WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chris Coons (D-DE), penned an op-ed in the Washington Times on how their bill, the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act, proves America's environmental performance is cleaner than our foreign competitors. Passing the legislation will provide the data needed to protect and reward American workers for their con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK--U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and Congressman Kelly Armstrong announced a nearly $12 million federal grant to develop and construct safe and efficient freight rail service to help with expected growth from the new soybean crushing facility in Casselton. The federal funding will enable Red River Valley and Western Railroad Company (RRVW) to develop, design, and construct track im  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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 introducing the Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash (PARC) Act, which would require all national parks to accept cash as a form of payment for entrance fees. "I may be biased, but one of the nation's best opportunities to get outside and enjoy natural beauty is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing the Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act, which directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to utilize available research to clarify the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain, identify gaps in available research data, and develop standardized definitions for research. Additionally, the legislation will cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Park Service (NPS), through the North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, awarded a total of $2,000,000 to the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). These funds will support campground construction, including grading for the site, park road, visitor parking, water and electrical  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week again joined his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to enforce the law and secure the nation's borders. This comes as part of Hoeven's continued efforts to support U.S. Border Patrol and draw attention to the illegal immigration and humanitarian crisis taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border. To this end, Hoeven has met with North Dakota Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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 U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in introducing the Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would require all primary contractors working on water infrastructure projects financed by federally guaranteed lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today announced an almost $12 million federal grant to develop and construct safe and efficient freight rail service to help with expected growth from the new soybean crushing facility in Casselton. The federal funding will enable Red River Valley and Western Railroad Company (RRVW) to develop, design, and construct track improvement  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced the Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement (PACE) Act, legislation to improve farmers and ranchers' access to credit by modernizing loan limitations for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan programs. The senators are working to pass the legislation as part of the next farm bill. "Production costs for our farmers  more