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Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and rural development during his time in office. Armstrong previously served in the North Dakota State Senate from 2015 to 2018, where he was involved in various legislative initiatives. He has been an advocate for policies that support North Dakota's economy and its residents.
Tonight in Bismark, there is an event honoring the State senate career of Nicole Poolman. Elected in 2012, Nicole served in the North Dakota State senate for a decade. She used her career as a teacher to educate members of the Senate on…
The Constitution grants Congress the power over the size and composition of the judiciary. The Judiciary Act of 1789 and subsequent laws established this structure. Since 1869, the number of Justices has been fixed at nine. Congress has…
The fact is, President Trump has exerted executive privilege, and Mr. Scavino has raised the issue of executive privilege at President Trump's request. No matter how much my colleagues on the other side want to say differently, it is a…
My hometown of Dickinson, North Dakota, is in the southern part of the Bakken oil patch. It is where we unleashed this revolutionary technology of shale hydraulic fracturing, horizontal drilling, and producing natural gas. But you know…
We all know the importance of the U.S. Postal Service and its core mission of prompt, reliable, and efficient mail service to all Americans, regardless of where they live. This is essential in States like North Dakota, where even the most…
The institution is going to suffer for it, and it is already suffering for it. Committee structures, scheduling hearings, witness lists, these are all purviews of the majority. But rules of conduct and decorum have to be applied equally to…
I was in Minneapolis the Saturday that speech was given, so to say that it wasn't analogous, I think, is fairly uncertain. The entire town was a tinderbox. So as we continue to move through this, I would appreciate a little less of the…
Throughout the consideration of this bill in committee, at Rules, and now here, several of my Democratic colleagues have argued CERCLA liability only attaches to two legacy chemicals, and we don't have to worry about others. Unfortunately…
I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 217, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 216, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 215. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Amodei…
You can put American behind Equinor. It doesn't make it an American company. It is a Norwegian company that used to be called Statoil; now it is called Equinor that has American operations. You can put American behind Shell. It doesn't…
On Saturday, June 5, the Dickinson High School girls softball team capped off an extraordinary season by winning the North Dakota Class A State Championship. Dickinson had 13 hits, and Mataya Mortensen's dominant pitching performance led…
Let's enact real FTC reform that reflects a bipartisan legislative accomplishment for this committee.
In AMG, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of scam artists and dishonest corporations.
I am disappointed it and the other reform bills are not included on the docket today.
I hope you keep it as a stand-alone bill because I want to be able to support it.
Additionally, legislative proposals such as Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Sen. Portman's Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act should be included in any infrastructure proposal.
There is a reason we have juvenile courts. There is a reason we treat juveniles in the court system significantly different than we do adults.
I am not convinced we should be collecting any of this data on kids without parental consent.
The preponderance of available evidence from the fall school semester has been reassuring insofar as the type of rapid spread that was frequently observed in congregate living facilities or high-density work sites has not been reported in…
I think there are probably Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle that may not be here if we all had social media when we were 13 years old.
Mounting evidence shows it is safe for reopening schools and that the risk of in-person learning contributing to the spread of COVID-19 is low.
But there is no doubt in my mind that we have to get them back into sports, into clubs, into school as quickly as possible, or these gaps are going to continue to grow.
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