Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) took action this week to protect cattlemen who are disproportionately harmed by the Coronavirus (COVID—19) pandemic. “COVID—19 is wreaking havoc in nearly every sector of our economy. We want to ensure the Administration uses every tool at its disposal and has Congressional authority to do so,” said Senator Cramer. “Our efforts would use existing Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources to protect our cattle producers from the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans Affairs (VA) Committee member, issued the following statement on President Trump signing into law S.3503, the “Emergency GI Fix for Coronavirus School Closures”: “I’m grateful to President Trump for signing this important legislation quickly. Schools moving to online classes because of the coronavirus exposed an obvious flaw in the GI Bill, which threatened to upend the education of many of our veterans simply because they could... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development (RD) awarded a $41,000 grant to the city of Finley in Steele County. This Rural Development investment will be used to purchase a payloader for the city of Finley. The equipment will be used for street maintenance, landfill maintenance, snow removal, and other miscellaneous city needs. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the Department of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has dispersed a grant totaling $12,807,752 to North Dakota. The funds are authorized by Congress through the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson/Wallop Breaux Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act. They are used to support critical state conservation... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) with U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act repealing the extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC).“For years we have been promised the wind PTC would be phased out, yet some in Washington jammed it through despite our opposition,” the Senators said. “Instead of continuing the wind PTC, baseload coal should be fairly valued to ensure we have grid reliability and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a grant totaling $2,578,350 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). These funds are used by NDDEQ to perform delegated program activities, perform quality assurance activities, and maintain regional and national data bases associated with environmental programs. They address clean air, clean water, hazardous and solid waste, drinking water, underground... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introducing the ‘‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” today: “Well done to Leader McConnell and Senate Republican chairmen. Phase Three is moving at warp speed, as it should. Now is not the time for slow walking or procedural purity. Today’s plan aims to stabilize the economy, help the American people with their finances, provide relief for small... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Department of Energy (DOE) announcing a solicitation for the purchase oil to begin filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) today: “Thank you to Secretary Brouillette for moving quickly to follow President Trump’s order. This is an important initial step to combat the market manipulation our producers are facing from Saudi Arabia and Russia. I applaud the Administration for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced S. 3533, the “Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020,” today. This bipartisan legislation, backed by North Dakota’s Governor Doug Burgum, permits immediate nationwide use of Remote Online Notarizations (RONs), a type of electronic notarization where the notary and signer are in different physical locations.  “Americans shouldn’t have to risk their health or... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation awarded a grant of $193,872 to the University of North Dakota (UND) to perform collaborative research at UND’s main campus. This grant is approved through the Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods program in the NSF Division of Chemistry. The investment will specifically finance the project entitled “Rare-event Simulation, and Machine Learning as Routes to Predicting Molecular Crystal... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a grant totaling $700,000 to the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership Inc.   The grant is received through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center in North Dakota. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced S. 3533, the “Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020,” today. This bipartisan legislation permits immediate nationwide use of Remote Online Notarizations (RONs), a type of electronic notarization where the notary and signer are in different physical locations.  “Americans shouldn’t have to risk their health or safety to execute important financial or legal... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) led a discussion between a group of 10 senators and HRH Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. During the call, the Senators urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to halt its recent harmful efforts to boost oil production and lower crude oil prices. Today’s phone call follows a letter, led by Senators Cramer and Sullivan, written by a group of senators to the Saudi Crown Prince asking him to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) wrote a letter to President Trump today urging him to embargo crude oil from Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) nations. This comes in response to recent actions taken by these countries to distort energy markets when oil demand is exceedingly low because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, Senator Cramer and his colleague Dan Sullivan (R-AK) led a group of senators in urging Saudi... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 6201, the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”:  “Negotiated by President Trump and House Democrats, this bill gives immediate and vital relief for American workers and small businesses who are suffering and unsure of what the future holds. It also provides flexibility for the Administration to direct assistance where it’s needed most. This legislation is an important step, and its... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today regarding President Trump ordering the Department of Energy (DOE) to purchase United States crude oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) after Russia and Saudi Arabia caused significant disruptions to the energy market: “This is an important first step, and I am confident Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette will carry it out well.” Senator Cramer laid out his recommendation for what next steps should be... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announcing a $1.5 million grant for the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Research & Technology Park today: “President Trump and his Administration give North Dakota unprecedented access and attention, and an investment in protecting the region now while empowering the next generation is a prime example of that. These funds will help diversify the area’s economy and increase... CONTINUE READING

By Senator Kevin Cramer 03.17.2020 Fox News “Under President Trump, the United States economy is roaring. Just look at the February jobs report, with 273,000 new jobs added, job numbers in December and January revised up by 85,000, and average hourly earnings up 3 percent from this time last year. “Our rocket-ship economy is strong, but the coronavirus outbreak threatens to derail some of this momentum. Stocks have fallen significantly over the last month, and the profits of industries which... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a short-term reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) today: “This is the right call by Senate leadership. The House gave us six days to consider a three-year reauthorization with no time to debate alternative approaches. From what we have seen, their rushed plan is insufficient for protecting the Constitutional rights of American citizens and does not properly address... CONTINUE READING

Senators to meet with Saudi Ambassador this week to reinforce their position   WASHINGTON – Today, 13 U.S. Senators, led by Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), wrote Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urging the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to halt its recent efforts to boost oil production and lower crude oil prices as the United States and the rest of the world struggle with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. In recent... CONTINUE READING