator Cramer. "It was an exceptional day for the Airmen and Missileers at Minot who are work  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett will visit the Minot Air Force Base this Thursday. "I am glad to confirm Secretary Barrett will visit the Airmen at Minot this week," said Senator Cramer. "Her trip, following Defense Secretary Mark Esper's recent visit to the base, underscores Minot's role in deterrence and the importance of nuclear modernization in de  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 4: 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 $1,743,299 to the Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency serving Steele, Traill, Cass, Ransom, Sargent and Richland counties to support Head Start services. "Today's funds will allow the southeast region of our sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Nodak Electric Cooperative more than $29.7 million in loans to build and improve 247 miles of power lines, including investments in smart grid technologies, to serve the Grand Forks area and 13 surrounding counties. USDA also awarded Burke-Divide Ele  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after Congress approved emergency funding to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus: The legislation funds preparedness and treatment efforts, including vaccine research and development, support for state and local health agencies, as well as for necessary medical supplies. "Congress approved this funding on a bipartisan basis to ensure that our nation is doing all we can to combat the Coronavi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Outlines Importance of Nuclear Modernization, Role of UAS in Supporting Success & Safety of Servicemembers across the Globe * * * Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week met in a classified briefing with Gen. David Goldfein and Gen. John Raymond, the chiefs of staff for the Air Force and Space Force, respectively, and other Air Force lead  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Helps Advance James Danly's Nomination to FERC, Working to Ensure 45Q Supports CCUS Efforts like Project Tundra * * * Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, this week continued his efforts to support coal's contributions to the reliability of the nation's electrical grid. To this end, the senator: Helped advance the nomination of Jame  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Secured Commitment from Barrett during Confirmation Process to Visit State, Support Nuclear Modernization * * * Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, announced that Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett will visit the Minot Air Force Base this Thursday. Hoeven invited Barrett to the state during her confirmation process last year and outlined to he  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) with U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act repealing the extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC). "For years we have been promised the wind PTC would be phased out, yet some in Washington jammed it through despite our opposition," the Senators said. "Instead of continuing the wind PTC, baseload coal should  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Secures Commitment from Brouillette to Help Ensure Fair Value for Coal, Advance Development of CCUS Technologies * * * At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven confirmed Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's visit to North Dakota in May for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and secured a commitment from him to i  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies issued the following hearing information: "Review of the FY 2021 Budget Request for USDA" at 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:30 a.m. on March 12: Agenda Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2021 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Member Statements Senator John Hoeven (Republican - North Dakota) W  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced a Resolution, which the Senate passed last night, designating March 4, 2020, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day." "Assistive technology devices and services are necessities, not luxury items, for millions of individuals with disabilities and older adults, without which they would be unable to live in their communities, acces  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) with U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act repealing the extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC). "For years we have been promised the wind PTC would be phased out, yet some in Washington jammed it through despite our opposition," the Senators said. "Instead of continuing the wind PTC, baseload coal shoul  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - FCHIP increases capacity of 10 Critical Access Hospitals across Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota * * * U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced legislation to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) until August 2024, a program in ten facilities across Montana, Nevada and North Dakota that develops and tests health care delivery and reimburseme  more