WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement on Thursday after the House passage of an aid package in support of Israel.  "Israel has every right to defend itself. The United States should always stand with and support our ally. I voted for this bill that will give Israel the resources it needs to defeat the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists," said Congressman Kelly Armstrong.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led the South Dakota and North Dakota congressional delegations in sending a letter to Indian Health Service (IHS) Director Roselyn Tso urging IHS to expand access to outside health care services in both states. "We write today in support of efforts to consider expanding the Purchased and Referred Car  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) will lead his colleagues in reintroducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation to address critical healthcare workforce shortages and eliminate arbitrary, ineffective per-country visa caps. Both bills establish merit-based immigration policies. "In rural states like North Dakota, highly skilled immigrant doctors and nurses play a critical role in our healthcare workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced legislation to allow dietary supplements to be purchased with Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA). "Nutritional supplements are preventative care, helping lower health care costs by keeping Americans healthy," said Senator Cramer. "By modernizing the rules for savings and spending accou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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 voting against Jacob "Jack" Lew's nomination to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel. The Senate confirmed Lew by a vote of 53-43. During the Obama administration, Lew served in a variety of roles including White  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement regarding the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) holding public meetings this week on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). "The Dakota Access Pipeline has been safely operational for over half a decade and is the best me  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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), joined colleagues in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act. This legislation would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling migrants encountered at the border, ensuring the American people have a full accounting of the number of migrants being released i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- 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), joined U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, expressing concerns with United States' adversaries exploiting the southern border. "It's no secret the Biden administration has failed to take care of the border. Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $114,846,344 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to Talon Nickel (USA) LLC for the construction of a battery minerals processing facility in Mercer County, North Dakota. This facility will process Minnesota-sourced nic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement after the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced $27 million for the Garrison-Diversion Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program in North Dakota. This award will support ef  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - 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 Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: "I'm not interested in a show vote." ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding his Amendment (#1241) to defund the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed rule requiring  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Understanding Roadway Safety: Examining the Causes of Roadway Safety Challenges and Possible Interventions" at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2023, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Karina Ricks, Partner, Cityfi, LLC * Brenda Neville, President & CEO, Iowa Motor Truck Association * Karin Mongeon, Highway Safety Division Director, North Dakota Department of Tra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK-- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association et al. v. Michael Regan, stating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to ban the use of chlorpyrifos was "arbitrary and capricious." "Today's decision is a victory for our farmers, including the Red Riv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which passed the Senate with a vote of 82 to 15. "The passage of these agriculture, housing, transportation, military construction, and veterans funding bills is long overdue. While an amendment process on this smaller   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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 voting to confirm General David Allvin as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. "Congratulations to General David Allvin on his confirmation to be the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Last month, I hosted General Allvin in North Dakota so he could see firsthand our defense ecosys  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined his colleagues in a letter expressing significant concerns with the proposed adoption of revised energy standards for newly constructed and rehabilitated homes insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Dev  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Rohit Chopra, expressing concerns regarding the October 12, 2023 joint statement by the CFPB and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The statement warned financial institution  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced that the Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution they introduced to designate November 4, 2023, as National Bison Day. "National Bison Day commemorates our national mammal and the significant role that bison have played throughout our nation's history," said Hoeven. "Our resolution honors the significant role t  more