WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced H.R. 4764, the Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement (HIVE) Act, which would require the creation of a standard of identity for honey and update the labeling requirements for honey. North Dakota is the No.1 honey state, producing approximately $31.2 million pounds in 2022. "North Dakota produces more honey than any oth  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023, and a letter: Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) led 21 colleagues, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) calling for it to drop the illegitimate antitrust case against Microsoft and to return to its long history of a sensible, consumer-  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, with jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan requesting the withdrawal or significant revision of the proposed regulation rule known as the Mer  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced a resolution reaffirming American support for Israel. Specifically, the resolution states Israel is not a racist state, Congress rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and the United States will always be a staunch partner and supporter of Israel. Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Steve Daines (R-Montan  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today helped introduce the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation, which is sponsored by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), would improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) a  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: At the National Association of Conservation Districts summer meeting today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts as a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee to ensure conservation programs are farmer-friendly as work continues on the next farm bill. In particular, Hoeven stressed the importance of supporting programs that focus on voluntary, locally-led partner  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Biden administration issued a proposed rule to further limit Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas leasing and increase the cost of producing energy on federal lands. Specifically, the rule would impose new fees and increase existing bonding requirements, royalty rates and minimum bids, while restricting the lan  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax to discuss the Biden administration's decision to stop funding China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Biden administration will impose a 10-year ban on funding for the Chinese research laboratory over failures to provide appropriate documentation regarding research protocols. * * * On Biden Administration Stoppin  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) invited and introduced Metro Flood Diversion Authority Executive Director Joel Paulsen at an Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing. In his role, Mr. Paulsen oversees the delivery, operations, and maintenance of the non-federal portions of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Flood Diversion Project, the Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) first public-private partn  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed onshore oil leasing rule which will hike up the bonding requirements and fees for oil and gas companies, raise royalty rates, and tighten permitting regulations on federal lands. "The Biden admi  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues introducing the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation will allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve expedited emergency haying of CRP acres in response to drought and other weather-related disaster events. "In years of significant drought, not only must North Dakota  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the unclassified FBI-generated 1023 document on the alleged bribery scheme between then-Vice President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and a foreign national. The DOJ and FBI have refused to produce a fully un  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan requesting the withdrawal or significant revision of the proposed regulation rule known as the  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Joseph Heringer, commissioner of university and school trust lands at the North Dakota Department of Trust Lands, involving a hearing on July 12, 2023, on the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023 (S. 1088): * * * Madam Chair, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I would also like to thank Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Thomas Heinlein, assistant director for the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships, involving a hearing on July 12, 2023, on 12 bills. The legislation includes Dolores River National Conservation Area & Special Management Area Act (S. 636); North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (S. 1088); Utah School & Institutional Trust Lands Admi  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Thomas Heinlein, assistant director for the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships, involving a hearing on July 12, 2023, on 12 bills. The legislation includes Dolores River National Conservation Area & Special Management Area Act (S. 636); North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (S. 1088); Utah School & Institutional Trust Lands Admi  more