WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today regarding the vacant Supreme Court seat:

“I support whichever path forward gives us the best opportunity to confirm a conservative justice while retaining control of the White House and the Senate. Those are equally important priorities. If the Democrats are in charge, they will pack the courts and the Senate. The Republic and its institutions are now at stake, and I did not run for the Senate and put my family through a grueling campaign just to shrink from a moment like this. The President is set to fulfill his constitutional duty, and the Senate should do the same.”