WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the following two loans totaling $68,997,000:

$45,000,000 to Cass County Electric Cooperative to connect 8,358 consumers, and build and improve 785 miles of line; and

$23,997,000 to Central Power Electric Cooperative for transmission system improvements.