WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case Sackett v. EPA, which ruled in favor of the Sacketts. "The Supreme Court's decision to rein in the EPA's overreach is a win for North Dakota's farmers and ranchers. For years, the threat of WOTUS has hung over the heads of our ag producers. "It would violate private proper  more

JAMESTOWN, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today helped break ground on the Pipestem Dam safety modification project, which will prevent future erosion and ensure the integrity of the facility. Pipestem Dam works in conjunction with the Jamestown Dam to serve the primary purpose of flood risk management for Jamestown. Due to concerns that the highly erodible sands and gravel used in the spillway cou  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today met with members of the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo (FMWF) Chamber of Commerce's Agribusiness Committee to discuss North Dakota's priorities for the next farm bill. The meeting comes as the latest in the senator's efforts to ensure the state's farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses have the opportunity to provide direct input as work on the next farm bill con  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has helped secure a $2 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant program to support the redevelopment of the Lashkowitz High Rise in Fargo. Hoeven made the announcement along with local leaders, including Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority CEO Chris Brungardt  more

EMERADO, North Dakota, May 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today joined leaders from Grand Sky in announcing the purchase of a new system to facilitate real-time collection of weather data to support unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flights. Specifically: * Grand Sky has acquired Meteodrone, an unmanned aircraft that will be operated under a multi-year contract with TruWeather Solutions to collect weather data. * Th  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Sackett v. EPA, issuing a unanimous decision that the agency overstepped its authority to regulate "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. Last year, Hoeven joined his colleagues in submitting an amicu  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Andrea Travnicek, director of the North Dakota Department of Water Resources, involving a hearing on May 16, 2023, entitled "The Next Fifty Years of the Clean Water Act: Examining the Law and Infrastructure Project Completion": * * * Thank you for the invitation to testify today on the impact of the Clean Water Act on infrastructure project complet  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 467, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act. The bill passed on a 289-133 vote. "Every time I meet with North Dakota's law enforcement officers, their top three concerns are fentanyl, fentanyl, and fentanyl. The HALT Fentanyl Act takes a simple step to make sure fentanyl related substances and  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after President Biden nominated General C.Q. Brown to serve as Joint Chiefs chair. "I have enjoyed working with General Brown and witnessing his strong leadership over the last three years in his role as the Secretary of the Air Force. I also appreciate   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA. The ruling, in favor of the plaintiff, narrows the scope of federal regulation over Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. "Today's Supreme Court decision finally makes clear  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA) led 82 bicameral colleagues on a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging it to withdraw portions of a proposal which would place more stringent vapor emissions requirements on small gasoline bulk plants. The rule would lower comp  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 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 Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $3,615,862 to the Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative. These resources will support repairs to its distribution system, which was damaged during a severe winter storm and flooding event from April 22-May 25, 2022. The storm's impacts on the electric in  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $3,500,000 to North Dakota recipients. The resources are from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and will be administered through the Brownfield Cleanup Grant Program as follows: * $2,000,000 for the Fargo Housin  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: 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 Railway, CSX Transp  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), members of the Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services (SASC), introduced the VET-TEC Authorization Act to permanently continue a successful career program set to expire soon. Since 2017, the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET-TEC) pilot program has created opportunities for thousands   more