Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on ADM and Marathon Petroleum announcing a joint venture using North Dakota-processed soybean oil for renewable diesel production:“Today’s announcement is welcome news for North Dakota’s soybean producers and refinery employees in Dickinson. The ADM and Marathon partnership highlights the ingenuity of our agriculture and energy producers while providing more investment and jobs for workers. I applaud this collaboration... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the following three grants totaling $1,035,328:$737,487 to North Dakota State University for a project entitled, “The Digital Society Project: Infrastructure for Measuring Internet Politics.”$252,841 to University of North Dakota (UND)  for the acquisition of an atomic force microscope.$45,000 to UND to improve understanding of fog processes. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, joined SASC Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) on a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to fulfill his “solemn responsibility to evacuate all American citizens and Afghan partners without respect to arbitrary timelines dictated by the Taliban.”“We are extremely concerned that, despite our recommendations, your administration failed to establish a coherent plan to get all American civilians and... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) on a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting information on DHS’s decision to release tens of thousands of illegal immigrants, including potentially dangerous criminals, into the country without a proper and complete Notice to Appear (NTA) for formal removal proceedings in immigration court.“These open border policies only make it easier for smugglers and transnational... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a letter led by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting an update on the status of Special Counsel John Durham’s inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation and to ensure the investigation is seen to completion.“The Special Counsel’s ongoing work is important to many Americans who were disturbed that government agents subverted lawful process to conduct inappropriate surveillance for political... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) on a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding a full account of U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan, which risks falling into the hands of the Taliban if it hasn’t already.“It is unconscionable that high-tech military equipment paid for by U.S. taxpayers has fallen into the hands of the Taliban and their terrorist allies,” the senators... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a bicameral letter led by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra demanding answers about why the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped a lawsuit against the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC), which has received federal funds from HHS since 1998, for forcing a nurse to assist with an... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, joined a letter led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to President Biden urging him to reverse his decision to call on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices.“It is astonishing that your Administration is now seeking assistance from an international oil cartel when America has sufficient domestic... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.***BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, participated a roundtable today hosted by Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) with Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau. At the event, Senator Cramer delivered harsh remarks on the Biden Administration’s energy policies. “It is hard to watch the chaos unfold in the Middle East and think President Biden’s energy plan is a good... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the North Dakota State University (NDSU) funds for energy storage research.“I am grateful for the Energy Department’s consistent investment in North Dakota and its energy efforts,” said Senator Cramer. “Today’s award will help NDSU advance its research of efficient energy storage and sustainability.” The funds come as part of a nationwide investment into energy technologies. NDSU will use them for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement today on the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan:“President Biden is responsible for the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan. When he announced his withdrawal plans months ago, he confidently reassured the world Afghanistan’s army is prepared for it. Clearly, the opposite is true.“The Taliban is taking over the country with devastating precision and virtually no... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Last week the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, a bipartisan bill Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee member Kevin Cramer (R-ND), introduced along with Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program which will connect service dogs with veterans experiencing mental illnesses.“Many veterans with mobility... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — This week U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Protect Equality and Civics Education (PEACE) Act, legislation to prohibit federal funding from being used to promote divisive concepts, such as Critical Race Theory, under the priorities outlined in the U.S. Department of Education’s American History and Civics Education program.“Critical Race Theory is antithetical to the American ideal that all are created equal. It should never... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) this week introduced the Vaccine Passport and Voter ID Harmonization Act, bicameral legislation to require states with COVID-19 vaccine passport mandates to also have voter ID requirements if they want to continue receiving election administration funds.“It makes no sense for Democrats to adamantly oppose commonsense Voter ID policies which protect the integrity of our elections,” said Senator... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development (RD) awarded the following funds totaling $8,758,523 in North Dakota: $3,944,111 grant to Polar Communications to install a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural North Dakota. $2,380,882 loan and a $2,380,882 grant to the Halstad Telephone Company to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network in rural North Dakota.$52,648 grant to Strengthen... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member, issued the following statement on Senate Democrats passing their $4.2 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Budget Resolution today:“Hours after a strong bipartisan vote to revitalize America’s infrastructure, Senate Democrats did an about-face and passed a purely partisan budget resolution aimed at growing federal government spending by over $4 trillion. Their reckless tax-and-spend agenda is a threat to the American... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Senate passed the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act, his bipartisan bill with Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to plug and remediate the nation’s orphaned wells.“The REGROW Act is a pro-jobs and pro-natural resources piece of legislation that would put unemployed oilfield workers back on the job where they can use their skillsets to prevent environmental hazards and make the land in their communities... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member, issued the following statement today on Senate Democrats releasing their $4.2 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Budget Resolution:“Democrats have outdone themselves with their resolution. They are setting the stage to hastily pass another massive expansion of the federal government, one double the size of their partisan spending package from earlier this year. Such a reckless increase in government spending could... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after voting for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate today:“America’s infrastructure is a worthwhile investment we can’t afford to ignore. The bill we passed today will provide over... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today he hasintroduced an amendment the Senate will vote on to Senate Democrats’ Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Budget Resolution. His amendment would prohibit the Biden Administration from releasing rules or guidance banning hydraulic fracturing.“Democrats enacting a ban on fracking would weaken national security, increase global emissions, and take more money out of the... CONTINUE READING