Press Releases

WASHINGTON – NeighborWorks America announced it will award a total of$469,000 in FY 2024 funding to members of its national network serving North Dakota. This grant will support the development and preservation of affordable housing, and create jobs while revitalizing and sustaining neighborhoods.   NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit organization, established by Congress in 1978 to support and enhance a network of nearly 240 local and regional nonprofit partner organizations across all... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $4,517,125 to improve, modernize, develop, and finance public housing projects in the following 15 authorities in North Dakota: $1,403,817 to the Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority $840,784 to the Burleigh County Housing Authority $679,011 to the Minot Housing Authority $368,060 to the Housing Authority of Cass County $306,177 to the Housing Authority of the City of Williston $200,107 to the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – On Monday, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the distribution of  $1,373,867 to historic preservation offices in North Dakota. Specifically, the NPS awarded $869,584 to the State Historic Preservation Office and $504,283 to the following Tribal historic preservation offices: $144,260 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe $132,771 to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) $117,983 to the Spirit Lake Tribe of Fort... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – The U.S. Department of Education announced an award of $239,904 to support United Tribes Technical College’s Meadowlark Project, a plan designed to enhance educational opportunities for future American Indian teachers serving young children with disabilities. Additionally, the project will recruit, enroll, and support 12 scholars from traditionally underrepresented groups to graduate as teachers with professional credentials in special education to work with elementary school children... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) penned a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the state of North Dakota.  These plans, as established by the BLM, serve as a guide for managing the agency’s land and resources. The State of North Dakota and several industry groups, including the North Dakota Petroleum Council and the Lignite Energy Council, provided... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $80 million in total Fiscal Year 2024 funding to support water infrastructure upgrade projects in communities across North Dakota. The EPA’s latest announcement awarded $28.6 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program. This award brings North Dakota’s total fiscal year funding to $80,151,000 to support drinking... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Throughout 2023, the National Fraternal Order of Police reported there were 378 officers shot in the line of duty, 46 of whom were killed by gunfire. According to the report, the number of officers shot in the line of duty has risen 14 percent higher since 2022. In response to this increase, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) in cosponsoring the Protect and Serve Act, legislation to provide federal prosecutors with the tools they need to hold... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code, eligible taxpayers may qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 following the purchase of a new, qualified plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV) purchased between 2023 to 2032. According to the Tax Foundation, these aggressive tax credits, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, are anticipated to cost roughly $180 billion over the next decade. The Biden administration has utilized this tax credit... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the award of $210,000 to the Roosevelt Custer Regional Council for the establishment of an economic development planning framework, process, and strategy supporting private capital investment and job creation in the region. The council supports communities in Southwest North Dakota which includes the counties of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope, and Stark. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, leadership from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps testified before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower regarding the National Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the subcommittee, emphasized the importance of learning, experimenting, and scaling emerging technologies ahead of the United States’ adversaries.    “The plain truth is something we all need to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized two rulemakings, placing burdensome new emission standards for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles. Despite American consumers largely rejecting electric vehicles (EVs) because they are too expensive or do not meet their needs, these rulemakings effectively force the transition toward EVs. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who opposes the Biden administration’s federal mandates on EVs, joined his colleagues in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rolled out additional National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting requirements. This rule will impose hurdles to the permitting and environmental review process for infrastructure and energy projects. 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 announcement of the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $3,262,046 through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Health Center Cluster grant program, which provides funding to community health centers across the United States. The award will be distributed to the following programs and initiatives in North Dakota: $1,801,916 to Northland Health Partners Community in Turtle Lake.   $1,460,130 to Family Healthcare Center in Fargo. CONTINUE READING

“Recent public reports have revealed a biased culture and slanted coverage at NPR’s headquarters, which is a profound disservice to the journalistic integrity expected of NPR and your local affiliates whose excellent reputation is tarnished by association.” WASHINGTON – Former National Public Radio (NPR) Senior Editor Uri Berliner announced his resignation after an article was published in the Free Press, accounting the network’s record of biased reporting and losing the trust of the public. In... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – On Thursday, North Dakota was joined by Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in filing a lawsuit in North Dakota Federal District Court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly finalized Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule. This rule establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new application requirements for operators regarding their ability to capture natural gas before they can... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the award of $4,093,055 to three airports in North Dakota for the following projects and initiatives:  $2,918,323 to the Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority for the reconstruction of 4,206 feet of runway to maintain structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris.  $1,014,732 to the Dickinson Municipal Airport Authority for the reconstruction of the existing 10,200... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four final rulemakings regarding fossil fuel electric generation. These rules, first announced individually in 2023, will dramatically tighten emissions regulations for fossil fuel generation and dangerously degrade the state of America’s electrical power grid. The Biden administration has specifically targeted coal power plants in these regulations and created unrealistic and unworkable emission reduction goals... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON — The United States Air Force announced on Wednesday it has narrowed down the number of companies in the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone program, naming General Atomics as one of the two remaining vendors in the next phase of this initiative. “Congratulations to General Atomics for the incredible ingenuity that went into this cutting-edge aircraft and for its continued leadership in unmanned systems,” said Cramer. “Today’s announcement... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Every year, more than 600,000 individuals are released from prisons across the United States after serving their sentences. Even though individuals reentering society have paid their debt for the crimes committed, they still face significant collateral consequences such as struggling to find employment, securing a place to live, and being barred from receiving financial aid. To serve as reminder of the challenges those reentering society may face, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center will receive $11,600,000 to investigate how CO2 injected into an unconventional reservoir in the Bakken Formation will result in increased oil and gas production while additionally increasing the lifespans of the wells which will eventually benefit from this research. These funds will help assess the... CONTINUE READING