Press Releases

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – Following their conversation last month, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Michael Regan, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during his Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) nomination hearing.Senator Cramer began his remarks applauding Mr. Regan’s pledge to work with stakeholders and states on environmental issues while noting... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member, introduced 20 amendments today covering a wide array of priorities for North Dakotans and the American people to the 2021 Budget Resolution. The Senate is debating and voting on certain amendments throughout the day and will vote on the underlying resolution tonight.“The budget process is a chance for members of Congress to advance their priorities,” said Senator Cramer. “While Senate Democrats push a litany of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Put Students First Act of 2021, legislation to prohibit federal funding to schools that do not provide an in-person learning option by April 30, 2021. “Schools have no reason to not be letting our kids get back into the classroom,”said Senator Cramer. “There is no substitute for in-person learning, and the consequences for our country of not properly educating the next generation could be... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize and quickly distribute the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to rural and underserved communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, funded in the recent year-end spending package, is intended to support testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven today joined Senator Steve Daines and several western senators in formally introducing the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act” to authorize the continued construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline following President Biden’s decision to revoke the cross-border operation permit. Congressman Kelly Armstrong introduced companion legislation in the House today.“Eliminating the Keystone... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – During a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) confirmation hearing today, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pressed Dr. Kathleen Hicks, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Deputy Secretary of Defense, on the cost of delaying nuclear modernization efforts. Senator Cramer has been using his seat on SASC to ensure the timeline for replacing the Minutemen III’s housed at Minot Air Force Base with the Ground-Based... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting against Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security today:“Mr. Mayorkas is not the right choice to run the Department of Homeland Security. His disregard for the rule of law coupled with his scandal-ridden past paints the picture of a government official more interested in doling out favors than fulfilling his duties. He assisted in the creation of the DACA program, won’t support... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee member, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) wrote a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) urging it to look at how to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Solid Start program, which aims to contact every veteran multiple times by phone in the first year after they leave active duty to check in and help connect them to VA programs and benefits.“We believe the Solid Start program will become... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Pete Buttigieg as U.S. Secretary of Transportation today:“Whether in the air or on the road, transportation infrastructure is a bipartisan priority vital to the success of our economy and key to unlocking its full potential. North Dakota enjoyed a solid relationship with the Trump Administration’s transportation leaders, working with them... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Angus King (I-ME) in reintroducing the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act, legislation which would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs to be sold across state lines. “The COVID-19 pandemic taught us the United States needs to take steps to strengthen its food supply chain. The New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act would... CONTINUE READING

Op-Ed: Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord Can Work If We Take An America First ApproachBy Senator Kevin CramerFox News01.30.21“Just months into his presidency, I argued President Trump should keep the United States in the Paris Climate Accord under new conditions. As an elected official from an energy-producing state, I believed then – as I do now – the United States has a leadership role to play on the world stage.“If we recuse ourselves, we diminish our opportunities to advance America’s... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks today at the March for Life rally hosted by the University of Mary held on the North Dakota Capitol grounds.“Thank you to all who march, braving the cold to stand as a voice for the voiceless,” said Senator Cramer. “Because of you and your incredible testimony on this very cold day in North Dakota, we are winning the battle for life, at a time when we seem to be losing ground in the preservation of most of our... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) in reintroducing a resolution calling for an international investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cover-up of the COVID-19 outbreak.Specifically, this resolution:condemns the decision by the CCP to hide the emergence and spread of COVID–19 within its borders during the initial weeks of the pandemic;assesses that the decision by the CCP to hide the emergence and spread of COVID–19 during that period... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in reintroducing the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act.“In recent decades Congress has largely abdicated its duty and deferred major policy decisions to federal agencies and the unelected bureaucrats who run them. This has created significant problems for our constituents and made Washington less accountable to the people we serve,” said Senator Cramer. “The REINS Act gives Congress more... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act, legislation to block certain federal funds to sanctuary states, including states that defy federal immigration enforcement or that allow illegal aliens to get driver licenses without proof of lawful presence.“States that grant licenses to illegal immigrants are undermining immigration enforcement efforts and threatening public... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in introducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, legislation to make permanent the Hyde Amendment restrictions on using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. “The federal government has no business providing funds for the killing of unborn children,” said Senator Cramer. “Our legislation ensures taxpayer dollars will not be used for... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in re-introducing the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act, legislation to enact a federal ban on the performance of an abortion with the knowledge that a pregnant woman is seeking an abortion, in whole or in part, on the basis of a belief that her unborn child has Down syndrome. This legislation would not penalize the expectant mother... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in introducing Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources(POWER) Act of 2021, legislation to prohibit the president or his secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy departments from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a letter led by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) urging President Joe Biden to follow good government practices regarding late-term federal regulations put forward by the Trump Administration.“Officials and congressional leadership have used rhetoric that raises concern with those of us committed to good government and the well-being of the American people.  It would be unwise to undo the achievements of the last several years with rushed... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-ID) in reintroducing Sarah’s Law, a bill to require federal law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants criminally charged with killing or seriously injuring another person. The bill is named after Sarah Root, a twenty-one year-old girl struck and killed the night of her graduation by someone who entered the country illegally and was driving... CONTINUE READING