WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Representative Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL) announced his four nominees to the U.S. Service Academies. The nominees are: Colten Rau to the U.S. Naval Academy, Ange Asongkeng to the U.S. Military Academy, Cooper Fjeld to the U.S. Military Academy, and Paul "PJ" Fleckenstein to the U.S. Air Force Academy. "Colten, Ange, Cooper, and PJ have committed to serving our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces, and I am  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** Last month, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the Interior. In his statement, President Trump also announced the creation of the National Energy Council, which will include every agency involved in each step of the energy development, production, and distribution  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. Two Vision Benefit Managers (VBMs) dominate the vision insurance market, providing coverage to two-thirds of Americans with vision benefits. These VBMs often own the frame and lens manufacturers and control which labs an optometrist can use, resulting in less autonomy for providers and more limited choices for their patients. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) intr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK, N.D. Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has formed a partnership with Talon Metals in North Dakota to fund research into methods for enhanced recovery of nickel from U.S. domestic nickel mineral formations. Such research will: Increase domestic capacity for battery manufacture. This builds upon a Department of Energy (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** SIMI VALLEY, C.A. The Reagan National Defense Forum brings together leaders in the political and defense communities each year to discuss policies strengthening the defense of the United States. The theme of this year's forum is "Peace Through Strength in a Time of Transition" and includes panels featuring members of Congress, administration officials, and senior mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy announced a grant of $999,999 to the University of North Dakota (UND) to improve unit operations of processing and manufacturing of critical materials. Specifically, this funding will allow UND to conduct a prototype demonstration of a proven process for producing low-cost, high-performance silicon monoxide with graphene coating (SiO/G) anode materials for lithium (Li)-ion more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN) sent a letter pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for answers on recent mail delays across Minnesota, particularly in the Rochester area. The follow-up comes after both Senators led the entire Minnesota and North Dakota Congressional delegations in a bipartisan letter pressing the Postmaster General to improve service fol more PR