WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting for Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-A.L.) disaster supplemental appropriations plan to make over $13 billion in emergency aid available to states and territories affected by recent natural disasters:
“Senator Shelby’s plan allows states like North Dakota- which is expected to experience severe flooding this spring- to apply for this supplemental disaster relief as the need arises, while also providing immediate assistance to regions recently devastated by natural disasters. Unfortunately Democrats decided to block this legislation as part of a negotiating tactic, but I will continue to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass a sufficient disaster relief package.”
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