Press Releases

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business this morning to discuss the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.On the Dakota Access Pipeline:“For the last three years the Dakota Access Pipeline has been successfully, safely, and with a very clean environmental footprint moving over half a million barrels of North Dakota crude to market for three years. [The Biden Administration] would have... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation awarded $390,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU).The funds will be used for research training and professional development focused on green chemistry, specifically as it relates to sustainability and the circular economy in chemistry and polymer science. CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video from Fox Business. Click here for audio.******Click here to download video from MSNBC. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business this morning to discuss the Senate’s second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, as well as the National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol. Excerpts and links are below. On the Constitutional Standard for Impeachment:“The... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video from CNN. Click here for audio.******Click here to download video from Point of View. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Erin Burnett on CNN’s Outfront tonight to discuss the Senate beginning the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. Excerpts and links to the interviews are below.On the constitutionality of the trial:“I'm not a lawyer. A plain reading [of the Constitution]... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting to declare the impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump unconstitutional:“A plain reading of the Constitution makes it obvious what we began today is an inappropriate use of the impeachment process, and the vast majority of Republicans agree. We should stop this process right now.” CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Senate beginning the second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump today:“Welcome to the stupidest week in the Senate. While Speaker Pelosi sent these backbenchers to tie up the Senate, she sent the rest of the House home instead of carrying on the actual work of the American people. Impeachment is not something we should use... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, issued the following statement after helping advance the nomination of Michael Regan to be Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator out of committee and onto the Senate floor:“The Biden Administration’s actions on energy and the environment have been awful for North Dakota and wrong for the country. While it... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a letter to Robert Fairweather, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule on the importation of sheep, goats, and certain other ruminants be withdrawn until its impact on current market conditions has been fully evaluated.The rule, finalized on January 14, would remove brain disorder-related import restrictions on sheep, goats, and most of their products. The... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Bob Casey (D-PA) this week introduced the End Diaper Need Act, bipartisan legislation to provide resources to assist low-income and middle-class families address their diaper needs and help ensure the health and well-being of those who rely on diapers, including infants, toddlers, medically complex children, low-income adults and adults with disabilities.“Struggling families and childcare centers are often forced to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Shannon Bream on Fox News at Night to discuss the impeachment trial in the Senate, specifically as it relates to President Joe Biden’s calls for unity and the implications of further normalizing the use of the impeachment process. Excerpts and links are below.On President Biden:“It’s so disappointing our current president, President Biden, won’t comment. Suddenly he’s got no... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate confirming Dr. Kathleen Hicks as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense: “North Dakota is a crucial part of our country’s national defense, and Dr. Hicks’ demonstrated a clear understanding of our needs and missions. I look forward to her visiting the state and to working with her on nuclear modernization, intelligence missions, and support for the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Committee member, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Denis McDonough as U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs:“President Biden has expressed a desire to improve life for rural veterans. I look forward to working with Mr. McDonough to accomplish that goal by expanding access to care and supporting innovative treatments for our nation’s heroes like Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Our veterans deserve... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Financial Defense of Industrial Contractors (FDIC) Act, legislation to combat the political discrimination by big banks against federal contractors, including those which operate facilities on behalf of the Immigration Customs and Enforcement Agency (ICE).“Some large banks are weaponizing their essential position in the economy to discriminate against... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, issued the following statement today regarding the Biden Administration’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) placing a hold on the recently-finalized Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rule and opening a public comment period for it:“In North Dakota, oil companies were unfairly prosecuted in recent years for lawful activity because of an obvious bias against the industry. The Trump... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) on a letter signed by 48 senators to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pledging to vote to oppose any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment or any other pro-life protections.“We are united in our resolve to guard against any changes to federal law that would unsettle nearly half a century of bipartisan consensus against taxpayer funding for abortion on demand, or otherwise threaten the lives of unborn... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing the Working Families Flexibility Act, legislation to give employees more flexibility on how to use their overtime benefits. “Because of onerous and arbitrary federal regulations, employees don’t have a say in how they are compensated for overtime work,” said Senator Cramer. “The Working Families Flexibility Act eliminates this decades-old law... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member, issued the following statement after voting against the 2021 Budget Resolution, which the Senate passed tonight:“Instead of working together on a proposal as we did each time before, Democrats are trying to rush a nearly-$2 trillion partisan stimulus package through Congress before all of the money from previous COVID-19 relief bills has even been spent. As they advance their extreme agenda, Republicans offered... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) in introducing a resolution expressing opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and urging President Biden to work with Congress and refuse to re-join the deal without significant reform.“The Iran Nuclear Deal jeopardized the security of our allies in the region and the American people, and we gained nothing in return,” said Senator Cramer. “Re-entering it... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) reintroduced the Legacy IRA Act, legislation to increase the tax incentive of elderly middle-class Americans to give to charity. The senators introduced this bill in the last Congress. “Most nonprofit organizations rely on charitable donations to stay afloat and continue their missions,” said Senator Cramer. “Our legislation cuts the red tape in the tax code to make it easier for... CONTINUE READING

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's Repugnant Comments Can Teach Us AllBy Senator Kevin CramerNewsweek 02.04.21"‘All true’ was her response to the claims the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, was an inside job."‘Exactly’ was her reaction to someone saying the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was a ‘false flag.’"‘This is what the UN wants all over the world.’ That was her reaction to a video quoting a Holocaust denier saying, ‘Zionist... CONTINUE READING