Press Releases

BISMARCK—U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw the agency’s proposed rule imposing burdensome and duplicative methane emission regulations on energy producers. The delegation pushed back on the rule’s one-size-fits-all approach and outlined how it would force energy producers to shut down operations due to unworkable mandates, harming... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in introducing the Driving for Opportunity Act, bipartisan legislation which will provide incentives to states choosing to end debt-based driver’s license suspensions. Millions of Americans have had their driver’s licenses suspended simply because they did not have the money to pay fines or fees, and not for public safety reasons. These debt-based driver’s license suspensions make it harder for... 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 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) a total of $4,031,338 in State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grants. The state received $311,338 in base formula funding and was additionally selected for a $3,720,000 million competitive funding grant. These funds will support NDDPI’s Para to Teacher Program, which provides an accessible pathway for special education... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed onshore oil leasing rule which will hike up the bonding requirements and fees for oil and gas companies, raise royalty rates, and tighten permitting regulations on federal lands.  “The Biden administration’s backwards, twisted policy only makes sense to their radical... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues introducing the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation will allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve expedited emergency haying of CRP acres in response to drought and other weather-related disaster events.  “In years of significant drought, not only must North Dakota producers contend with poor drought conditions, they are also forced... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here to download audio*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) invited and introduced Metro Flood Diversion Authority Executive Director Joel Paulsen at an Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing. In his role, Mr. Paulsen oversees the delivery, operations, and maintenance of the non-federal portions of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Flood Diversion Project, the Army Corps of Engineer’s (Corps) first public-private partnership (P3) project... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax to discuss the Biden administration’s decision to stop funding China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Biden administration will impose a 10-year ban on funding for the Chinese research laboratory over failures to provide appropriate documentation regarding research protocols.  On Biden... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the unclassified FBI-generated 1023 document on the alleged bribery scheme between then-Vice President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and a foreign national. The DOJ and FBI have refused to produce a fully unredacted version of the FD-1023 to the Senate or House of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan requesting the withdrawal or significant revision of the proposed regulation rule known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The letter follows the release of... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded North Dakota State Univeristy (NDSU) $586,462 to support the Advanced Nursing Education-Nurse Practitioner Residency Fellowship Program. These funds will help prepare Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to effectively provide primary care by supporting the establishment, expansion, and enhancement of existing community-based Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK– U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $298,345 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to support its biomaterials program. Specifically, these funds will go toward the design and mechanistic studies of microenvironment-sensitive polymeric nanoparticles for simultaneous contents release and ultrasound imaging. CONTINUE READING

FARGO—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after the Fargo Police Department confirmed one of its officers has died as a result of a shooting in Fargo. Two other officers remain in critical condition. “Kris and I send our deepest condolences to the Fargo Police Department, its family members, and the entire Fargo community. Our law enforcement bravely run toward the danger and make unbelievable sacrifices so we can live in a safer world. It’s... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,156,685 combined to support the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Program. The funds will be distributed as follows: $406,685 to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation for mental health and substance abuse prevention. $750,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for tribal opioid treatment and prevention programs. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Inspector General Diana Shaw calling for an independent investigation into whether State Department officials complied with all appropriate laws and regulations with respect to the suspension of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley’s access to classified information. “Given the role and responsibilities of the Special Envoy for Iran and the position’s importance to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Cyrus Pearson on the Elephant in the Room podcast to discuss a variety of topics, including his journey to Congress and establishing the Senate Space Force Caucus. 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

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined his colleagues in introducing the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act to reverse a harmful Biden administration provision which will increase mortgage rates for many middle class Americans. In May, the Biden administration implemented changes to the Loan-Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) which punishes responsible home buyers with good credit to subsidize... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum where he highlighted the need to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic aggression by reorienting American manufacturing and trade policy. “China is a pacing threat, but it's not all about hypersonic missiles, fighter... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chris Coons (D-DE) joined Brett Baier on Fox News’ Common Ground Series to discuss their bipartisan PROVE IT Act, which would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the emissions intensity of certain goods. Click Here to Watch On the PROVE IT Act: “[The legislation] demonstrates what I think we already suspect, if not know, and that... CONTINUE READING