WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded four grants totaling $345,500 to North Dakota toestablish an economic development planning framework, process, and strategy in the following four locations to support private capital investment and job creation in the region. * Red River Regional Council in Grafto  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded two grants totaling $237,181 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality received $133,181 authorized under the Clean Water Act to fu  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded a combined $11,226,221 to eighteen colleges and universities in North Dakota for ED's second and final wave of Coronavirus (COVID--19) recovery grant funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The following received funds: * North Dakota State University - $3,864,163 * Univers  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- 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) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded$5,075,000 to the North Dakota Department of Health. This grant was awarded through the CDC National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, And Enteric Diseases office and will be used to finance the department's Epidemiology and Laboratory C  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded a combined $33,297,699 to the state of North Dakota through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund as allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support continued learning for K-12 students whose educations have been disrupted by the impacts  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- 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) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a total of $9,642,500 to the state of North Dakota as allocated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act to aid in COVID-19 response  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- 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) Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start awarded a $3,107,060Head Start Indian grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness for children of AIAN heritage b  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 22: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,035,412 to the University of North Dakota (UND) through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to aid in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Today's funds are awarded through the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will be used to   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $140,000 to Valley Bus, LLC located in Fargo to replace older diesel school buses. These funds are awarded as a part of $11.5 million investment to replace 580 older diesel school buses within 157 school bus fleets across the nation.   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on April 20: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on crude oil prices trading at a negative price as Saudi oil tankers make their way to the United States: "Today's collapse poses a devastating threat to our oil and gas sector, with job losses in the thousands and national security being weakened if the industry cannot recover. "The dramatic low underscores why we cannot allow  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 24 regarding Energy Department announcing $17 million in funding for the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center for Project Tundra: "The Energy Department is continuing the Trump Administration's work to bolster American energy dominance and support carbon capture projects in North Dakota. "I thank Secretary Brouillette for delivering these funds for Project Tun  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiling its COVID-19 food assistance program: "President Trump and Secretary Perdue understand the great importance of protecting our food supply chain and supporting American agriculture. I applaud their efforts, as well as Senator Hoeven, who worked hard to secure support for No  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 20: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli urging him to address the concerns of health care workers whose visas may expire this summer without being renewed in time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Cramer reached out to DHS after hearing about this issue from several health care constituencies. "Nort  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to make credit facilities accessible to domestic energy producers. Senator Cramer spoke to Secretary Brouillette earlier about President Trump directing the Administration to formulate a plan to m  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS-01) wrote a letter to the President urging the Administration to support dedicated funding for small broadband providers to keep students and low-income families in their communities connected to the internet during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "Many small broadba  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer joined a letter "in support of Attorney General William Barr's efforts to prioritize public safety as the Department of Justice seeks to address the consequences of the coronavirus in federal prisons." Read the full letter here. (https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/content/news/cornyn-gop-colleagues-urge-against-release-violent-criminals)  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a letter to Senate Majority Mitch McConnell urging him to continue resisting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's efforts to advance renewable energy tax credit extensions in any COVID-19 response efforts. "As Congress and the Trump Administration discuss further efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, our Democratic colleagues continue   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer joined his colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to eliminate payment limits for livestock, dairy and specialty crop producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The COVID-19 crisis has caused significant damage to agriculture operations across the country. The CARES Act provided $23.5 billion to support farmers and ranchers, including $9.5 b  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, issued the following statement on EPW Committee leaders unveiling America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020: "America's Water Infrastructure Act is bipartisan legislation with practical solutions which benefit North Dakotans and Americans across the country. It   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on April 21: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishing the "Navigable Waters Protection Rule" in the Federal Register: "I am glad to see progress being made on implementing the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Unlike   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on April 24 on President Trump signing the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act, which increases funding for small business programs, COVID-19 testing, and health care providers: "Another hard fought, unnecessary fight concludes with the passage and signing of this latest relief package. "The Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act is another step toward economic recovery, with a focus on refilling   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on April 21: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Senate passing $475 billion in emergency funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, COVID-19 testing, and health care providers: "I am grateful the Trump Administration and Senate Republicans were able to once again overcome the stonewalling of Democrats who want to hold funding for the Paycheck Protection Program hostag  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the Treasury Departmen's releasing guidance allowing states to use Coronavirus relief funds for unemployment insurance: "Thanks to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin for listening to the input of Governor Burgum and others who are working at the state and local level to get our workers help. "Treasury's guidance gives states like North Dakota the flexibility they need to ensure their unemployment insurance pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $33,297,699 to the State of North Dakota for addressing the learning needs of K-12 students during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Today's funding comes from the Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief Fund (ESSER) made available under  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 22: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $3,035,412 to the University of North Dakota (UND). Today's funding, made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will be distributed via HRS  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $5,075,000 to the State of North Dakota. This funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will support the state in efforts to reopen including enhancing testing capacity, conducting contact tracing an  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 22: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded funding to four North Dakota groups. Today's funds will be used to establish a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) to support private capital investment and job creation in the respective regions. Details are as follows: Economic Deve  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $3,107,060 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Today's funding, from the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start, supports Head Start services through the American Indian and Alaska Native Program. "This funding wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the second half of payments to institutions of higher education in North Dakota. The funding is made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be awarded to universities and colleges to fund IT capacity and programs which support r  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement regarding the importance of supporting U.S. oil and gas producers and stabilizing U.S. oil markets. During a call with President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday, Hoeven discussed his legislation on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and pressed Secretary Mnuchin to work wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tina Smith (D-MN) led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to clarify that rural electric cooperatives are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program, which was created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support small businesses and help them maintai  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 21: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, held a video conference with North Dakota producers and commodity groups on the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week. Hoeven hosted the discussion to gather input to bring back to the administration as it works to finalize the de  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher and Michael Burgess introduced the House companion bill to legislation Hoeven is leading in the U.S. Senate to provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Earlier this month, Hoeven lead a bicameral and bipartisan group in announcing   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began the process of implementing the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which serves to replace the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The administration announced the NWPR in January, after repealing the WOTUS rule last year and removi  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23: Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, made the case to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the importance of providing oil and gas producers with access to credit through the 13(3) lending program. Senator Hoeven was joined by Senators Jim Inhofe  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven announced that the State of North Dakota will be able to utilize the Coronavirus Relief Fund to relieve pressure on the state's unemployment insurance program. The senator, at the request of Governor Doug Burgum, has been working with the Administration to ensure that the State is able to utilize the $1.25 billion it will receive from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to help o  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 24: Senator John Hoeven announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $17 million to the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) for Project Tundra, a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) retrofit project for Minnkota Power's Milton R. Young station. With this award, Hoeven has secured approximately $43 million for Project Tun  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee of New Mexico, as the Director of the Indian Health Service at the Health and Human Services Department: "I want to thank my Senate colleagues for confirming President Trump's nominee to head the Indian Health Service. "Rear Admiral Weahkee is a strong leader, who has committe  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate approved legislation providing additional funding for small businesses, health care providers, hospitals and COVID-19 testing. Hoeven spoke with President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about the agreement on Sunday and is urging the House to pass the vital funds as quickly as possible. As chairman of the Senate Agricul  more