Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Labor’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded $69,926 to the North Dakota Safety Council.The funds will provide education and training programs to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards (including COVID-19), implement injury prevention measures, and understand their rights and responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, issued the following statement on the Senate unanimously passing the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act this week: “The ACE Act would help North Dakota preserve our wildlife and protect our livestock. I urge the House to take up this common sense, bipartisan bill and send it to President Trump.”The ACE Act aims to help... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs awarded$432,402 to the North Dakota Department of Corrections Division of Juvenile Services.The funds will be used to support state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announcing the second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) payments today:  “America’s farmers and ranchers are patriots who feed, fuel, and clothe the world. I applaud President Trump and Secretary Perdue for listening to their feedback and protecting them as we reopen and demand for their products returns. North Dakota’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, announced today the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment awarded $6,293,820 to the City of Minot.The funds come through the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program and will go toward a $13,977,964 project to support the construction of the Magic City Discovery Center for military-connected children of Minot Air Force Base. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded$709,465 to Cankdeska Cikana Community College. The funds come through HHS’ Administration for Children and Families and will be used for the Head Start Professional Development Program. CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee and Senate Budget Committee member, joined Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business today to discuss the latest on COVID relief bill negotiations.  Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) urged Defense Department officials to help keep nuclear modernization efforts on track during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing today. Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command Admiral Charles Richard and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord both expressed their support for the effort and confidence it will move forward successfully.“North Dakota has two of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the following two grants totaling $810,000:$500,000 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians used to clean up brownfield sites at L'BelCour in Belcourt, North Dakota, to make way for safe demolition and redevelopment.$310,000 to the Spirit Lake Tribe to address contamination in building materials and soil... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a bipartisan letter led by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging immediate enforcement action to halt pharmaceutical companies which threaten to undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program and to ensure safety-net providers are able to continue providing life-saving medications to patients.“It is critically important 340B covered... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video from Senator Cramer. Click here for audio.******Click here for video from Senator Hoeven. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) helped introduce the “Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act” today, a bipartisan bill requiring states to recognize the occupational license from another state of a service member’s spouse if the service member and their spouse are moved... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $399,920 to the Turtle Mountain Band Of Chippewa Indians.The funds will be used to support continued implementation of safety training for law enforcement and other criminal justice agency personnel responsible for sex offender registration, notification, monitoring and investigating failure-to-register cases and/or management. Additionally, a training plan will be developed and used at... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded $353,615 to First Nations Women's Alliance.The funds come through DOJ’s Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program, which helps develop outreach and training events, include a statewide law enforcement training, a sexual assault advocacy training, multiple awareness and education campaigns, and the development of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee member, announced today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded five grants totaling $357,472 to Housing Authorities across North Dakota.Three of the grants come from CARES Act funds through Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Supplemental Funding, which aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. They are:$195,774 for the Housing Authority of Cass... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today in introducing the “Stop Blocking Hospitals Act,” a bill making it a federal crime to obstruct any ambulance, fire department vehicle, law enforcement vehicle, or other emergency vehicles or personnel from responding to an emergency. Penalties for such obstruction would include imprisonment of one to five years, a fine, or both.“Over the weekend in Los Angeles we saw someone unprovoked approach two innocent police... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement after SASC approved the nomination of Michele Pearce, nominee to be the General Counsel for the Army:“In our conversations, Mrs. Pearce acknowledged there have been missed opportunities for the Justice Department to reach a settlement in North Dakota’s DAPL lawsuit. She is right, and the federal government now has the chance to right the wrongs committed by the last... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Acting Inspector General Richard Delmar urging them the extend the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and CARES Act reporting deadlines for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments by 30 days.“Extending these reporting requirements would provide much-needed flexibility for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments which face time-consuming and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), with his colleagues on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced S. 4579, the annual Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). This bipartisan legislation increases certain VA benefits including disability and dependent compensation, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses and children.“As the cost of living increases across the country, the assistance we give our... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approving three defense nominees which will have responsibilities directly affecting North Dakota’s military community if confirmed:  “The nominees we advanced today are important for efforts throughout North Dakota like timely nuclear modernization at Minot; enduring intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance efforts in Grand Forks; and upgrading Air Force and Air... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded $873,347 to the North Dakota Department of Health (NNDOH).The funds come through the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program. They will be used to foster partnerships between law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and assist victim services organizations to enhance victim safety and hold... CONTINUE READING