North Dakota has long been on the front lines of protecting our country, which is why this year’s National Defense Authorization Act is so important for our state.

“The Dakota Access Pipeline has operated safely for nearly nine years, and today’s announcement lifts the cloud of uncertainty from over this essential piece of American infrastructure.

This settlement is long overdue and goes a long way toward making North Dakota whole, on top of the $10 million previously paid by the DOJ to the state for protest-related costs.

The Obama administration not only enabled but in fact encouraged these unlawful protests by failing to evict protestors from Army Corps of Engineers’ land – instead playing politics with a legally permitted pipeline that has now been…

We’re thankful for the efforts of the Attorney General’s Office and other attorneys who worked on the state’s behalf to secure a favorable ruling in U.S. District Court and ultimately reach a settlement that removes the financial burden…

North Dakota has finally been made whole for the intentional inaction of the Obama administration during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

The most important element is time. Time is power—China builds three times faster than we do.

Reversing America’s defense industrial decline requires more than a tweak to an administrative process, increasing permitting staff, or changing deadlines for filing lawsuits.

The need to tackle the challenges of this permitting reform forest is clear: America’s ability to deter conflict, or to win if deterrence fails, rests on American industrial might.

Volunteer firefighters and first responders are essential members of their local communities, especially in small towns or rural areas facing volunteer shortages.

I stressed the importance of ensuring multiple use on USFS lands, including for grazing, energy development and recreation.

The most important reason for permitting reform is to grow the U.S. defense industrial base at the speed, scale and cost efficiency needed to deter a major conflict with China, and to quickly prevail if deterrence fails.

I appreciate my fellow members of the Senate Energy Committee for working with me to approve this legislation once again, as we did in the 118th Congress.

By securing committee approval with bipartisan support, we are putting this bill in a strong position for passage.

Our legislation will reauthorize and expand the DWRA funding, giving North Dakota the resources it needs to build more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies for communities across our state.

I appreciate their efforts to keep releases to a minimum, as well as their commitment to conserve water, but we’re going to stay on the Corps to ensure they are doing all they can.

If I was an endorsed candidate, I’d be calling on leadership to resign.

The CRA effort was labeled 'a 745-million-acre can of worms' because we had the audacity to check the bureaucracy.