Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Park Service (NPS), through the North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, awarded a total of $2,000,000 to the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). These funds will support campground construction, including grading for the site, park road, visitor parking, water and electrical service, dump station, comfort station, vault toilet, campground pads, cabins, maintenance... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in introducing the Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash (PARC) Act, which would require all national parks to accept cash as a form of payment for entrance fees. “I may be biased, but one of the nation’s best opportunities to get outside and enjoy natural beauty is Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Our national parks belong to the American... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), joined his colleagues in introducing the TAP Promotion Act, which would provide accredited members of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), including other organizations, to participate in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) classes to help servicemembers file Benefits Delivery at Discharge claims.  Legally, TAP classroom instructors are not... 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. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) re-introduced the End Diaper Need Act of 2023, which would assist low-income families in addressing diaper needs by providing targeted funding for states, territories, and other eligible entities. Among other provisions, the legislation would allow for 200 medically necessary diapers be provided per month for medically complex children through the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program. The bill also... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, which would restore the refundable portion of adoption tax credit and support families wishing to adopt by easing the associated financial costs. Additionally, the legislation will make thousands of adoptive families eligible for the full credit. “As many adoptive families know, the financial cost of an adoption can be significant. This tax credit is an important benefit to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act, which would prohibit gun control being imposed through a national emergency declaration by the President or a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. “It’s simple: terrorist attacks are national emergencies, and pandemics are public health emergencies; guns are neither. Using legitimate presidential power as a backdoor... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after General Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the United States Senate to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “Congratulations to General C.Q. Brown on a well-earned confirmation to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Having an airman leading the Joint Chiefs is welcome news to our airmen in Minot and Grand Forks. Over the past three years as... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Safe and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, which secures protections for legal industries like energy companies, gun manufacturers, and state-sanctioned marijuana companies to have access to banking services. The bill also restricts the government’s ability to cut off access to financial services for businesses... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a total of $952,847 to the following programs and initiatives:  $349,159 to Dakota College at Bottineau for a project regarding the development of a stackable certificate program for small unmanned aircraft systems technicians. $287,188 to Sitting Bull College for analytical instrumentation. $200,000 to Turtle Mountain Community College for enhancing cybersecurity and computer science education... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,042,799 to the Cankdeska Cikana Community College for the Head Start Professional Development program. The HHS Office of Head Start administers this funding within the Administration for Children and Families. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in cosponsoring legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce from finalizing three proposed rules pertaining to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2019, the Trump administration finalized key changes to the ESA which added more flexibility for affected stakeholders while also ensuring species’ recovery plans take a tailored and targeted... CONTINUE READING

FARGO – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, welcomed home members of the 191st Military Police Company at a ceremony recognizing their yearlong mission to Kuwait. The unit performed theater customs operations to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs, contraband, and agricultural pests from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. “I cannot say thank you enough to our men and women in uniform who have made incredible... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the latest news regarding Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA-23) impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and James Comer (R-KY-01), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, are leading the formal impeachment inquiry. Excerpts... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which will resume border wall construction, expand the number of Border Patrol Agents, strengthen asylum standards, and criminalize visa overstays. It will also restrict the Department of Homeland Security from using its CBP One app to expedite the arrival of migrants into the country.  “It’s simple: border... 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

***Click here to download video. Click here to download audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, questioned Admiral Lisa Franchetti, who was nominated to be Chief of Naval Operations. If confirmed, Admiral Franchetti will be the first woman to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senator Cramer first highlighted the trilateral security pact between Australia, the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,250,000 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. This Partnership for Success (PFS) grant will go towards preventing underage drinking among individuals between the ages of 12 to 20. The goals of PFS grants are to:  Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse Reduce substance abuse-related problems Strengthen prevention capacity... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $73 million in federal funds to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services. These funds will support North Dakota’s hazard mitigation projects under the agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant programs for... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Joe Gumm on Trinity Broadcast Network’s Centerpoint to discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Defense tracking more than 100 incidents of Chinese nationals posing as tourists and attempting to breach U.S. military bases and other federal sites. He also highlighted China’s ongoing aggression against the United... CONTINUE READING