WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the announcement that Great River Energy plans to retire the Coal Creek Station in 2022: "While the decision today by GRE was disappointing, this isn't the end of the conversation about the future of the Coal Creek Station. "We all understand the seriousness that this planned closure not only affects the hundreds of families that work at the plant and mine, but the towns and the communities which are   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint statement with Sens John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer on the Energy Department submitting its report on the Sandia National Laboratories Crude Oil Characterization Research Study to Congress: "As the Sandia study proves, Bakken crude is no different from Permian Basin oil or the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. There is no scientific basis for Washington state or other states to impose a de-facto ban on our crude oil o  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint statement with Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer on the Energy Department submitting its report on the Sandia National Laboratories Crude Oil Characterization Research Study to Congress: "As the Sandia study proves, Bakken crude is no different from Permian Basin oil or the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. There is no scientific basis for Washington state or other states to impose a de-facto ban on our crude o  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT members Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr in support of the Department's opposition to nationwide injunctions and the Department's effort to challenge the District Court for the District of Montana's nationwide  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced he is cosponsoring the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation which would make it easier for small farms and ranches to provide locally-produced meats to consumers. "Making it easier for local producers to get their product to market strengthens our food supply chain," said Senator Cramer. "In the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the Trump administration agreeing on a path forward to provide coronavirus relief fund dollars to Native American tribes: "COVID-19 is attacking the physical and economic well-being of tribes in North Dakota and across the country. "I am encouraged to see the Administration is taking a step to grant the funds we appropriated for tribal needs, and I will continue working with our tribes to make sure they   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Great River Energy retiring Coal Creek Station in 2022: "While Great River Energy decided to retire Coal Creek Station, GRE is leaving the door open for the plant to be sold and to continue operating. "I, and all of North Dakota's leaders, need to take a comprehensive approach, working with interested stakeholders and every level of government to play our part to demonstrate Coal Creek's value. "This s  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sending guidance to governors and major meat processing company leaders for implementing President Trump's Executive Order on keeping meat processing facilities open: "Straightforward guidance and clear expectations are an important part of what our meat packing companies need to safely and successfully reopen and continue operating their processing facilities. "I applau  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on President Trump proclaiming May 5 as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day: "As President Trump states, the violence our tribal communities have endured - especially women and young girls - is egregious and unconscionable. "On Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, I join the President in reaffirming our efforts to stand against injustice,  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator Kevin Cramer joined a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Acting Director Regina Lombardo encouraging them to protect public safety while respecting the Second Amendment and federal law related to the three business day waiting period for firearm purchases and seeking information on how the federal firearms ba  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a combined $135,152,313 to 59 hospitals and health care providers throughout North Dakota. These funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. The funds come as part of a $10 billion funding   more

WASHINGTON, May 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 Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) awarded a combined $3,275,670 to tribally controlled colleges and universities in North Dakota. The following institutions received funds: * Turtle Mountain Community College- $1,157,310 * United Tribes Technical College - $844,160 * Sitting Bull College - $535,390 * Nueta Hidatsa Sahnis  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $2,082,871 to the state of North Dakota through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. The funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. This DOJ funding comes as part of a $850 million inve  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11,011,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). These funds are authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act and provides funding for NDDEQ's Drinking Water St  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded grants to fifteen local airports in North Dakota. These funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. * Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport - $1,092,969 * Jamestown Regional Airport - $1,061,538 * H  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a grant totaling$2,753,046 to the Minot International Airport as appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. The funding is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under DOT and will aid Minot In  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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 combined $1,000,216 to four hospitals and health care providers in North Dakota. The following providers received funds: * Family Healthcare Center - $354,274 * Coal Country Community Health Center - $243,184 * Spectra Health - $208,669 * Northland Health Partners Community Health Center- $194,0  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) awarded the state of North Dakota $1,413,062 as a result of the FY2020 AmeriCorps State and National Grant Competition. CNCS is the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. South East Education Cooperative in Fargo received $498,269 in competitive grant funding from CNCS   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned U.S. Air Force (USAF) General Charles Brown, nominee to be USAF Chief of Staff, about North Dakota's military priorities during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) nominations hearing today. Senator Cramer spoke with General Brown by phone yesterday about his nomination, and the Senator invited the General to visit the University of North Dakota once confir  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Angus King (I-Maine) have introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. "As every sector of o  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- 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. Small Business Administration (SBA) announcing agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs: "Allowing agricultural producers to access EIDL programs puts another