Tom Petrie is the Chairman of Petrie Partners, LLC an investment firm offering financial advisory services to oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Petrie Partners as chairman in 2012, Petrie was vice chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Previously, he was co-founder of Petrie Parkman & Co., […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer received an update on fertilizer shipments from BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose. Cramer and Rose met to discuss ongoing delays in the movement of agriculture products by rail in North Dakota. “BNSF has made it a goal to deliver 52 trainloads of critical […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today issued the following statement about continued progress on bipartisan legislation to reform the nation’s housing finance system. The bill builds upon legislation Heitkamp and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced he will hold a roundtable in Williston to discuss human trafficking concerns in the region. Cramer will be joined at the roundtable by Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) and North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. The event is open to the public. “Human […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced more than $2.5 million in federal funding for Head Start programs on North Dakota’s Spirit Lake and Standing Rock reservations. The funds support early childhood learning and development, which Heitkamp has long been a strong advocate for both on and off […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will launch two new grant programs totaling $3 million to expand services to victims of sexual assault and support prosecutorial efforts. Congressman Kevin Cramer said the non-competitive grants will be available to state and local domestic violence and sexual […]
**Click Here For Video, and Here for Audio of Heitkamp Discussing Her Participation at the Sedona Forum** FARGO, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today departed for Arizona, where she will discuss with world leaders, philanthropists, and the business community her efforts to combat sex and human trafficking. At the […]
GRANVILLE, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today jointed students, teachers and school officials at TGU Granville to learn about the school’s community garden and lunch program firsthand. The senator spoke with students about permanent changes that have been made to the school lunch program to provide schools with greater flexibility […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, announced today she will hold a hearing to examine ways to boost rural economies. The hearing, featuring testimony from a North Dakota economic development expert and a successful Native […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to ensure full market access for agriculture products is included in any Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Cramer said market access for farm commodities must be a top national priority […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today brought together students, education leaders, and social workers to speak about how her bill to create a Commission on Native Children aims to help Native kids get the opportunities they need to succeed. Far too often, Native […]
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