Press Releases

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced its approval of WBI Energy’s Wahpeton Expansion Project, consisting of 60.5 miles of new pipeline which will deliver up to 20.6 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to communities in southeastern North Dakota. Watch Sen.... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss President Biden’s address to the nation and the administration’s lack of a plan to counter Iran.   On President Biden’s Oval Office Address: “Joe Biden could get up and recite Lincoln's second inaugural address and screw it up because the deliverer of the message is just so inept, and frankly,... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, requesting an immediate update on the administration’s plans to implement the landmark Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement. The senators also stressed the need to receive the Submarine Industrial Base (SIB-25) report from the administration, including the cost estimates for what additional investment in the domestic submarine... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting more border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border and to resubmit the administration’s emergency supplemental request to include border wall funding. The letter follows the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement, walking back a notice of determination of border wall construction along the U.S. southern... 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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined his colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, which would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) de facto mandate of electric vehicles. The proposed rules, announced by the EPA in April 2023, would set emissions standards at the strictest level ever for criteria pollutants and... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), along with the three other co-chairs of the American-Canadian Economy and Security Caucus (ACES), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), U.S. Representatives Mark Amodei (R-NV-02), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07), attended an event in celebration of the relationship between Canada and the United States. Additionally, the Embassy of Canada awarded congressional members of the Billion Dollar Club and Quarter Billion Dollar... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution, which reaffirms the United States’ support of Israel and its right to self-defense. Additionally, the resolution condemns Hamas’ war on Israel and Iran’s support of global terrorism. Senator Cramer is a cosponsor of the resolution. The resolution states the U.S. will make every effort to prevent Iran, Hezbollah, and others from entering the conflict against... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, questioned the Chair and Vice Chair of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, Madelyn Creedon and former Senator from Arizona, Jon Kyl. The Commission is responsible for conducting a review of the United States’ strategic posture. This includes a comprehensive worldwide threat assessment and detailed... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues on U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) resolution calling on President Biden to enforce existing law and revoke the visas of foreign nationals who endorse or espouse activity in support of Hamas or other Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). “President Biden must fully follow through on his commitment to Israel by repudiating terrorist supporters at home just as we do abroad.... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-Maine), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), are fighting to keep many VA facilities open nationwide, by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to find workable solutions for staffing shortages at long-term care facilities across the country. VA and long-term care facilities serve retired veterans and future demand is expected to grow. In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-Lasure,... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the need for a bipartisan bill reimposing sanctions on Iran. Excerpts and video below. On Lack of Bipartisan Support on Sanctioning Iran: “Senator Hagerty could speak to this as well as anybody he went to the floor last night with requesting unanimous consent on Iran Sanctions Relief Act, that would require all sanction... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Susan Bodine, Partner at Earth and Water Law, on the implications of the Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision on Waters of the United States (WOTUS) determinations under the Clean Water Act (CWA), which directly impacts landowners in North Dakota and across the United States. Ms. Bodine is the former Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting for S.J. Res. 32, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) final rule implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Senator Cramer is a cosponsor of the resolution. Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act allows covered financial institutions to collect and report data on small business loan applicants. The CFPB’s... 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 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an update on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) investigation into the Iranian regime’s nuclear program. The Obama administration’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action provided sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Additionally, under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Preempting Misguided Appeasement and Financing of Destabilizing Regimes Act of 2023, which will prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas from Iran and Venezuela. “The idea of importing oil from our adversaries is a complete slap in the face of working Americans,” said Senator Cramer. “We should be... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Revoke Iranian Funding Act. This legislation will rescind the general licenses which enabled the release of the $6 billion to Iran and prevent the regime from accessing and using the funds held in Qatar to finance terrorist attacks against Israel or any other nation. In addition, the bill directs the Treasury Secretary to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC), joined Elizabeth MacDonald on Fox Business’ The Evening Edit to discuss Hamas terrorists blocking civilians from escaping, the Robert Malley investigation, and inflicting more sanctions on Iran - the lead sponsor of terrorism.    On Palestinians Escaping Gaza: “This is the challenge, particularly for the United States of America, who... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** JAMESTOWN—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement after sending off the North Dakota National Guard’s (NDNG) 817th Engineer Company which will be deployed to the southern border for one year. This deployment was in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbot asking states to send available resources to combat illegal activity at the border and ensure the safety and security of Americans. "I am... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded $500,000 to the Turtle Mountain Community College. In collaboration with the Sandia National Laboratories, this grant will enhance education curriculum for building construction and electrical trades to recruit and train a skilled workforce of American Indian and Alaska Native students. It will also help fill traditional and emerging positions in the... CONTINUE READING