WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a total of $952,847 to the following programs and initiatives:  $349,159 to Dakota College at Bottineau for a project regarding the development of a stackable certificate program for small unmanned aircraft systems technicians. $287,188 to Sitting Bull College for analytical instrumentation. $200,000 to Turtle   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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), released the following statement after General Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the United States Senate to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Congratulations to General C.Q. Brown on a well-earned confirmation to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Having an airman leading the Joint Chiefs i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: FARGO - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, welcomed home members of the 191st Military Police Company at a ceremony recognizing their yearlong mission to Kuwait. The unit performed theater customs operations to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs, contraband, and agricultural pests from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act, which would prohibit gun control being imposed through a national emergency declaration by the President or a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. "It's simple: terrorist attacks are national emergencies, and pandemics are public heal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in cosponsoring legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce from finalizing three proposed rules pertaining to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2019, the Trump administration finalized key changes to the ESA which added more flexibility for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) re-introduced the End Diaper Need Act of 2023, which would assist low-income families in addressing diaper needs by providing targeted funding for states, territories, and other eligible entities. Among other provisions, the legislation would allow for 200 medically necessary diapers be provided per month for medically complex children throu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Safe and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, which secures protections for legal industries like energy companies, gun manufacturers, and state-sanctioned marijuana companies to have access to banking services. The bill also restricts the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,042,799 to the Cankdeska Cikana Community College for the Head Start Professional Development program. The HHS Office of Head Start administers this funding within the Administration for Children and Families. *** Original text here: https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement congratulating Taylor-Richardton Elementary School, Rugby High School and William S. Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown on being designated by the U.S. Department of Education as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Since 1982, the Blue Ribbon School award has honored public and private schools across the country that disp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senator Mike Braun in introducing the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act, legislation to prevent the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring a public health emergency to impose gun control. Earlier this month, the Governor of New Mexico instituted a public health emergency for the purposes of suspending the Second Amendmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after voting to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to Brown's confirmation, Hoeven worked with the general in his role as Air Force Chief of Staff to strengthen North Dakota's missions, including: * Advancing the moderniz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Senator John Hoeven this week joined his colleagues, led by Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), in pushing back on proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that would impose unworkable mandates and greater costs on manufacturers and energy producers, contributing to higher prices for American consumers. Spec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Eric Volk, executive director of the North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association, involving a hearing on Sept. 7, 2023, entitled "Implementing IIJA: Perspectives on The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, Part II." IIJA is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. * * * Good morning, Chairman Carper, Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, which would restore the refundable portion of adoption tax credit and support families wishing to adopt by easing the associated financial costs. Additionally, the legislation will make thousands of adoptive families eligible for the full credit. "As many adoptive families know, the financial c  more