WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Representatives Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Madeleine Dean, (D-PA) and Barry Moore (R-AL), along with Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to introduce landmark bipartisan legislation, the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, to expand access to expungement   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), with Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jon Tester (D-MT), Steve Daines (R-MT), and U.S. Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ryan Zinke (R-MT), and Matt Rosendale (R-MT), introduced legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in introducing legislation to create better avenues of recourse for young people who have suffered abuse in correctional facilities. The Justice for Juveniles Act would exempt anyone und  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Jon Tester (D-Montana), Steve Daines (R-Montana), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), and U.S. Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-North Dakota), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington), Ryan Zinke (R-Montana), and Matt Rosendale (R-Montana) introduced legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Prote  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) hours of operations at northern border ports of entry to match or exceed pre-pandemic hours. The members of Congress are sponsoring the bill in response to CBP's recent announcement that  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven stressed the need to provide regulatory relief and reform the federal permitting process to empower greater U.S. energy production. The senator outlined the impact of burdensome regulations being imposed by the Biden administration, like the recently-proposed rule to further limit Bureau of Land Managem  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer paid tribute to Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin, who was killed in the line of duty on July 14. The senators' remarks, which become part of the Senate record, honored Officer Wallin's years of public service, including in the Minnesota National Guard and as a member of the Fargo Police Department. "Officer Wallin was only 23 years o  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a total of $1,000,000 for the purchase of construction equipment for a 76,000-square-foot Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and nursing home for Towner County Hospital Authority (TCHA). The $20,481,000 project includes a 10-bed acute care hospital, a 30-bed long term care facility, and a 5-bed ba  more

DURBIN, North Dakota, July 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Polar Communications and several other broadband partners to highlight $122 million of fiber broadband projects granted throughout eastern North Dakota. Red River Communications, MLGC, BEK Communications Cooperative  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) met with Commissioner Brendan Carr from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss extending the life of North Dakota's 701 area code, reforming the Universal Service Fund, and restoring spectrum authority. "North Dakota is one of only a dozen states with a single area code, and 701 is part of our identity as North Dakotans. Only a small number o  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on July 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration's White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule to circumvent bipartisan permitting reforms and expand the scope of environmental reviews. "The Biden administration and radical environmental  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, questioned Lt. General Gregory Guillot, USAF, and Lt. General Stephen Whiting, USSF, on domain awareness, airborne ISR missions and equipment, and the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer program which will be operated out of the Grand Forks Air Force Base. The hearing considered the nominations of Lt. Gener  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in introducing bicameral, bipartisan legislation requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) hours of operations at northern ports to match or exceed pre-pandemic hours. The bill's creation was spurred by CBP's recent announcement it will reduce hours at certain northern ports and maintain adjusted hours at others. This   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in introducing a joint resolution, under the Congressional Review Act, to overturn a Biden administration rule which would send American tax dollars to overseas competitors despite the administration's own Buy America regulations. The resolution would ensure American businesses remain at the forefront of electric vehicle (EV) innovation and m  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) with a vote of 86 to 11. "The National Defense Authorization Act is a critical part of Congress' first Constitutional duty to protect and defend the nation. This year's bill provides critical funding for the maintenance   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) in reintroducing the Protect Equality and Civics Education (PEACE) Act. The legislation will prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars from funding and promoting divisive concepts such as Critical Race Theory under the U.S. Department of Education's American History and Civics Education program. "Woke concepts lik  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after two amendments he cosponsored were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Both passed the Senate with broad, bipartisan support. "China has become the United States' greatest geopolitical competitor. Whether it is thei  more