Press Releases

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

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Rob Port’s “Plain Talk Podcast” to discuss the latest on oil, his efforts to protect Second Amendment industries, and President Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click Here to Listen CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded funds to five 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.    Northwood Municipal-Vince Field Airport - $30,000 Mandan Municipal Airport - $30,000 Tioga Municipal... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded funds totaling $292,206 to three tribes in North Dakota for COVID-19 impact response and recovery. These three tribes received funds: MHA Nation in New Town – $97,402 Turtle Mountain Tribe in Belcourt – $97,402 Spirit Lake Tribe in Fort Totten – $97,402   These funds are awarded through the HHS Center for Mental Health Services and will be used to... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Governor Doug Burgum’s press briefing yesterday to discuss energy, the Main Street Lending Program, and the Trump Administration’s work on telehealth. Click Here to Watch CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded a combined $7,218,962 to colleges and universities in North Dakota as allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The funds are directed to aid Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), as well as institutions serving low-income students to help ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increasing reimbursement payments for telephone-based health services to be similar to other audio-visual and in-person reimbursements: “Expanding telehealth connects patients with providers without fear of endangering physicians or exacerbating the illness of North Dakotans. Today’s action... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, issued the following statement after the Federal Reserve Board announced it is expanding the scope and eligibility of the Main Street Lending Program: “I am encouraged by my first review of the Main Street Lending Program’s expansion. It is another arrow in the quiver, encompassing a larger pool of borrowers, such as North Dakota’s oil and gas industry. With the decrease in demand and oversupply due to the global... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded grants to seven local airports in North Dakota to fund improvement and rehabilitation projects. This funding is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under DOT and will be used to finance various development projects at the following local airports: Williston Basin International Airport received $9,493,453 to construct a runway and install a runway guidance... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded economic relief funds to 12 local airports across 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.  Hector International Airport - $21,637,515 Bismarck Municipal Airport - $20,291,850 Grand Forks International Airport - $18,855,574 Williston Basin... CONTINUE READING