tool in the tool chest to assist our farmers and the food they produce in making it through the COV  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 6: 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 after EPW unanimously passed water infrastructure legislation out of committee: "The water infrastructure legislation passed today will benefit North Dakotans and set America up for long-term success. It will create jobs while   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced plans to increase limits on the size of COVID-19 relief payments for agricultural producers: "The payment plans outlined in USDA's assistance program, as originally written, are insufficient in addressing the economic pain caused by COVID-19. Thank you S  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $20,000,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). These funds are made available through NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which Hoeven has worked to fund through annual appropriations bills. The grant will aid research and education  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 8 -- 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 Justice (DOJ) has awarded funding from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program to the State of North Dakota. The grants, detailed below, will be used to provide supplies, personal protective equipment and training to help prevent, prepare for and respond to the coron  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded $1,000,216 to support four Community Health Centers in North Dakota. Today's funding will be used to support wide-spread testing efforts by increasing capabilities to help track the spread and imp  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $3,960,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality for the Nonpoint Source Management Program. Today's funds are made available under the Clean Water Act and will be used to promote a voluntary pollution control program across the state,   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $11,011,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality for North Dakota's Safe Drinking Water Program. This grant is provided under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which Hoeven funded in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations bill and plans  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, announced that the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) has awarded funding to tribal colleges and universities in North Dakota to help with impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Details are as follows: * Turtle Mountain Community College - $1,157,310 * United Tribes Technical College - $844,160   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, which marked the end of World War II: "Today, and always, we remember the incredible sacrifices our servicemembers and country endured during World War II to preserve our freedom and liberties. "We can never repay the debt we owe our selfless and heroic WWII veterans but today on the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, we pay tribute to our Greatest Generation and c  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven has worked with the Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to secure support to expedite the application for a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to support flood risk management in the Fargo Moorhead region. Legislation approved last year requires the Administration to develop an approach across agencies for WIFIA loans, which could have held u  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after Great River Energy announced upcoming changes to its power supply portfolio, including its intent to retire the Coal Creek Station in 2022 and repower the Spiritwood Station. GRE noted that it is willing to consider opportunities to sell the plant. "We are disappointed that Great Rive  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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, issued the following statement after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reaffirmed guidance to state governors and industry stakeholders on the safe operation of meat processing facilities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidance reinforces the safe  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced water infrastructure legislation that includes authorization for flood protection in the Minot region. This is a key step in advancing the construction of the project's fourth phase and comes as a result of the signed chief's report, which Hoeven worked to finalize. The senator hosted A  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven announced that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has signed a contractdesignating the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District (DSID) as the operator of the Oakes Test Area. This action formally recognizes the irrigation district's longtime role in fulfilling many of the duties and responsibilities in operating and maintaining the facility. Further, it is a key step toward completing the title  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released funding to three airports in North Dakota. These grants were made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and were previously announced by Hoeven on April 14. * Minot International A  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released funding to 15 airports in North Dakota. The grants are part of airport funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Hoeven previously announced funding for North Da  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making $5 million available through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program. As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Hoeven secured funding for this program to assists producers in maintaining eligibility for USDA programs. "Our farmers and ranchers know firs  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has re-opened the online application portal for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Emergency EIDL Grants. This comes as a result of the additional $60 billion that Congress provided for the assistance programs. Further, due to a provision that Hoeven secured as chairman of the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the announcement by the Treasury Department that it will allocate 60 percent of the $8 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to assist tribes with COVID-19 relief efforts: "We worked hard to secure these funds for tribal communities as part of the CARES Act and we appreciate Secretary Mnuchin and his team for working to distribute  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5: Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a waiver enabling families with children eligible for free and reduced price school meals in North Dakota whose schools were closed to receive Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits. Today's announcement, made possible under the Families F  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Sen. Inhofe's second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter.   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven and Doug Jones introduced bipartisan legislation 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). The text of the legislation is available here https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/download/hoeven-spr-bill. In April, Hoeven announced he was leading the bipartisan, bicameral legislation along wit  more