Press Releases

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee and Senate Banking Committee member, led a group of senators in delivering remarks on the Senate floor today urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act, which streamlines the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness process for small businesses. Senator Cramer requested unanimous consent to pass this legislation,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) in writing a letter to President Trump applauding his administration’s successful efforts to empower the private sector to build multiple 5G networks. The letter also expresses concerns regarding a request for information released by the Department of Defense which contradicts the successful free-market strategy that has embraced 5G.“Nationalizing 5G and experimenting with untested models for 5G deployment is not the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Education awarded the following two grants totaling $775,210: $624,947 to United Tribes Technical College, and$150,263 to Turtle Mountain Community College.The funds will be used to improve the educational opportunities of preschool, elementary, and secondary Native American students. CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the PREVENT DIABETES Act, a bipartisan bill to increase access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model by allowing CDC-recognized virtual suppliers to participate in the program.“Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented if people have access to proper care,” said Senator Cramer. “Our legislation makes treatment more available to Americans living in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Committee member, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation today to strengthen and codify the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Solid Start program. Created last year, this program contacts 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.“Our bill creates a flexible, personalized program to help... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) in introducing the Russian Suspension Agreement Extension Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation to extend and expand limits on Russian uranium imports.“America’s nuclear energy industry should not be controlled by Vladimir... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded the following three grants totaling $688,041:$297,000 to NATIVE Community Development for social and economic development,$270,908 to Sitting Bull College for the “Native Languages Esther Martinez Initiative,” and$120,133 to Northern Lights Youth Services for Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration awarded the following 13 grants totaling $46,191,477.48 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT):$10,506,728.99 to repair damage from the 2019 West James River Basin flood;$8,665,379.23 for statewide flooding repairs;$7,520,649.60 to repair highway damage from the West James River Basin flood in Burleigh, Dickey,... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Education awarded $261,888 to Turtle Mountain Community College. The funds will be used to provide resources for low-income, first-generation or disabled college students to increase students’ retention and graduation rates, facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges, and foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, a bill to give states the authority to exclude abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.“Hardworking Americans should not be required to fund abortion under the façade of providing health care to our most vulnerable communities,” said Senator Cramer. “Our bill gives... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $300,000 to the North Dakota Department of Health.The funds come through the HHS Office of Minority Health and will be used for community programs to improve minority health. CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) applauded the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee for fulfilling his request to hold a hearing on his Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act, a bipartisan bill to create a single database for lands owned by the federal government. At a recent ENR Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing where his legislation was considered, Senator Cramer submitted comments for the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Donald J. Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court:“This is an excellent choice by President Trump, who is fulfilling his constitutional responsibility to put forward a well-qualified nominee. Judge Amy Coney Barrett seems made for this moment. She is a brilliant legal scholar who has come face-to-face with the appalling attacks of the far-left and won. While these radicals... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, announced today the Air Force is advising the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) basing action and Minuteman III demilitarization at the Minot Air Force Base.“An Environmental Impact Statement is necessary to keep nuclear modernization efforts moving forward,” said Senator Cramer. “Minot residents should make themselves... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Education awarded the following two grants totaling $602,008:$302,008 to Minot State University for transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities and$300,000 to Pathfinders Service of North Dakota to expand and improve rehabilitation services for individuals with severe disabilities. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Committee member, virtually joined the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of the Veterans Affairs Community Resource & Referral Center (CRRC) in Fargo today. “Veterans without housing or access to proper health care treatment is a tragedy, and it is our collective responsibility to do something about it,” said Senator Cramer. “This community resource and referral center will give North Dakota veterans a safe... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $137,579 to the Tribal Nations Research Group.The funds come through the HHS Administration for Native Americans and will be used for the project entitled, “Social and Economic Development Strategies – Growing Organizations.” CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $130,000 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.The funds will be used towards surveying and taking inventory of brownfield sites, which are properties whose expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substances to remediate and redevelop brownfields sites throughout the reservation.   CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized a rule allowing North Dakota property owners whose land is designated a Limited Interest Refuge to once again hunt and fish on their property, a reverse in previous FWS policy. Senator Cramer – who has jurisdiction over FWS as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife –... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following two grants totaling $4,194,478: $4,000,000 to North Dakota State Department of Health Services to provide mental and substance use disorder treatment, crisis counseling, and other related supports for adults impacted by the 2019 floods in North Dakota, and$194,478 to the University of North Dakota (UND) for Substance Abuse... CONTINUE READING