BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $1,900,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The funds, allocated over three years, will be used for research on rare-earth elements. They are part of a nationwide investment in new technology solutions to secure the supply of critical materials important to U.S. economic, energy, and national security.
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in New Rockford and Devils Lake on Tuesday, September 14. “Since it’s not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in New Rockford and Devils Lake will give North Dakotans...
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BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, praised today the recent appointment of North Dakota’s Director of Department of Environmental Quality Dave Glatt to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), where he will sit on the LGAC’s Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS). Senator Cramer nominated him for the appointment this year.“North Dakotans are the experts at how to protect...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement today on the United States concluding its withdrawal of military service members from Afghanistan:“President Biden’s withdrawal was a complete failure. He said we'd leave no American behind, but hundreds of our citizens and billions in U.S. military equipment are still in Afghanistan while the Taliban is in control, ISIS-K runs rampant, our allies feel angry and betrayed,...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $4,307,953.93 to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH).The funds come from the Disaster Relief Fund as authorized under the Stafford Act and will go toward helping reimburse the costs of North Dakota’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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***Click here for media resources***GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senators Kevin Cramer, a Senate Armed Services Committee member, and John Hoeven, a Senate Defense Appropriations Committee member, issued a joint statement today on the U.S. Air Force announcing plans for Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) and the 319th Reconnaissance Wing (RW). These plans result from the senators’ advocacy with Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Jr., about restructuring...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee which has jurisdiction over the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, issued the following statement on the events in Kabul, Afghanistan, today:“My heart breaks for the injured and the lives lost in today’s terrorist attacks. Kris and I are praying for their families and loved ones, including the heroic Marines who knew the risks they faced yet still stepped forward to put their lives...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, issued the following statement today on a federal court rejecting a lawsuit brought by the State of Missouri against the Central North Dakota Water Supply Project:“Missouri’s lawsuit was without merit and would have significantly and unnecessarily interrupted North Dakota’s water supply efforts in the middle of a serious drought. I am glad it was thrown out and look forward to...
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***Click here to download photos and b-roll.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member and the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, delivered remarks at the Dakota Credit Union Association Luncheon today. The senator gave an update on the latest efforts in Congress regarding infrastructure and regulations on financial institutions. “North Dakota’s credit unions...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden pressing him to outline his plan following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.“The consequences of withdrawal from Afghanistan are not isolated to that country, or even to the Middle East region,” the senators wrote. “The withdrawal carried geopolitical and strategic consequences that have already begun to unfold...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development awarded the following loan guarantees to North Dakota entities totaling $2,484,968:$2,414,968 to Harris Oil and Propane LLC to increase the capacity of its storage facility.$70,000 to TSK Rentals LLC to purchase and renovate an existing property in Ransom County, which will create six new jobs and allow the building to be used to house multiple businesses.
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following four grants totaling $4,470,081:$1,811,857 to Housing, Industry, Training, Inc. for Head Start programs.$1,065,742 to the University of North Dakota (UND) for rural hospital Medicare flexibility.$1,000,000 to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for mental health and substance abuse services.$392,482 to North Dakota Department of Health for preventative...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Office of National Drug Control Policy awarded $125,000 to Burleigh-Morton Behavioral Health Coalition in Bismarck, North Dakota.The funds come through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and will be used to address youth substance use prevention at the local level.Learn more here.
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***Click here to download audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today on North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s motion requesting the Biden Administration be ordered to immediately hold quarterly oil and gas lease sales for public lands, remedy the unlawfully canceled lease sales from March and June, and comply with a recent federal ruling which blocked the Administration’s moratorium:“North Dakota is uniquely hurt by...
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Senator Cramer’s Praises
Guardsmen for Their Service and Leadership
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FARGO – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, attended a groundbreaking
ceremony today at the Fargo Air National Guard Base for the North Dakota Air
National Guard’s (NDANG) new Consolidated Operations Center. The center will
be used by the NDANG 119th Wing, known as the “Happy Hooligans,” to operate
the MQ-9 Reaper, an...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $150,000 to the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) for research into critical minerals.The funds will be used to develop a plan aimed at assessing the viability of certain uses of lignite coal and combustion byproducts originating in the Williston Basin.Learn more here.
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the following two grants in North Dakota totaling $758,500:$400,000 to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to develop environmental programs and to provide Pesticide Enforcement compliance inspections.$358,500 to Dakota College at Bottineau to clean up two historic properties.
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***Click here to download photos.***TIOGA, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committees, joined a celebration on Sunday for Arnold Postovit’s 100th birthday. Mr. Postovit, one of the few remaining World War II former prisoners of war living in North Dakota, has served as commander of the Dakota North Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War.“Happy 100th birthday, Arnold Postovit!” Senator...
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SEATTLE, WA – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, visited Naval Submarine Base Bangor last week to receive classified briefings and tour critical undersea platforms.“A strong Navy is crucial for our economic and national security. Open ports and security at sea keep our trade efforts going and ensure America remains safe and free,” said Senator Cramer. “I thank the Navy leaders who hosted me and look forward to using what...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) on a letter to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George requesting a review of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) processes for making tax-exempt status determinations, and the apparent failure of quality controls in the case of the Christians Engaged religious organization.“Agents are trained to process applications in a neutral fashion, void of politics or agents’...
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