Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $20,000,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to perform advanced technological research and discovery projects.      This investment was approved through the NSF Office of Integrative Activities and will be used to finance the project entitled “ND-ACES: New Discoveries in the Advanced Interface of Computation, Engineering, and Science.” Visit this link to learn more. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following video message on National Day of Prayer. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $2,082,871 to the state of North Dakota through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. The funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass.   This DOJ funding comes as part of a $850 million investment as allocated by the CARES Act to assist states, local... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following video message on National Nurses Day. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) talked to Chuck Todd and Katy Tur on MSNBC about the meat packing industry and the latest on oil. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – 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 after EPW unanimously passed water infrastructure legislation out of committee today: “The water infrastructure legislation passed today will benefit North Dakotans and set America up for long-term success. It will create jobs while protecting access to safe drinking water and providing the clear direction and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue sending guidance to governors and major meat processing company leaders for implementing President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on keeping meat processing facilities open: “Straightforward guidance and clear expectations are an important part of what our meat packing companies need to safely and successfully reopen and continue operating their processing facilities. I... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation signing an Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) with the Dickey Sargent Irrigation District (DSID) for the Oakes Test Area (OTA): “This signing is another good step toward transferring the Oakes Test Area. I hope it is finalized soon to provide for local control of OTA, which will enhance irrigators’ use of facilities Congress long ago intended to be... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Donald J. Trump proclaiming May 5, 2020, as “Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day”: “As President Trump states, the violence our tribal communities have endured - especially women and young girls - is egregious and unconscionable. On Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, I join the President in reaffirming our efforts to stand against... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, issued the following statement on the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States raising the guarantee coverage option for the Supply Chain Finance Program (SCF) and Working Capital Guarantee Program (WCGP): “EXIM raising the guarantee coverage option for these programs will make it easier for our exporters and suppliers to get the capital they need to stay afloat. Helping to prevent vital parts of our economy... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration agreeing on a path forward to provide Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to Native American Tribes today: “COVID-19 is attacking the physical and economic well-being of tribes in North Dakota and across the country. I am encouraged to see the Administration is taking a step to grant the funds we appropriated for tribal needs, and I will continue working with our tribes to make sure they have... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded grants to fifteen local airports in North Dakota. These funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass.    Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport - $1,092,969 Jamestown Regional Airport - $1,061,538 Hutson Field Airport - $30,000 Harry Stern Airport - $30,000 Bottineau... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined America’s Newsroom with Sandra Smith on Fox News this morning to discuss the meat packing industry and China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke to NPR about the oil tankers arriving from Saudi Arabia on the U.S. coast. Click Here to Listen CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Senator Inhofe’s second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter.   “Saudi Arabia and Russia’s continued dumping of crude is having lasting... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announcing agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs: “Allowing agricultural producers to access EIDL programs puts another tool in the tool chest to assist our farmers and the food they produce in making it through the COVID-19 pandemic. I urge the agriculture community to work with SBA to make sure... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a letter today to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Acting Director Regina Lombardo encouraging them to protect public safety while respecting the Second Amendment and federal law related to the three business day waiting period for firearm purchases and seeking information on how the federal firearms background check system is responding during the coronavirus... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) awarded a combined $3,275,670 to tribally controlled colleges and universities in North Dakota. The following institutions received funds:    Turtle Mountain Community College- $1,157,310 United Tribes Technical College - $844,160 Sitting Bull College - $535,390 Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College - $270,040 Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Little Hoop) -... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) awarded the state of North Dakota $1,413,062 as a result of the FY2020 AmeriCorps State and National Grant Competition. CNCS is the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs.   South East Education Cooperative in Fargo received $498,269 in competitive grant funding from CNCS to finance the North Dakota Reading and Math Corps program. The South... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a combined $135,152,313 to 59 hospitals and health care providers throughout North Dakota. These funds are appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass.    The funds come as part of a $10 billion funding allocation to rural providers in support of the national response to COVID-19 as... CONTINUE READING