Since joining the US Senate, I’ve made it a priority to work closely with local, state, & federal officials to raise awareness about local challenges in North Dakota & bring about results to fix them. Follow along to learn about local projects I worked to make possible.
In 2015, I urged the @DeptVetAffairs to support ND veterans w/ new Vet Center in Grand Forks & in summer 2016, a new, permanent Vet Center opened to help vets to heal, connect with their roots, & establish strong support systems grandforksherald.com/opinion/column…
Earlier this year I joined Mayville elementary students to celebrate 200 backpacks sent to help children in Nepal in memory of ND native Ann Nelson. Honored to help make sure they made it there. Read more in @WDAYnews wday.com/news/4427380-b…
The Backpacks for Nepal project was inspired by the life of Ann Nicole Nelson from Stanley, ND, who perished during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11th, 2001 on her fourth day at work at the World Trade Center in NYC. Read more from @KwallevandWDAY wday.com/news/4427380-b…
@DeptVetAffairs In 2016, I heard about the post office in Halliday closing & called on the US Postmaster General to make sure residents could continue receiving mail service & pressed USPS for a long-term solution. In February 2017, the Halliday post office was reopened bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and…
Over two years, I worked to successfully secure needed federal funding to help make the construction of the Minot International Airport possible & help make sure ND communities have the certainty they need to travel safely or build their businesses grandforksherald.com/business/40262…
Worked for several years to help secure needed federal investment to build a new up-to-date airport in Williston to meet the needs of the region. I worked with community leaders, airport officials, & then-FAA Administrator Huerta to make it happen willistonherald.com/news/cleared-f…
In July I met w/ city leaders in Petersburg for an update on replacing aging water infrastructure. In 2017 I secured funding for the project in @USACEHQ work plan. I’ll keep fighting for the needs of ND & rural America—like this project—to keep our communities strong & safe. 
In 2016 I secured $3.9 million for the city of LaMoure to make long-overdue updates to the city’s sanitary sewage system so the community can maintain access to clean water in times of severe flooding. Read more in the @jamestownsun jamestownsun.com/news/3944625-l…
In June, the US Army Corps of Engineers released its 2018 work plan & it includes $3.5 million I pushed for to help the city of Medina improve its water & sewer infrastructure. Read more about this win to keep ND communities safe in the @jamestownsun jamestownsun.com/news/governmen…
After hearing abt severe mail delivery issues in South Fargo in 2016, I worked to fix the problem by pressing USPS about it. As a result, USPS terminated the contract w/ the mail carrier in the area & brought in an interim carrier w/ 30 yrs experience. inforum.com/news/3929992-s…
This effort continued my work to address mail delivery issues in ND, including through my Fix My Mail initiative. I launched it in 2013 to gather feedback from NDans about challenges w/ mail delivery & service. I’ve brought NDans' concerns to USPS which has led to improvements.
Earlier this yr I passed a fix I wrote to protect Valley City’s floodwall & keep needed, permanent flood protection so families & businesses are safe from potential floods. W/o my fix @FEMA would have forced the wall’s removal—sticking the city w/ the bill jamestownsun.com/news/governmen…
In July I toured critical flood protection infrastructure w/ Devils Lake community leaders & shared how I included a provision in a water resources bill that passed to require the federal gov to help w/ the project’s upkeep devilslakejournal.com/news/20180718/…
From 1993-2011, Devils Lake rose over 30ft, underscoring the urgent need to maintain the levee protecting the Devils Lake area. The water resources bill provision I included for Devils Lake would make sure the federal gov provides resources for the project to keep families safe.
In June the US Army Corps of Engineers released its 2018 work plan, which includes $700,000 I successfully pushed for to advance the flood protection project for Minot & the Souris River Basin to protect the Minot community. Read more in @minotdailynews minotdailynews.com/news/local-new…
Earlier this year, I successfully secured $35 million in funding for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project in the 2018 @USACEHQ work plan, building on my yrs of work to establish permanent flood protection for the Fargo area. inforum.com/news/governmen…
Since joining the US Senate, I’ve pressed the @FBI to establish a new field office in Williston to keep families strong & safe. I worked to increase federal resources for western North Dakota & in 2015, the agency opened its new field office there. reuters.com/article/us-nor…
Recently, I donated sets of 5 U.S. Senate computers to special education classrooms in Hazen, Portland & Turtle Mountain. Critical that schools across ND have access to updated technology—particularly in rural communities. jamestownsun.com/news/education…
In 2016, I helped pass a water resources bill that included provisions I worked on w/ Sen. John Hoeven make sure folks on Lake Patterson, Lake Tschida, & Jamestown Reservoir could keep swimming, fishing, & boating on these lakes. bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and…
