Press Releases

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $2,500,000 to the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) to advance the implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology at the Marathon renewable diesel facility in Dickinson. These funds will be distributed through the Regional... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned General Charles Q. Brown Jr., President Biden’s nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the continual need for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities across the combatant commands and the importance of private sector telecommunications advancements to the military. Click Here to Watch Senator Cramer began by highlighting the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 35 of his colleagues in writing a letter to President Biden ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius to ensure NATO countries meet their defense spending commitments. Since 2006, NATO member nations have agreed to commit a minimum of 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to defense spending. Despite increasing levels of aggressive behavior by authoritarian... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Maddock and Fessenden on Tuesday, July 18. “Since it’s not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in Maddock and Fessenden will give North... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $499,999 to the University of North Dakota (UND) which will support computing and network technologies and improve the security and utility of health care technologies. Through participation in the Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP) program, these funds will also support efforts to deploy innovative concepts and tools for health care... CONTINUE READING

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 $4,067,000 in federal funds to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) in nonpoint source implementation grants. These funds will be distributed through the North Dakota Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program, which focuses on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by... 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. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and Congressman Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement after President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for spring flooding from April 10 to May 6, 2023. The request unlocks federal resources to support recovery in 21 counties across North Dakota, including Barnes, Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Hettinger, LaMoure, McHenry, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Pembina, Ransom, Richland, Sargent,... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $3,425,005 to the following programs and initiatives:  $2,240,720 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for immunization and vaccines for children $1,140,635 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for the Hospital Preparedness Program $43,650 to Mayville State University for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program CONTINUE READING

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