{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-congratulates-upper-great-plains-transportation-institute-award-and-scholarship-recipients", "Hoeven Congratulates Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Award & Scholarship Recipients", "2022-10-07", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven Congratulates Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Award & Scholarship Recipients\n\nFARGO, N.D. \u2013 At the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute\u2019s annual awards banquet this week, Senator John Hoeven recognized this year\u2019s award winners for their contributions toward maintaining safe and reliable transportation systems in the state and their work to enhance economic opportunities for North Dakotans, including:\n\nLifetime Achievement Award \u2013 North Dakota Rep. Robin Weisz.\n\nChairman\u2019s Award \u2013 North Dakota Rep. Jay Fisher.\n\nAgrey Award \u2013 Former Executive Director of the North Dakota Association of Counties Terry Traynor.\n\nThe senator also congratulated the five North Dakota State University (NDSU) students who received scholarships, commending them on their academic success.\n\n\u201cEach of today\u2019s award winners has dedicated themselves to improving the infrastructure that we rely on every day, protecting the well-being of North Dakotans as they go about their lives and work, while supporting a strong economy,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cAs we face the challenges of supply constraints, we are reminded of the importance of efforts like theirs. That\u2019s why we continue working to prevent federal overreach and provide the regulatory relief that\u2019s needed to build and repair our nation\u2019s infrastructure more efficiently and at a lower cost to taxpayers.\u201d\n\nAs a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, Hoeven is working to push back on the Biden administration\u2019s burdensome regulatory approach and advancing policies to prevent delays and reduce costs for infrastructure projects, including energy projects like pipelines and transmission lines. Doing so will help alleviate supply chain constraints, bring down energy prices and reduce inflation. To this end, Hoeven:\n\nRecently helped introduce legislation, sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), to comprehensively reform federal permitting and project review. Importantly, the bill helps protect against federal overreach by codifying Trump-era policies like:\n\nModernizing and streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting process.\n\nThe Navigable Waters Protection Rule\u2019s definition of \u201cwaters of the United States\u201d under the Clean Water Act.\n\nRules to prevent states from unreasonably blocking energy projects and those designed to streamline permitting for critical energy projects.\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-congratulates-upper-great-plains-transportation-institute-award-and-scholarship-recipients"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.467114023398608, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}