WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: To condemn the ongoing attacks by Iranian military proxies on the armed forces of the United States serving in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced S. Res 515. This resolution emphasizes the urgency of responding to and deterring future attacks. Two weeks ago, a drone attack by an Iran-affiliated militant group on the Erbil Air Base in no  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- 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, issued the following statement after the state of North Dakota's motion to intervene in litigation filed by the Sierra Club against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was granted. Of the 37 states involved in the litigation, North Dakota is the only one to intervene. "We've seen swee  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Last week, the Department of Defense (DOD) failed to inform the White House's National Security Council and members of Congress of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's recent hospitalization, where he spent four days in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Secretary Austin was admitted to the hospital on Monday, January 1, 2024, for complications from a December surgery   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: When the federal government determines a property is surplus, state and local governments can apply to acquire it at below market value if it's for public use. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing the GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024, legislation amending the General Service Administration's (GSA) disposal process for surplus federal property. Specifically  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a total of $304,842 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to establish an extensive experimental database for pulsatile helical flow, focusing on its scaling laws, stability, and helicity control. This project will advance knowledge in the fields of general fluid dynamics, biological flow, and physiology. According to the NSF, the impact object  more

MANDAN, North Dakota, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2024: * * * Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement honoring the life and service of former North Dakota Senator Dwight Cook. "For more than 20 years, Senator Cook helped build a more prosperous North Dakota, providing a higher quality of life and more opportunity for our state's people," said Hoeven. "As a small business owner, he understood the challenges facing our  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Senator John Hoeven today voted to override President Biden's veto of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval that Hoeven cosponsored to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule, which will raise costs for small businesses, impose burdensome data collection requirements and make the data public, potentially ris  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2024: * * * Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a federal judge granted North Dakota's motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club challenging State Implementation Plans for Regional Haze, including North Dakota's, which were under consideration and pending approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As governor and as a member of the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Hazelton and Steele on Thursday, January 25. "Since it's not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them," said Senator Cramer. "Having members of my staff in Hazelton and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the passing of former state Senator Dwight Cook of Mandan. "I was very sad to learn of Dwight's passing. I've known Dwight for a long time, since I was in high school in Kindred when Dwight sponsored and coached a softball team, and they were desperate enough a couple of times to even have me p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) wrote a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler regarding its proposed rule on climate-related disclosures for publicly-traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other climate change-related information. In the letter, the senators state the proposed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Under the Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act of 2023, veterans currently serving in a theater of combat operations will be eligible to pre-enroll into the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) system six months prior to their discharge. This way, they can use VHA medical care immediately upon separation instead of waiting to enroll one day post separation. Each year, more than 200,000 s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Since President Biden took office in 2021, there have been at least eight million illegal border crossings into the United States and more than 5 million apprehensions at the southern border. Along the southern border, Texas and Arizona have constructed temporary barriers made out of shipping containers in order to fill gaps in the unfinished border wall. After the U.S. Department of Justice sued Arizo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week joined U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution commending Taiwan for its commitment to democratic elections and institutions, regardless of the Chinese Communist Party's continued coercion, prior to Taiwan's upcoming election. "Our resolution shows support for the people of Taiwan and commends their dedication to ho  more