WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on his vote against the House Democrats' $3 trillion HEROES Act (H.R. 6800): "The Democratic majority should be ashamed of this bill, but at least they're keeping their word. They promised they would use Americans' suffering as leverage. They called the pandemic an opportunity to enact their 'vision.' They gleefully cheered as industries vital to North Dakota collapsed. "This pandemic has cost nearly 100  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint statement on May 11 with Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, on the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration preempting Washington state's crude-by-rail law: "We thank the Administration for doing the right thing by putting sound, scientific evidence above partisan politics. We also appreciate the tireless advocacy of Governor D  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint statement with Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota and Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, on the Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration preempting state's crude-by-rail law: "We thank the Administration for doing the right thing by putting sound, scientific evidence above partisan politics. We also appreciate the tireless advocacy of Governor Doug Burgum and Attorney G  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on the Energy Department releasing a request for proposals to purchase up to one million barrels of sweet crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: "I appreciate this effort by Secretary Brouillette, especially the focus on small to mid-sized producers of sweet crude. While this is a positive step for struggling oil producers, we still have much work to do." According to the Department's an  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Saudi Arabia announcing it will reduce its oil production in June: "It is nice seeing Saudi Arabia heed our call for additional action by reducing its oil production in June on top of the cuts in the OPEC+ deal. "As American producers began cutting production in March and April, Saudi Arabia ramped up, greatly harming the industry before the OPEC+ deal went into effect in May. I will continue monitoring  more

JAMESTOWN, North Dakota, May 16 -- 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 Subcommittee on Water, visited flooding damage in Stutsman County. Following the visit, Senator Cramer - with members of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) and Senator Hoeven - participated in a town hall hosted by District 29 state legislators. Regional representatives of the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the Senate by voice vote passed the Never Again Education Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced: "Anti-Semitism is a serious threat in the United States and around the world. We are obligated to fight against such bigotry, and failing to educate the next generation would only make history more likely to repeat itself," said Senato  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Justice awarded North Dakota two grants totaling $133,837 through the COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. The first grant, totaling $75,829, will go to the City of Grand Forks. The second, totaling $58,008, will go to Burleigh County. According to the DOJ, these funds will allow states, territories, local governments, and federal  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $7,780,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). This funding agreement is authorized under the Clean Water Act and will be used to finance North Dakota's Clean Water  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a total of $18 million to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). These funds are appropriated under Section 5311 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helpe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH) received $2,845,095 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the North Dakota Cancer Prevention and Control Program. The use of these funds, awarded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will include efforts for early detection of breast and cervical cancer, as well as compr  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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 $3,785,050 Head Start and Early Head Start grant to Minot Public School District 1. Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness for young children and toddlers from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the University of North Dakota (UND) received two grants totaling $186,080 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for COVID-19 response efforts. The first grant, totaling $95,455, will go toward the Area Health Education Centers Program. The second, totaling $90,625, will be used for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $541,967 to the United Tribes Technical College to support its Community STEM Engagement Initiative. This investment is approved through the NSF Division of Human Resource Development and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) will use the  more

JAMESTOWN, North Dakota, May 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, along with Senator Kevin Cramer and North Dakota legislators Senator Terry Wanzek and Representative Craig Headland, today discussed the damage to roadways inundated with floodwater in Stutsman County and advanced options with the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES), local officials and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 16 -- 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 North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will receive $18 million from the Federal Transit Administration. The funds were made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be used for operations and preventati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 $7,780,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. This grant is provided under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which Hoeven continues to prioritize in the annual appropriations process and will be used to support infrastructure projects i  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 16 -- 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 Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $2,500,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND). This funding will be used for the UND Center for Rural Health's Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub), formerly known as the Rural Assistance Center (RAC), and their efforts to provide rural  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 12: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee,announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $3,785,050 to the Minot Public School District. Today's funding, from the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start, supports Head Start services to promote school readiness for children under five years old. "Head Start p  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven congratulated Principal Kara Four Bear of New Town Middle School for being named as one of two national recipients of the inaugural Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award. Principal Four Bear played a major role adopting North Dakota cybersecurity education initiates at New Town Middle School where she continues to expand opportunities for teachers and students to explore cybersecu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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, continued working to ensure fair treatment for the nation's cattle ranchers. Hoeven joined Senator Deb Fischer in pressing Attorney General William Barr and the Department of Justice to investigate suspected price manipulation and anticompetitive behavior in the cattle industr  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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, cosponsored the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, legislation expanding ranchers' ability to provide more locally-produced meat to consumers. The bipartisan, bicameral PRIME Act was introduced by Senators Angus King, Rand Paul and Lamar Alexander, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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 a colloquy on the Senate floor thanking essential workers across the country for their efforts during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hoeven outlined the dedication of farmers and ranchers and their work to provide the food, fuel and fiber for our nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota and Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, on the Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration preempting State's crude-by-rail law: "We thank the Administration for doing the right thing by putting sound, scientific evidence above partisan politics. We also appreciate the tireless advocacy of Governor Doug Burgum and Attorney G  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Peace Officers Memorial Day and during National Police Week to commemorate the sacrifices made by fallen heroes and honor the men and women of the law enforcement community: Hoeven this week cosponsored a bipartisan resolution which passed the Senate to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2019 and designate May 10-16 as National Police Week. * * * "Law enforcement off  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after the Senate approved legislation to reform and reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: "This bipartisan legislation makes important changes that will increase transparency in the FISA process, ensure greater accountability and help prevent government overreach," said Hoeven. "At the same time, given the security challenges facing our nation, it provides important national security tools   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement after joining Gov. Doug Burgum at the White House for a discussion with President Trump on efforts at both the federal and state levels to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and safely re-open the economy: Hoeven further emphasized the importance of supporting agriculture and energy producers, stressing that they continue to provide essential goods and services to the nation during this public health emergency. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Energy Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Saudi Arabian officials announced that the nation would cut oil production by one million barrels per day (bpd) in June. This comes in addition to the agreement with OPEC+ announced last month to cut oil production by nearly 10 million bpd. Hoev  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Energy Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a proposal to purchase up to one million barrels of U.S. oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). To fully utilize the SPR, the DOE will need additional funding from Congress, underscoring the im  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- 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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the final Hours of Service (HOS) rule for all types of commercial drivers. Hoeven has been working with FMCSA to provide regulatory relief under the rule, including for agriculture haulers,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) in introducing the "Limiting Infant Fatality and Empowering Nonprofit Organization Workforces (LIFE NOW)" Act. This legislation eliminates the affiliation rules and 500-employee cap for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to allow larger nonprofits to receive PPP loans. It also prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding abortion providers.  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) requested unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass the USS Frank E. Evans Act, a bipartisan bill to honor the 74 sailors who died in the sinking of the USS Frank E. Evans during the Vietnam War. "The Lost 74, their loved ones, and their shipmates have waited long enough," said Senator Cramer. "No matter how it could be spun, the choice before this chamber is whether  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department's guidance clarifying that rural electric cooperatives with less than 500 employees are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Earlier this month, Hoeven and Smith led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Small Business Admi  more