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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, tonight blocked a political messaging amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) offered by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) from passing by unanimous consent.Senator Cramer delivered floor remarks objecting to the amendment.“Tonight I objected to Senate Democrats once again trying to exploit violence in the streets for political gain. They don't want solutions, they want to defeat... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today Fort Berthold Community College received $220,000 from of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This grant will be used for a project entitled, “Regenerative Agriculture: Diverse Year-Round Cover Crops and Intensive Grazing Effect on Soil Health for Local Food Production" which aims to help investigate soil health and its effects on resilience, nutrition content, and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the University of North Dakota (UND) received an award of $3,379,827 from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).  The funds will be used for the ND IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Health & the Environment project as a part of UND’s Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research program. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business today to discuss the latest on oil and his legislation to streamline Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiveness for small businesses. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today North Dakota State University (NDSU) received an award of $884,596 from the National Science Foundation. The funds will be used for a project entitled, "MRI: Acquisition of a High-Performance Computing System for Scientific Research and Education at NDSU.” CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the City of Bismarck received an award of $3,766,362 from of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds through the CARES Act.The funds will be used to support transit operating, preventive maintenance, and capital expenses during COVID-19. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: “When I spoke to Anthony Tata about his nomination today, I reiterated my frustration with the bureaucracy and its firm hold on the Defense Department. A prime example I addressed is an issue I spoke to Defense Secretary Esper about last month: the Department’s long-standing opposition... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – 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 a total of $327,347 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), as a part of the State Clean Diesel Grant Program. These funds will assist efforts to reduce diesel emissions and exposure to them. Senator Cramer is an original cosponsor to reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, issued the following statement on the Senate Banking Committee approving the nominations of Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller to be Federal Reserve Board Governors today: “Shelton and Waller are well-qualified nominees ready to step up to the plate and serve our country. The Federal Reserve needs to have all hands on deck as it continues to implement CARES Act programs and help the businesses and nonprofits in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today urging opposition to an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would limit transfer of military equipment to local law enforcement.“Standing on the front lines as a shield from absolute anarchy are our local law enforcement officers, who by and large have deployed the force required to protect American families as well as... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today his bipartisan Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act now has 20 cosponsors, with more expected to come in the following days. Senator Cramer originally introduced it with Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). “We appreciate our colleagues signing on to this important legislation,” said Senator Cramer. “The bill is a commonsense move which would give small... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a letter today to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over tax policy, urging him to oppose another wind production tax credit (PTC) extension. “The wind production tax incentive was originally intended by Congress to support a technology that was too expensive in its early stages. It was supposed to be temporary in order to level the playing field with other power generators,” the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member, issued the following statement on the Senate confirming Russ Vought as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today: “Mr. Vought has been responsive and attentive to the needs of North Dakotans, both as the Acting Director of OMB and throughout his confirmation progress. I appreciate his commitment to address issues impacting our energy and agricultural producers, and I look forward to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announcing changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance program today:“The Trump Administration is taking steps to alleviate the long-term effects of COVID-19 which pose a threat to American agriculture. Today’s changes provide our cattle producers with additional assistance and flexibility, and I encourage them to reach out to the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, issued the following statement on the Federal Reserve Board expanding the Main Street Lending Program today to provide nonprofit organizations greater access to credit:“Nonprofits provide invaluable and irreplaceable help to countless Americans. It is imperative we ensure their survival. I am glad to see Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell make these changes, and I urge North Dakota’s... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $2,992,568 to the Turtle Mountain Housing Authority for a project to construct eight new modular housing units and demolish hazardous uninhabitable units.This funding comes as an Indian Community Development Block Grant Imminent Threat (ICDBG-IT) grant awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This is the third phase of grants... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member, issued the following statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finalizing its rule to modernize Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) regulations today: “The United States energy landscape has significantly changed over the last 40 years, but many federal regulations have not. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s reforms will benefit consumers, prevent... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last night reinstating the Obama Administration’s methane venting and flaring rule: “Yet again, an activist judge got it wrong. The Obama Administration’s methane rule was a direct attack on America’s energy jobs. This rule should have been repealed by Congress in 2017, but we fell one vote short, with every... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,661,044 to the North Dakota Department of Health.These funds were awarded through the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases. The award will be used to finance the program entitled “Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC).” 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 President Donald J. Trump announcing his Administration finalized its rule to update National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations today:“President Trump wants to rebuild America’s infrastructure with fewer hurdles from Washington’s overbearing bureaucracy. The National Environmental Policy Act... CONTINUE READING