Press Releases

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke to Stuart Varney on Fox Business this morning about California’s rolling blackouts and U.S. shale production.   Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $240,256 to North Dakota State University (NDSU).These research funds will be used to create new understanding of versatile adhesive systems that have the potential to create strong bonds on rough surfaces. CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on U.S. District Court Judge Dan Traynor’s ruling denying all but one of the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motions to dismiss North Dakota’s lawsuit seeking damages from the federal government as a result of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests:“Judge Traynor’s thorough ruling today will hopefully inspire some humility from the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio*****Click here for photos and b-roll.***WHITE HORSE HILL, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, hosted a ceremony today celebrating the renaming of White Horse Hill, a National Game Preserve within the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. Senator Cramer was joined by Aurelia Skipwith, who oversees National Game Preserves as the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,420,768 to the University of North Dakota (UND).The funds come through the National Institute on Aging and will go toward aging research. CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.***DEVILS LAKE, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Water, hosted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Aurelia Skipwith at a wetlands roundtable with North Dakota producers and landowners to discuss FWS’s handling of Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) easement enforcement.“A focus of my tenure in Congress is the defense of private property rights. Today’s roundtable... CONTINUE READING

GRAND FORKS, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking and Senate Budget committees, discussed the latest on a COVID-19 relief package and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) at a roundtable with Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski and members of the Grand Forks / East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce yesterday.“North Dakota relies heavily on its strong and resilient small business community,” said Senator Cramer. “Congress must do what it can to help these... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking and Senate Budget committees, announced today he will participate in a roundtable with the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce tomorrow.Tuesday, August 18Grand Forks Chamber Business RoundtableGrand Forks Chamber Office202 N 3rd St.2:00 pmOpen Press CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $209,806 to the University of North Dakota (UND).These funds are awarded through HHS’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and will be used for allergy, immunology, and transplantation research. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) awarded $229,448 to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) Division of Homeland Security. This emergency preparedness grant will go toward enhancing NDDES’s ability to respond to hazardous materials transportation incidents. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) allowing North Dakota producers in select counties who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres to hay, graze, or chop those fields two months early:“North Dakota producers face local natural disasters and a global pandemic in their fight to get their product to market. This earlier date provides them with flexibility and allows our... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded two grants totaling $535,467 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). $385,466 for a project entitled, “On the Mechanics of IsdG-based Heme Degration and Intibation of Heme b Biosynthetics in S. Aureus”, and$150,001 for a project entitled, “ADVANCE Partnership: AccessADVANCE” to increase the participation and advancement of individuals who identify as women with... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded the following grants totaling $450,000 to three North Dakota tribes: • $150,000 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, • $150,000 to the Spirit Lake Tribe, and • $150,000 to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation These funds are authorized through the CARES Act and will go toward pandemic response efforts. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking and Senate Budget committees, joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business today to discuss the latest on congressional negotiations and President Trump’s executive actions on COVID-19 relief. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Tony Perkins of Family Research Council this week to discuss faith and public service. Click Here to Listen. CONTINUE READING

DEVILS LAKE, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, met with members of the North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) yesterday and received a briefing on NDNG issues and priorities from Adjutant General Al Dohrmann at Camp Grafton, an Army National Guard Training Center.“I never cease being impressed by just how good our Guard is. Yesterday’s briefing was thorough, professional, and inspiring. Every crisis - local to global - is met by North... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a bicameral letter led by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) to the Acting Administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) John Barsa urging him to protect American taxpayer dollars during COVID-19 from funding pro-abortion lobbying or advocacy efforts in other countries via the United Nations (UN).”We agree with you that the ‘UN should not use this crisis as an opportunity to... 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, announced today he will host U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Aurelia Skipwith next week in Devils Lake, North Dakota, for a roundtable with landowners and producers and for a ceremony for the renaming of White Horse Hill. Senator Cramer invited Director Skipwith to visit the state during her nomination hearing last September.“I... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, issued the following statement today on the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates:“Normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a historic diplomatic breakthrough in the quest for peace in the Middle East. It also puts further pressure on Iran to realize their efforts to destroy Israel and destabilize the region will be unsuccessful. Today’s announcement is a testament... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and Representative Kelly Armstrong today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued guidance allowing the State of North Dakota to use Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds for low-income rental assistance. The North Dakota Department of Health and the North Dakota Department of Commerce previously established a temporary rental assistance program for households with 60 percent... CONTINUE READING