WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and lette: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and 54 House colleagues in writing a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough condemning the dishonest, partisan use of the VA to spread fear and anxiety among America's veterans regarding their benefits. In a recent misleading report, the VA falsely asserts that H.R. 2811, the Limit, Sa  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: During remarks delivered on the Senate floor this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the need for permitting reform and regulatory relief in order to unlock the nation's energy potential. The senator discussed how more U.S. domestic energy production, as well as facilities to get energy to market, are needed to bring down prices for American consumers and get inflation under control. To this  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate approved a resolution designating May 5, 2023 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Hoeven is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Senate resolution introduced by Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.). "Today we mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the ENR Committee, this week in introducing legislation to protect multiple use policy on federal lands and block the Bureau of Land Management's proposed Public Lands Rule. "The Biden administration is continuing to propose burdensome regulat  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the ENR Committee, in introducing the Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act. This legislation would make key reforms and provide regulatory relief to increase domestic energy and mineral development, ensure federal lands remain  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week pressed U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to drop the Department of Defense's (DoD's) proposed rule imposing a new environmental rule on federal contractors, both large and small, that would ultimately drive up costs for our national defense. "The Biden administration is putting emissions above our m  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today continued his efforts to push back on the Biden administration's harmful policies, which are undermining domestic U.S. energy production and resulting in higher prices for American consumers. At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Hoeven pressed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop blocking oil and gas production on federal lands and:   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the administration issued a proposal to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to include foreign acquisitions of real estate within 100 miles of additional U.S. military bases, including the Grand Forks Air Force Base. "The CFIUS process needs to be updated, and this is an im  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven worked with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief LTG Scott Spellmon to advance flood protection efforts for the Minot region. The senator is working with the Corps to find creative solutions to complete flood protection for the entire Minot region including: * Utilizing Department of Defense (DoD)  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: Senator John Hoeven discussed with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief LTG Scott Spellmon progress on the Red River Valley's comprehensive flood protection, including: * How the project is a first-in-the-nation project, as it's the first major Army Corps project to utilize both the P3 split-delivery model and a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan. - Accordingly, Chi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: With Title 42 set to expire next week, Senator John Hoeven this week delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on the Biden administration to put in place immigration policies to stem the expected surge in illegal immigration. Specifically, Hoeven outlined the need to reinstate: * The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) or Remain in Mexico Policy, which required people seeking asylum at   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has extended for two years, the moratorium on burdensome and duplicative requirements for health care facilities, including long-term care (LTC) providers, serving veterans. The mandates, which come under DoL's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), are duplicative of existing Centers for Medicare an  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week, Senator John Hoeven confirmed with Zippy Duvall, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union, their support for strengthening the nation's agriculture safety net in the next farm bill, including: * Prioritizing crop insurance, the primary risk management tool for many producers.  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: At a press conference today on the Capitol steps, Senator John Hoeven outlined the importance of including reforms to reduce the debt and deficit as part of an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. The senator highlighted the House-passed bill that reduces spending while raising the debt ceiling, and called on the President to support spending reforms. "The House passed legislation that ra  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 2 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to abandon or delay its implementation of a new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the City of Bismarck. The delegation pointed to the outsized impact the proposed map would have on the community's low-income residents, particularly in the southern portion o  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) in introducing H. Res. 353, a resolution to designate May 5, 2023 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The resolution demonstrates the lawmakers' solidarity with the families and loved ones of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and it calls  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing questioned General Charles Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, about bomber agile combat employment (BACE) capabilities in North Dakota, as well as the delivery status of MH-139A helicopters to Minot Air Force Base. Excerpts and full video are below. Senator Cramer first highlighted the only two remain  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, discussed a proposal from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to expand its jurisdiction over Grand Forks Air Force Base. He also questioned Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, and Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency,  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during today's Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, amplified a new bill to improve outdoor recreation opportunities for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-managed facilities. He also underscored the importance of the Snake Creek Embankment to eastern North Dakota's economy and highlighted potential water projects at the Standing Rock Sio  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) proposal to expand its jurisdiction over Grand Forks Air Force Base. Excerpts and full video are below. On CFIUS Proposal to Designate Grand Forks Air Force 'Highly Sensitive:' "[The Grand Forks Air Force Base] and a number of other   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Adrienne Bankert on NewsNation's Morning in America ahead of a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on worldwide threats. Excerpts and full video are below. On the Biden Administration's Military Leadership Capabilities: "They're certainly capable of it. [...] In some cases, they don't know how to reflect this strength of ours, and I worry  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Banking Committees, issued the following statement after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) announced its proposal to expand jurisdiction over nine U.S. military bases, including Grand Forks Air Force Base. Specifically, the committee will cover transactions within 100 miles of the instal  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), founder and co-chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus, discussed prioritizing Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) modernization and rapid acquisition timeliness at a Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing. Excerpts and full video are below. Senator Cramer expressed further support for upgrading the PARCS Radar in Cavalier, par  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, voted for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution he cosponsored to rescind a rule which waives tariffs on China-made solar products imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. "President Biden's suspension of tariffs on imported solar tech is a shining example of environmental virtu  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and environmental review processes. The Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act covers key reforms under   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in introducing a five-bill package to protect industries and municipalities from legal claims should the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds as hazardous substances. The EPA proposed a rule  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $400,000 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). The resources will support the development of a new shared use path along Highway 43, part of the Turtle Mountain State Scenic Byway near Lake Metigoshe. Proposed projects include: * Trail bed preparation and signage up  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) sent the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a letter calling for the cancelation or delayed implementation of its new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Bismarck. The delegation noted the proposed map would disproportionately impact low-income residents, particularly in the sout  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota from the last 10 weeks is below. Following STB's April 2022 hearing on "Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service," BNSF Railw  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced growing support for the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act, legislation they introduced to improve outdoor recreation facilities in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-managed areas by providing opportunities for public-private investments and giving local districts more flexibility to reinvest their resou  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), members of the Committees on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough urging him to improve connections to local resources for service members as they transition to civilian life. Specifically, they emphasized importance of a "warm hand-off," where the VA c  more