Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $400,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND).The funds will be used by the Tribal Judicial Institute at the UND School of Law for the Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $1,542,174 to the North Dakota Department of Corrections.The funds will be used for the North Dakota Helping Educators Lead with Positivity program. The program embeds school-wide positive behavior intervention to increase positive behavior, decrease punitive consequences, and implement prevention-focused interventions earlier, which will result in sustainability. The... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the following four grants totaling $1,139,740 for Tribal Colleges and Institutions:$454,740 to United Tribes Technical College for polymer degradation and impact on human health research. $370,000 to North Dakota State University to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of tribal students.$220,000 to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.***MINOT – Today, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered remarks at the U.S. Durum Growers Association Crop Outlook and International Durum Forum highlighting what the federal employee vaccine mandate means for North Dakota producers.“Our durum growers and other agriculture producers are persevering through federal overreach by Joe Biden. I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in a... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download media resources.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, received the Eagle Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today. The Eagle Award recognizes exemplary legislators’ strong support for the American construction industry.“The businesses represented by ABC are the locally-owned companies who are the heartbeat of North Dakota. They are entrepreneurs building... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined SASC Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) in introducing a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment, which would to prevent the Biden Administration from making any unilateral cuts to the nation’s nuclear forces.This follows reports that China’s nuclear arsenal is growing more rapidly than anticipated and as the Biden administration expects to complete... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bipartisan infrastructure package without passing the partisan Build Back Better plan:“The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is the right thing to do for North... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced his nominees to be appointed to the U.S. military academies today.“One of the great joys of serving North Dakota in Congress is nominating some of our best young patriots for appointments to our military academies. We send our best of the best when young North Dakotans attend our outstanding academies. After visiting with Jillian, Jacob, and Elizabeth, I am honored and grateful they are... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week introduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, bicameral legislation to authorize the State of North Dakota to relinquish state-owned lands and minerals contained within Tribal Reservations and the Little Missouri National Grasslands to the U.S. Department of the Interior and, in exchange, receive federal land and minerals of equal value within North Dakota. Currently, North Dakota holds more... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered remarks at a press conference today on the COVID-19 Vaccine Dishonorable Discharge Prevention Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD) from giving servicemembers a dishonorable discharge for choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Excerpts and a full video are below.“We’re advocating for their... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 to block President Biden’s reported plan to spend upwards of a billion dollars to provide $450,000 per person in taxpayer money for settlements for illegal immigrants.“This is absurd. Why President Biden would want to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video statement. Click here for audio.******Click here to download photos.***MCALLEN, T.X. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), visited the Mexico – United States border in McAllen, Texas, to observe the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations along the southwest border.“They estimate there are about 400,000 ‘got-aways’, except those are the ones they know... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after voting to confirm Michael Connor as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. In his role, Mr. Connor will oversee the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including the ongoing Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Jackie DeAngelis on Fox Business to discuss North Dakota energy jobs and energy production.On Energy Jobs in North Dakota:“It's heartbreaking to see the men and women who were working once and, by the way, working really good jobs. These new clean energy jobs that the Biden Administration is promising don't... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download photos.******Click here to download video and audio of the introduction.******Click here to download video and audio of the Commissioner’s opening remarks.******Click here to download video and audio of the full questioning.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Environment & Public Work Committee, introduced Dr. James Leiman, the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a press conference with Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today, where he delivered remarks on their energy and climate plan to cut global emissions. Excerpts and the full video are below.“Rather than the U.S. being at zero [emissions] by 2050, let’s set a goal for the planet to reduce emissions by 40% by 2050. If the planet reduces [greenhouse gases] by 40% by 2050,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) in formally moving to disapprove and nullify President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employees  through the Congressional Review Act: the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule.This week, President Biden’s White House is expected to issue a rule to officially mandate COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employees at private businesses with more than 100... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered remarks at a Senate Republican press conference today urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to bring to the floor the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funding levels and provides key authorities for the U.S. military and other defense priorities. Clips and excerpts... CONTINUE READING

Biden Sends the Wrong Message on Climate Change, US is a Leader on Lowering EmissionsBy Senators Kevin Cramer and Bill CassidyThe Hill11.02.21“With President Biden in Glasgow, we need to recognize the United States has already shown that we can and do lead on decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.“According to the Environmental Protection Agency, from 2005-2018 U.S. carbon dioxide emissions fell by 12 percent. During this time, the U.S. became the number one energy producer in the world. We... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement today on  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new methane emissions proposal:“During a period of skyrocketing energy costs, the Biden Administration is taking another harmful strike at America’s energy producers. Energy innovation, not penalization, is what has allowed our nation to lower emissions significantly over... CONTINUE READING