Press Releases

MINOT, ND — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $4,678,890 to North Dakota airports.  The FAA grants are as follows: $2,066,154 to Minot International Airport $661,500 to Rolla Municipal Airport $455,000 to Tioga Municipal Airport $454,488 to Ellendale Municipal Airport $386,948 to Grand Forks International Airport $342,000 to Washburn Municipal Airport $150,000 to Barnes... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill to give National Guard and Reserve members equal hazard duty incentive pay (HDIP). Identical bipartisan legislation has already been introduced in the House. Hazard Duty Incentive Pay is a type of special and incentive pay used to improve recruiting and retention by increasing compensation for hazardous duty assignments or conditions. This pay is in addition... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start awarded a grant of $1,327,650 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Fort Yates to support Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness of children of AIAN heritage by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper requesting a meeting about adding the names of sailors who died aboard the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Memorial Wall.“Last year marked 50 years since we lost these 74 sailors,” the senators wrote. “Honoring their sacrifice alongside the nearly 60,000 other service members who died in Vietnam is long... CONTINUE READING

MUNICH – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a delegation to the Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2020. The delegation, which included Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Boozman (R-LA), and Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Tim Walberg (R-MI-07), conducted bilateral meetings with key leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Afghan President Ashraf... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Financial Defense of Industrial Contractors (FDIC) Act, which would combat today’s political discrimination by some of the largest banks operating in the United States against federal contractors, including those which operate facilities on behalf of the Immigration Customs and Enforcement Agency (ICE). A one pager of the bill is... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced mobile office hours today for Jamestown and Valley City on Wednesday, February 26.  “While it’s not always easy or possible for people to get to my state offices, mobile office hours bring our services closer to constituents,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in Jamestown and Valley City gives North Dakotans more time to explore solutions to the problems they... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, issued the following statement after voting against the War Powers Resolution today:“The Constitution makes it clear today’s War Powers resolution is unnecessary and seems designed to embarrass President Trump. An unintended consequence of this resolution could also be demoralizing our troops, who are asked to protect our country but could be left wondering whether their... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke with U.S. Strategic Command Commander Admiral Charles Richard and U.S. Northern Command Commander General Terrence O’Shaughnessy about developing the newly created Space Force during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.“In terms of the standing up of Space Force, are you comfortable with how it’s going?” asked Senator Cramer. “And how are you communicating with... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is introducing legislation that delivers tough financial consequences to states that flout federal immigration enforcement and harm public safety and national security. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are cosponsoring the legislation and Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO-04) is leading twenty-one members in introducing companion... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) awarded funding totaling $2,823,000 to reclaim and repurpose abandoned coal mines in North Dakota. This Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grant award comes through the DOI Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). OSMRE provides AML grants to the 25 coal-producing states and three tribes based on a congressionally mandated formula that evaluates past and current coal... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today NeighborWorks America will award CommunityWorks North Dakota a grant of $424,500 to support efforts to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs. NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit organization, established by Congress in 1978 as the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. It supports nearly 250 local and regional nonprofit partner organizations that bring residents,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration awarded a grant of $7,500 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Fort Yates through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF).  TTPSF provides funding to federally recognized Indian Tribes to improve transportation safety consistent with the Tribe's transportation safety plan or a state strategic highway safety plan. ### CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted North Dakota $3,679,792 to fund the construction of a levee, floodwall, and road raise in order to provide permanent flood protection of the City of Fargo's Waste Water Treatment Plan (WWTP). The improvements will provide protection above the 500-year floodplain elevation and allow for continued service to the cities of Fargo, West... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Budget committees, issued the following statement on defense cuts in the Trump Administration’s 2021 Budget proposal:“Each year the President delivers his budget proposal, then Congress gets to work on its own. The Administration’s 2021 Budget contains several provisions I do not agree with. This includes cuts to intelligence gathering resources for our military, which protect our troops and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) this week introduced legislation to protect the sanctity of human life by prohibiting chemical abortions from being performed without the supervision of a healthcare provider. U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Cassidy as original cosponsors of the bill. The Teleabortion Prevention Act would make it... CONTINUE READING

Senator Cramer Applauded the Decision and Highlighted North Dakota’s History with MBTA ***Click here for video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fishers, Water and Wildlife, defended the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposed rule to define the scope of the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act” (MBTA) during a committee oversight... CONTINUE READING

Senator Cramer Sought Clarification on the Process for the  Recent Director’s Order during an EPW Oversight Hearing ***Click here for video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) highlighted the recent Director’s Order on Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) Easements during a committee oversight hearing this week. Senator Cramer – who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump:“Mr. President, I rise today to officially declare that I will vote against both articles of impeachment brought against President Trump by the very partisan and quite frankly ridiculous House of Representatives. I know my position is hardly a surprise, it’s almost as... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address:“President Trump delivered a strong State of the Union address with an optimistic outlook for our country and a compelling case for continuing the policies which have led to this Great American Comeback. Whether through tax reform, trade deals, deregulation, a secured border, a rebuilt military, or... CONTINUE READING