Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $617,648 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) to support the application or implementation of an EPA-approved state program for the control of coal combustion residuals (CCRs). The CCR program will support database improvements for the ND Solid Waste Program and establish an online portal... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the student loan forgiveness case Biden v. Nebraska. “The pandemic is over and so is the student loan forgiveness saga. Today’s ruling rightly struck down the Biden administration’s illegal forgiveness scheme and prevented American taxpayers from paying for loans they never took out in the first place. Untargeted student loan forgiveness... 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), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined 30 of his colleagues in releasing a joint statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National Security Law.”  “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its acolytes in the Hong Kong government continue their campaign of repression in a once vibrant and international city. They have arrested... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a combined total of $25,834,000 through the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) which provides grant funding to intermediary lenders who finance or plan to finance the start-up, development, operations, and processing of meat and poultry. This funding is distributed as follows: $15,000,000 to the Oyate Community Development... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $100,000 to First Nations Women’s Alliance (FNWA), a nationally recognized dual domestic violence and sexual assault Tribal Coalition committed to ending all forms of violence by providing culturally appropriate services and resources to local communities. The funds will support and develop education and training events for marginalized victims of domestic violence... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded Grand Forks Public Schools $2,882,109 to support Head Start projects. The HHS Office of Head Start administers this funding within the Administration for Children and Families. Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide services for low-income families with young children. They also encourage communities to cultivate enriching environments that promote... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced Minnkota Power Cooperative, TC Energy, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Kiewit, and its affiliates have moved Project Tundra into its final stage of development. As one of the world’s largest carbon capture projects, Project Tundra is designed to capture up to 4 million metric tons of CO2 annually from the coal-based Milton R. Young Station.... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is awarding $130,162,815 to the state of North Dakota. These funds will be distributed from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program which was established through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The state... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,210,000 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) for public health emergency preparedness and response.  The grant funds will support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement which provides federal funding for state, local, and territorial public health departments to build and strengthen their... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** FARGO – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks at the Chiefs of Police Association of North Dakota’s Summer Conference. He highlighted the importance of training officers, keeping the peace, and providing more funding for local law enforcement, troopers, and school resource officers.  “In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, 'Blessed are the peacemakers.' Seeing the day-to-day things our police officers go through, not... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Real Emergencies Act. This legislation would clarify the president does not have the authority to declare a national emergency on the premise of climate change. “The Biden administration has frequently used executive overreach to bypass congressional authority and advance their agenda of climate hysteria,” said... 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. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $9,850,000 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the North Dakota Tribal Trail Connections Project. These funds will be distributed through Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** GRAND FORKS– U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), attended a Change of Command ceremony at Grand Forks Air Force Base as Colonel Timothy Curry formally relinquished command of the 319th Reconaissance Wing to Colonel Timothy Monroe. “A Change of Command ceremony is one of the richest traditions in the military, and I am always inspired when I attend them. Whether leading a squadron, a battalion, a wing,... 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. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $18,572,895 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. This funding was made available through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program and will be used to support the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Route 6... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today after he and his Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) colleagues voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) out of committee.  “The National Defense Authorization Act is a critical part of Congress’ first Constitutional duty to protect and defend the nation. This year’s bill provides critical funding for the... 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

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Banking Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, questioned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on increasing capital and reevaluating existing liquidity requirements should another bank failure occur. Click Here to Watch “I can't fathom why the Fed would want to raise capital requirements when we... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Dakota Carrier Network (DCN) $19,710,574 through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. This funding will add middle mile fiber routes to facilitate additional redundancy, resiliency, and network survivability. It will also upgrade electronics to support the increased network demand. “Enhancing... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to block the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from reclassifying pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles. Under the Biden administration’s new rule, law-abiding gun owners could face up to 10 years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for failing to register pistols with stabilizing braces with the... CONTINUE READING