url,title,date,year,month,party,chamber,state,member_name,bioguide_id,domain,scraper,source,date_source,text,has_text,collected_at,updated_at https://armstrong.house.gov/media/press-releases/joint-statement-concerning-january-6-vote,Joint Statement Concerning January 6 Vote,2021-01-03,2021,2021-01,Republican,House,ND,Kelly Armstrong,A000377,armstrong.house.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Tom McClintock (R-Cal.), Chip Roy (R-Texas) released the following statement concerning the January 6 attempt to overturn the results of the election. We, like most Americans, are outraged at the significant abuses in our election system resulting from the reckless adoption of mail-in ballots and the lack of safeguards maintained to guarantee that only legitimate votes are cast and counted. It is shameful that between both chambers of the U.S. Congress, we have held precisely one hearing on election integrity since Election Day. The people cannot trust a system that refuses to guarantee that only legal votes are cast to select its leaders. The elections held in at least six battleground states raise profound questions, and it is a legal, constitutional, and moral imperative that they be answered. But only the states have authority to appoint electors, in accordance with state law. Congress has only a narrow role in the presidential election process. Its job is to count the electors submitted by the states, not to determine which electors the states should have sent. The text of the United States Constitution, and the Twelfth Amendment in particular, is clear. With respect to presidential elections, there is no authority for Congress to make value judgments in the abstract regarding any state's election laws or the manner in which they have been implemented. Nor does Congress have discretion to disqualify electors based on its own finding that fraud occurred in that state's election. Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state, as designated by those authorized to do so under state law. As of this moment, not a single state has submitted multiple conflicting slates of electoral votes. In other words, every state has sent either (a) Biden electors, or (b) Trump electors. Of the six states as to which questions have been raised, five have legislatures that are controlled by Republicans, and they all have the power to send a new slate of electoral votes to Congress if they deem such action appropriate under state law. Unless that happens between now and January 6, 2021, Congress will have no authority to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. To take action otherwise that is, to unconstitutionally insert Congress into the center of the presidential election process would amount to stealing power from the people and the states. It would, in effect, replace the electoral college with Congress, and in so doing strengthen the efforts of those on the left who are determined to eliminate it or render it irrelevant. From a purely partisan perspective, Republican presidential candidates have won the national popular vote only once in the last 32 years. They have therefore depended on the electoral college for nearly all presidential victories in the last generation. If we perpetuate the notion that Congress may disregard certified electoral votesbased solely on its own assessment that one or more states mishandled the presidential electionwe will be delegitimizing the very system that led Donald Trump to victory in 2016, and that could provide the only path to victory in 2024. There is one and only one path to victory for President Trump on January 6, 2021, and it depends on state legislatures certifying Trump electors in the states at issue, pursuant to state law and the U.S. Constitution, and based on a finding that votes lawfully cast in November were sufficient to produce a Trump victory. If they believe there was fraudand if they believe that such fraud affected the outcome of the electionthey must, as a body, convene immediately and send us that information, along with certified electoral votes cast by a Trump slate of electors. Absent such action, there is not a constitutional role for Congress to change the outcome of any state's vote. The text of the Constitution is clear. States select electors. Congress does not. Accordingly, our path forward is also clear. We must respect the states' authority here. Though doing so may frustrate our immediate political objectives, we have sworn an oath to promote the Constitution above our policy goals. We must count the electoral votes submitted by the states. ###",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-statement-on-vote-to-approve-ndaa-in-support-of-servicemembers-north-dakota-missions,"Hoeven Statement on Vote to Approve NDAA in Support of Servicemembers, North Dakota Missions",2021-01-01,2021,2021-01,Republican,House,ND,John Hoeven,H001061,www.hoeven.senate.gov,,,legacy,"01.01.21 Hoeven Statement on Vote to Approve NDAA in Support of Servicemembers, North Dakota Missions WASHINGTON Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after voting to approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ensuring servicemembers will receive the pay and benefits they have earned and supporting critical missions in North Dakota. The legislation has now received the two-thirds majority needed in both chambers of Congress and will enter into law. Hoeven worked to include provisions to: Support servicemembers, includingauthorizing a 3 percent pay raise. Restrict the retirement of the Global Hawkand continue tostand up the Space Force and Arctic missionsimportant to Grand Forks Air Force Base. Provide continued Nuclear Modernization, includingauthorization for B-52 upgrades, as well as new helicopters and ICBMsat Minot Air Force Base. The NDAA provides vital support for our men and women in uniform, including a 3 percent pay raise, while also continuing the modernization of the dual nuclear missions in Minot and strengthening the UAS missions in Grand Forks and Fargo, Hoeven said. We agree with the president that Section 230 needs to be addressed and will work with our colleagues to make needed reforms. At the same time, we approved the NDAA again to ensure that our military has the support it needs, just as has been done every year for the last 59 years. North Dakota Priorities in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act Unmanned Aerial Systems in Grand Forks Hoeven worked to ensure the NDAA supports the UAS missions flown by the Air Force out of Grand Forks, including: Restricting the retirement of the Global Hawk. The Air Force must ensure that no intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities are compromised before being allowed to retire any Global Hawks. Requiring the Air Force to budget for Arctic Missions.Hoeven included a provision requiring the Air Force definehow its next budget will support activities in the Arctic, to ensure the Air Force translates strategic concepts into real capabilities and prevent the U.S. from ceding this critical region to our adversaries. Authorizing funding for extreme cold weather research, which is conducted at UND and other universities. Nuclear Modernization at Minot Air Force Base The final FY2021 NDAA continues authorization for nuclear modernization efforts that support the missions at Minot Air Force Base, including: Authorizingupgrades tothe B-52, including the new engine program. A new nuclear cruise missile, theLong Range Stand Off missile, to replace the Air Launched Cruise Missile carried on the B-52. Authorization for thenew cruise missile warheads. $1.5 billion in funding authority for the newGround-Based Strategic Deterrent(GBSD), the replacement for the Minuteman III. Hoeven included an amendment to prevent delays in deploying the GBSD. All nuclear weapons must be capable of withstanding electro-magnetic pulses (EMPs). Hoeven's amendment requires the Air Force to report on how the GBSD will be protected from EMPs to keep the replacement on schedule. Prohibiting the reduction of ICBMs to any lower than the currently deployed 400 missiles. Authorization for areplacement helicopterfor the aging UH-1 helicopters that provide security for the ICBM silos. Support for the North Dakota National Guard The NDAA conference report also provides support for the missions of the North Dakota National Guard, including: Authorizing $108 million topurchase 16 new MQ-9 aircraft and prevent the premature shutdown of the production line. $17.5M in funding authorization for the119thWing's Consolidated Remote Piloted Aircraft Operations Facility. Additionally the NDAA authorizes operation of theradar warning system at Cavalier Air Force Stationto detect and warn against a Surface-Launched Ballistic Missile attack on North America. -###- Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z