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News from June 2023

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Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB).

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17 people die from cancer in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 24, 2023

There were 17 deaths from cancer reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up 14.8% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Sen. Cramer Announces Nearly $300,000 Grant to North Dakota State University for Crop Breeding Research

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 24, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $299,581 to North Dakota State University to facilitate breeding research and develop new genetic and genomic resources for a variety of wheat species.

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Week ending June 10 could be deadliest for people in 45-64 age group in North Dakota

By Peace Garden News | Jun 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 10.

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Less than 10 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 23, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Less than 10 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 23, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Sen. Cramer Questions Federal Highway Administrator on the Legal Authority to Promulgate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 23, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt on the agency’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Performance Measure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which imposes GHG performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations without any new authority from Congress.

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Less than 10 people die from Alzheimer's disease in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 22, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 22, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Less than 10 people die in North Dakota with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 22, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in North Dakota during the week ending June 17, an increase over the previous week.

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Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Combat 'Smash-And-Grab' Robberies

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 22, 2023

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reintroduced the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023.

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Rep. Armstrong votes to strike down Biden administration’s ‘pistol-brace rule’

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 22, 2023

Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.

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Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Repeal Costly Energy Tax, Bring Down Prices at The Pump

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 21, 2023

Senators' Bill Would Repeal Superfund Tax That Was Reinstated & Increased By Democrats’ Tax-and-Spend Legislation

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Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Navy Secretary to Follow the Law, Revise Shipbuilding Plan

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 21, 2023

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined 12 of their colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in sending a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro demanding he uphold his commitment to provide an updated 30-year shipbuilding plan to the committee and abide by the Navy’s statutory requirement to maintain a minimum of 31 amphibious warfare ships.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 21, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in North Dakota during week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 21, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in North Dakota in the week ending June 17, making up less than 8.7% of total deaths by all causes in North Dakota.

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23 people die in North Dakota from heart disease in week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 21, 2023

There were 23 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in North Dakota during the week ending June 17, a 23.3% decrease from the previous week.

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Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access, Make Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities

By Peace Garden News Report | Jun 20, 2023

Senator John Hoeven today helped reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in North Dakota during week ending June 3?

By Peace Garden News | Jun 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 70 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 3.

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17 people die in North Dakota from cancer in week ending June 17

By Peace Garden News | Jun 20, 2023

There were 17 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in North Dakota during the week ending June 17, a 34.6% decrease from the previous week.