Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a total of $204,142 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for the continuation of environmental programs. Specifically, the funds will go towards the following programs: The General Assistance Program which will help develop environmental programs, update environmental codes, provide outreach and education... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a congressional panel with U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Steve Daines (R-MT) as part of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s annual meeting. Basin Electric is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative based in North Dakota, providing electricity to 3 million consumers across nine states. Senator... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.***  MINOT – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), gave remarks at the groundbreaking of the Minot Helicopter and Tactical Response Force Team Building which will be used to support new MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopters. The MH-139 will replace the Bell UH-1N Huey helicopters currently in use at Minot Air Force Base in 2027. First developed in 1952, the UH-1N... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $3,163,851 to the Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative. These resources will support repairs to its distribution system, which was damaged during a severe winter storm and flooding event from April 22-May 25, 2022. The storm’s impact on electric infrastructure left many residents without power, posing an immediate threat to... 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... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,703,626 This grant will support researchers as they study how lungs may be changed during AD progression and how lung inflammatory stress may exacerbate the disease. Background In 2022, Senator Cramer joined colleagues in a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure requesting... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services awarded a total of $1,209,702 to the University of North Dakota. These funds will assist rural hospitals to stabilize and sustain their local healthcare infrastructure. Background Senator Cramer has supported Critical Access Hospitals which play an essential role in the delivery of health care services across North Dakota. Last year, he toured Northwood Deaconess Health Center... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), celebrated the grand opening of Hangar 2, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.’s (GA-ASI) new Flight Test and Training Center. The facility, located at Grand Sky, will help address the high demand for flight crew training and sensor system testing. “Today, as we celebrate General Atomics’ new hangar and Grand Sky, we also... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation awarded a total of $265,001 to North Dakota State University to study plant legumes and rhizobia genes that work together to control the efficacy of nitrogen fixation on crops like soybeans, peas, and alfalfa. This research will provide tools to manipulate the legume-rhizobia symbiosis to increase the benefits it provides to agricultural systems while reducing input costs. CONTINUE READING

***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, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the “market corruption” of electric vehicles and the United States’ emissions advantage compared to polluting countries like China. On Widespread Push for Electric Vehicles: “[The Democrats] say what they want is more... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation awarded $357,033 to North Dakota State University. These funds will support research of protein manipulation and active-learning opportunities for K-12 and undergraduate students.  CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation awarded the University of North Dakota a combined total of $4,000,000 to provide sustainable, reliable, and efficient engineering infrastructures and solutions for gaps in tribal energy. These funds will also support educational opportunities to train tribal members, improve tribal workforce, and expand technical capacity to implement innovative energy sources. The project is in collaboration... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** FARGO – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) hosted a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to gather stakeholder input for the 2023 Farm Bill. U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, also participated.   With the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** DICKINSON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, participated in the groundbreaking of the North Dakota Army National Guard Readiness Center. The new facility will support the training and operations of the 816th Military Police Company, which was activated on September 1, 2017.  “I don’t think it can be overstressed how important teamwork is on 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... 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, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $7,640,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program. The DWSRF supports a number of North Dakota water initiatives, including projects to address emerging... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), joined his Senate colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) highlighting their concerns with proposals to diminish crucial reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The senators sent this letter after the Biden administration announced it would make changes to the ESA, which would create... 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, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $11,897,000 to the following programs and initiatives:  $162,000 to North Dakota for reducing lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state. These funds will expand on existing lead remediation programs... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $290,796 to the North Dakota Public Service Commission. These funds will be distributed through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s State Pipeline Safety Base grant program which is responsible for inspecting pipelines within North Dakota’s... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) was awarded the Eagle Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), which recognizes legislators’ exemplary support for the American construction industry. Senator Cramer received a 100 percent on ABC’s 117th Congress scorecard.The award was presented at the construction site of Lakewood Elementary, Mandan’s newest school project, which highlighted the work of several ABC members. Senator Cramer emphasized how... CONTINUE READING