***Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior under President Joe Biden releasing an order temporarily blocking fossil fuel leasing and drilling on federal lands today:“Temporarily halting oil and gas production is reckless and another attack on good-paying American energy jobs just hours into President Biden’s term. It will blow million-dollar-sized holes in already-tightening state...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden reversing the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO):“This is a terrible idea. Improving American leadership on the world stage does not mean reforming an alliance with communist sympathizers like the United Nation’s World Health Organization. The WHO’s failure to scrutinize the Chinese Communist Party is one reason why COVID-19 became a global pandemic and inflicted...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Water, announced today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will allocate over $160 million to North Dakota during Fiscal Year 2021 for the construction of water infrastructure projects.“I am pleased to see the Army Corps is making significant investments for important projects in North Dakota, including the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion,” said Senator Cramer. “I...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden preparing to reverse the Mexico City policy:“It’s hard to take President Biden’s comments on the importance of life, faith, and American leadership seriously when just one day later he moves to allow our taxpayer dollars to be spent on abortions in other countries. This is a shameful disregard for the sanctity of life by the Biden Administration, and I hope the President realizes lives...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order for the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord today:“I have always thought rejoining the Accord could be a success and a unifying moment if the President and his team do it the right way. Abandoning our leadership on the world stage only benefits our competitors, though being on the world stage and just caving to them is even worse.“If President Biden reworks...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement on President Joe Biden rescinding an Executive Order previously upheld by the Supreme Court that was designed to protect the United States from foreign terrorists easily entering the country:“The threat of foreign terrorism is far from over, especially from state sponsors of terrorism like Iran. President Biden’s action brings no intrinsic benefit to our constituents,...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline:“Hours ago President Biden bemoaned the loss of millions of jobs and promised to put people back to work, but now he’s taking action to eliminate thousands more. This is an early mistake by the President and a nod to far-left environmental extremists. I urge him to reconsider his approach.”Senator Cramer and his colleagues...
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***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – Following their conversation last week, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned General (ret.) Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, during his Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) nomination hearing yesterday about his support for the nation’s nuclear triad, intelligence capabilities, and the Iran Nuclear Deal.Senator Cramer first raised the issue of the nuclear triad - especially the two...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony today:“I want to congratulate Joe Biden on being sworn in as our nation’s 46th President, and Kamala Harris as his Vice President. While I did not vote for him or support his campaign, I appreciate President Biden’s desire to be a President for all Americans, and I look forward to working with him on issues where we agree and to having spirited debates on policies where...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer joined a letter today led by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) urging President-Elect Joe Biden to support the completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline.“Mr. President-elect, during the campaign you challenged America to ‘Build Back Better’ by investing in new infrastructure and energy technologies, creating high-paying blue-collar jobs, and preparing for the energy mix of the future,” wrote the senators. “With these and other commitments,...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the formula used to distribute federal funding to states for COVID-19 vaccine administration efforts, which leaves smaller states at a distinct disadvantage. The Senators requested the CDC use available discretionary funds to bolster funding for smaller states, which are receiving...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of five grants to North Dakota health organizations and tribes. Two of the grants totaling $7,035,100 include:$6,885,880 to North Dakota Department of Health for immunization and vaccines for children, and$149,220 to the Family Healthcare Center in Fargo.The other three grants from HHS totaling $4,445,882 will go...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) in sending a letter urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to prevent Planned Parenthood affiliates from receiving illegal loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as they did last year.“At least 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally obtained more than $80 million in taxpayer funds during the initial rounds of PPP by self-certifying their eligibility for the program,” wrote the...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed to eliminate the one-year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy in its rescissions list sent to Congress after President Donald J. Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.“We have been working hard to finally get the wind production tax credit to expire, but its extension was once again slipped into must-pass legislation in...
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BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) Project. This is the final step of the federal environmental review process and provides the required authorization for the state to construct the project’s infrastructure and facilities.
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Budget and Senate Banking committees, issued the following statement on Congress passing $25 billion in rental assistance:“Congress passed $25 billion for rental assistance to help struggling families keep a roof over their heads with their lights on and homes warm during a tough time in the COVID-19 pandemic. I look forward to working with the Administration to...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $43,863,056 to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH).The funds come through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and will be used for a program entitled, “Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases.” Learn more about the program here.
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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 $454,400 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The funds will be used to study food processing chemicals in raw cereal grains such as barley, wheat, and rye.
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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 four loans and grants totaling $4,007,468:$2,414,968 as a loan to Harris Oil and Propane to expand its storage facility capacity;$1,540,000 as a grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to finance water supply improvements;$30,000 as a grant to the City of Mott to evaluate current water lines and create a plan for...
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***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will receive more than $62 million through the $10 billion authorized by the COVID-19 relief package for highway projects. “With its export-focused industries, North Dakota heavily relies on its roads and bridges to get the products we produce out of our...
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