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  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland expressing concerns over the lack of action taken following Tyler Cherry, Department of the Interior's (DOI) spokesperson, posting several anti-police statements online. Cherry’s statements were released amid record-low recruitment and retention for the U.S. Park Police (USPP), an agency within DOI. The letter notes the staffing crisis at USPP is a public safety issue which merits... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022, which provides $3.74 billion to assist farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disasters in 2022. On November 17th, over 140 agricultural groups sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, raising concerns about the implementation of a new “progressive”... CONTINUE READING
  • ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria to discuss the current status of Senate border security and Ukraine aid negotiations. Additionally, Senator Cramer previewed Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing which featured testimony from big U.S. bank CEOs. Excerpts and video below. On Possible Border Policy Changes in Supplemental Funding: “I think for the... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, was the keynote speaker at the Large Public Power Council (LPPC) Thought Leadership event. He was invited to discuss the practical implications of an energy transition, particularly on the resilience, affordability, and reliability of the grid. Senator Cramer has utilized his experience as a former North Dakota utility regulator as Congress debates permitting and transmission... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) Iran China Accountability Act. This legislation would block any taxpayer dollars from being used to advance an Iran nuclear agreement until they terminate cash ties with China and terminate ties to terrorist groups such as Hamas. “We know the pursuit of the Iranian nuclear deal has done nothing to deter Iran’s nuclear proliferation, it has only emboldened and enriched them.... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the Federal Highway Administration’s illegal, unrealistic rule requiring state Departments of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations to reduce tailpipe emissions on our highway system. Before the rule was finalized, Senator Cramer introduced a bipartisan amendment to the... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter to President Biden, requesting a full accounting of federal funding used to-date to implement Executive Order 14019 on “Promoting Access to Voting,” which directs federal agencies to submit plans to the White House describing how it will use taxpayer-funded resources to engage in voter mobilization. On May 10, 2023, a group of senators first submitted an inquiry regarding Executive Order 14019. The initial deadline... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden administration to address rising rates of antisemitism directed at Jewish and Israeli students in K-12 schools since the Hamas-led massacre against Israel on October 7, 2023. In the letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, the senators requested the U.S. Department of Education enforce the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ensure students are not subjected to discrimination... CONTINUE READING
  • ***Click here for photos.*** SIMI VALLEY – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), participated in the 10th annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California which brings together political leaders and stakeholders in the defense community to discuss ways the U.S. can strengthen its national defense and global leadership. The forum is centered on President Reagan’s doctrine of “peace through strength.” During the forum, Senator Cramer joined a... CONTINUE READING
  • BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule expanding methane regulations. “The Biden administration has piled on another massive regulatory burden designed to encumber and even shut down American energy production. I led all of my Republican colleagues on EPW in warning the EPA its proposal oversteps their authority with... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter calling on President Biden to reverse the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to abandon positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) which allow the free flow of information across borders, protect against the forced transfer of American technology, and promote open markets for digitalgoods exported by creators and businesses. American advocates, small businesses, and major industries have warned this... CONTINUE READING
  • BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota from the last 10 weeks is below. Following STB’s April 2022 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service,” BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service recovery plans, which... CONTINUE READING
  • BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing the Farmers Freedom Act of 2023, legislation requiring the Biden administration to revert to the definition of prior converted cropland (PCC) from the Trump administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. During the Trump administration, the definition in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) of 2020 determined a PCC must be used for production at least once... CONTINUE READING
  • *** Click here for photos.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Co-Chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered remarks at the Space Force’s Fourth Birthday Celebration. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman, and House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers also attended the event. Senator Cramer reflected on the establishment of the Space Force and the need to keep up... CONTINUE READING
  • ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss expectations ahead of tomorrow’s Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting. Additionally, they discussed rare earth development and whether the U.S. will be able to unleash domestic energy production and mine for these minerals. Excerpts and video below.    ... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, requesting strong language in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to address the national security threat posed by sensitive technologies with dual-use applications being acquired by America’s adversaries. Specifically, the letter implores the leadership of the... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act to protect child welfareproviders from being discriminated against for acting in accordance with their religious beliefs. Additionally, the legislation would prohibit federal, state, and local government agencies that receive federal adoption assistance from discriminating against child service providers based on their unwillingness to take action due to their religious... CONTINUE READING
  • WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) co-led members on a bicameral amicus brief to uphold the rights of all Americans to keep and bear arms, especially veterans and disabled individuals who need assistance to exercise their rights. The members state the Second Amendment is a fundamental protection of liberty which is deeply rooted in our nation’s history and tradition. The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a... CONTINUE READING
  • BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in a bipartisan letter calling on the United Nations (UN) to bring a resolution to the UN Security Council recognizing and imposing sanctions on Hamas as a terrorist organization. The letter highlights Hamas’ continued diversion of aid meant for civilians to fund its operations. They impose import "taxes" on humanitarian consignments; seize and illicitly sell donated goods... CONTINUE READING
  • BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published its final rule, imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. Earlier this month, Senator Cramer delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding... CONTINUE READING