Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced Devils Lake Public School District has been awarded $199,806 for the Minnewaukan Native Youth Community Project. The project aims to increase student college and career readiness for Minnewaukan Middle and High School students. The funds were awarded by the Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education from the Demonstration Grants for Indian children program. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the following grants totaling $760,551 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: $336,951 to the City of Minot; $110,000 to the Carrington Airport Authority; $110,000 to the Edgeley Airport Authority; $110,000 to the Rolla Municipal Airport; and $93,600 to the Jamestown Airport... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that U.S. Attorney David Weiss be extended special counsel protections and authorities to conduct the investigation into Hunter Biden. “There is no way of knowing the entire scope of the investigation, but evidence seems to be mounting that Hunter Biden committed numerous federal crimes, including, but not limited to, tax fraud, money... CONTINUE READING

Grand Forks, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, joined Major General Alan Dohrman, Adjutant General of the North Dakota National Guard, in a Welcome Home Ceremony for the 1st Battalion 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. “It was a great afternoon welcoming home the 1st Battalion 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment of the North Dakota National Guard in Grand Forks. These brave men and women deserve our... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** CANDO, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) celebrated the groundbreaking of the Towner County Medical Center today. The new medical center will include a hospital, clinic, emergency department, surgical suite, and nursing home. “I am inspired by the Towner County community for stepping up to not only provide access to quality health care, but invest in its future. This new medical center will lead to a better quality and higher volume of life for the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, announced the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a total of $466,128 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP). $241,128 to NDSU for research to improve safe driver operations among large trucks and vehicles operating around them through a broad and sustained education... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – 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 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” in April, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner on his bill, the Unborn Child Support Act, which requires child support payments to begin when life does: at conception. While this idea is not new, there is now a greater responsibility to protect and support life in a post Roe v. Wade society. “Pro-abortion activists often quip that pro-life supporters only care about the unborn child. This is fundamentally untrue. We believe each and every... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, joined Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) in introducing legislation that would remove burdensome government regulations, which are impacting the agricultural industry, school districts, and trucking companies in North Dakota. In 2012, then-President Obama signed into law legislation that set in motion a new rule that created a requirement for Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT). The... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) issued the following statements after President Biden nominated McLain “Mac” Schneider to serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. “Congratulations to Mac on his nomination to serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. This important role ensures adherence to the rule of law and protects the safety and security of our communities,” said Senator Cramer. “I look forward to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, questioned Shailen Bhatt, nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing today. Senator Cramer pressed Bhatt to rein in the bureaucracy and focus on implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as Congress intended it. Senator... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks at the 2022 Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission reiterating his support for Taiwan and highlighting the strong agriculture trade relationship between the island and North Dakota.   “North Dakota and Taiwan share a Sister State relationship, in which we recognize our friendship, trading partnership, and shared values of freedom and democracy,” said Senator Cramer.... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Over the last several years, protesters have increasingly adopted the tactic of blocking interstate highways, risking the safety of commuters, first responders, and other travelers on our nation’s roadways. While some states have criminalized such acts, there is no federal law against doing so. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Safe Passage on Interstates Act to criminalize this dangerous and disruptive practice.  “The... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget and Armed Services Committees, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the higher-than-expected August inflation report and war in Ukraine. Hours after the release of a hot inflation report, President Biden and Democrats gathered on the White House lawn to celebrate the passage of their $700 billion tax and spend “Inflation Enhancement... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) in expressing concerns with the establishment of a permanent government price-setting program for pharmaceutical drugs, funded by billions of taxpayer dollars, in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act, and raising questions regarding federal health agencies’ plans for program implementation. In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R- ND), member of the Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and 21 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanding the Senate vote on the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before the end of September. The U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the legislation in July, with a broad, bipartisan majority voting in support. The letter, sent... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Richard Burr (R-NC) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting that the department rescind its one-size-fits-all federal mask mandate on Head Start programs. Children six months to five years of age are currently eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but a HHS interim final rule (IFR) still requires all staff and volunteers in Head... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), founder and co-chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus, discussed space innovation and the modernization of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) Radar Warning System at Cavalier Space Force Station at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing to consider the nomination of U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General Bradley C. Saltzman to be General and Chief... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and 10 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding their concerns with the Department’s recently proposed rule regard Title IX federal financial assistance to schools and to ask him to withdraw the rule, citing that over the past decade, two Administrations have tried to undercut the purpose of the law—meant to protect women’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and 44 Republican colleagues in introducing the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act, comprehensive federal regulatory permitting and project review reform legislation. “The backroom so-called permitting reform deal was a farce and we all know it. The... CONTINUE READING