WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the public defense shortage. "Access to counsel is a fundamental right for all Americans,"said Congressman Armstrong. "I spent ten years as a criminal defense attorney and served as a state and federal public defender.  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressmen Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Joe Courtney (D-CT) introduced the USS Frank E. Evans Act, a bipartisan effort to ensure that the names of 74 sailors who tragically lost their lives aboard the USS Frank E. Evans during the Vietnam War are added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. The USS Frank E. Evans Act will recognize the fallen crew members of the USS F  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured approval of North Dakota's application for more than $68 million in funding for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Centers from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Hoeven has been working with Treasury officials, including Assistant Secretary Jonathan Davidson, to move the application forward and provide certainty for the state's   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: Senator John Hoeven and Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) this week led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to restore normal operating hours at northern ports of entry or, at minimum, match the operating hours with their adjacent Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) ports. Hoeven and Risch were joined on the letter by S  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 9 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, called on the President to approve a major disaster declaration request submitted by Governor Doug Burgum for spring flooding that occurred April 10-May 6, 2023. The request would unlock federal resources to support recovery in 21 North Dakota counties, including Barnes, Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grand Forks,  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 9 -- 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 President to approve a major disaster declaration request submitted by Governor Doug Burgum for spring flooding that occurred April 10-May 6, 2023. The request would unlock federal resources to support recovery in 21 North Dakota counties, including Barnes, Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grand F  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing questioned representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the availability of long-term care services for veterans. He also dismissed a one-size-fits-all approach to improving staffing shortages. Senator Cramer first questione  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved North Dakota's application for more than $68 million in funding for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Centers. This funding will address the state's workforce challenges and provide more opportunities for students to receive cost-effective education and training in high-demand careers. "Our econom  more

MINOT, North Dakota, June 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), attended a Change of Command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, where Major Chase Shields formally relinquished command of the 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron to Major Moses Lee. "Thank you to Major Chase Shields for his dedicated service to our state and nation, and to his wife, Lauren, for her commit  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following commentary to The Hill on June 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chris Coons (D-DE), penned an op-ed in The Hill on how their bill, the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act is the first step in reducing reliance on other countries' inflaming geopolitical tensions and the need to reward American manufacturers who uphold cleaner pr  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, June 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg in announcing a $30,000,000 grant to the City of Grand Forks to build an underpass at the intersection of 42nd Street and Demers Avenue. The funds will be distributed under the Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide a "clear and swift change in administrative direction" on Waters of the United States (WOTUS) to prevent further delay of determining jurisdiction. In addition, the letter asks   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and James Risch (R-ID) joined their Senate colleagues in requesting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Executive Assistant Commissioner Pete Flores to expand hours of operation at ports of entry in North Dakota and other northern states to, at a minimum, match the operating hours with their adjacent Canadian Border Services Agency (CB  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 -- 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 Trans  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act. This bipartisan legislation would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a comprehensive study comparing the emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States to the emissions of those same goods produced in the o  more