Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) in introducing a resolution honoring Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The resolution pays tribute to the Queen’s historic legacy and her 70-year reign, expresses condolences to her family and citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and reaffirms U.S. commitment to its close alliance with the United Kingdom. “[T]he Senate remembers Her... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and 20 colleagues in introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to nullify the Biden Administration’s new rules adding burdensome requirements to charter schools seeking funding. “These days school choice is a necessary resource for parents and families across the country and charter schools are a crucial component. Charter schools offer an affordable, quality education, and present more... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) of $897,636 to the Three Affiliated Tribes. The funds will be used by the Three Affiliated Tribe for its existing environmental programs. The grant gives greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve savings, and strengthen the partnership between the Three Affiliated... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $240,000 Brownfields grant to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). The funds will be used towards surveying and taking inventory of brownfield sites, which are properties whose expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substances. The objective of this project is to establish and enhance the capacity of the State... CONTINUE READING

The CFPB Must Stay Within the Boundaries of the Law WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and his Banking Committee Republicans blasted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra for pursuing a radical and highly-politicized agenda unbounded by statutory limits, and deploying inappropriate and legally dubious tactics to unfairly damage financial institutions’ reputations and customer relationships. “Rather than operating as a tough, but fair and... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to strengthen the Solid Start program. The Solid Start program was created by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the Trump Administration to contact every veteran three times by phone in the first year after they leave active duty service to check in and help connect them to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released a video today recapping the events he attended while the Senate was on recess this August. Click Here to Watch “It was truly an honor and a privilege to be back home in North Dakota for the month of August witnessing firsthand the amazing things happening in our state!” said Senator Cramer. “Vital energy and agriculture projects took huge steps forward with the commissioning of a new coal dragline in Center and the... 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) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $14,000,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) through the NSF Division of Translational Impacts. Through this grant, NDSU will help develop a regional network of university-based inventors and entrepreneurs within the framework of rural America to accelerate the translation of federally funded research into technology solutions which benefit society, enhance... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, announced the Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $300,000 grant to North Dakota through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). STEP ND is a financial reimbursement program designed to assist small North Dakota businesses in growing their international exports. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1,042,799 to Cankdeska Cikana Community College for Head Start Professional Development.  The funds come through the Head Start Partnerships with Tribal Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities program. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Dickinson and Watford City on Thursday, September 15.  “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... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released a Labor Day video message today: “Happy Labor Day to all of our workers in North Dakota and across the beautiful United States of America. It is a privilege to be able to work, earn a living, and provide for ourselves, our families, and our communities. This is something that was deeply instilled in me by my hardworking parents. My dad was a rural... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Jackie DeAngelis on Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street to discuss President Joe Biden’s partisan campaign address on Thursday night. Excerpts and full video are below. On the Partisan Campaign Address: “My reaction as I saw it play out: I suspect this is a little more of a comfort zone for Joe Biden—being angry and... 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

BISMARCK, N.D. — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) in sending a letter to the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Ronald Davis urging answers after reports that the USMS is considering a new policy to permit the release of dangerous, criminal aliens before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is able to apprehend these illegal immigrants. "We are deeply concerned to learn that USMS is even considering adopting a policy where it fails... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Newsmax’s American Agenda to discuss the economic and national security concerns of the Fufeng Group’s purchase of farmland near the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Excerpts and full video are below. On Chinese Infiltration of U.S. Supply Chains “The land purchase has already taken place. What’s at stake is... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $955,014 to the University of North Dakota for suicide prevention. The funding supports the North Dakota Healthcare, Opportunity, Prevention, and Education in Suicide prevention (ND HOPES) project. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced today the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) was awarded $1,250,947.87 in emergency relief from the  U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.  Beginning on March 16, 2020, North Dakota experienced widespread flooding of state and county... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, discussed student loan forgiveness with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business. Excerpts and full video are below. On Student Loan Forgiveness: “I don’t really see how it’s a winning election issue because of the people that I talk to, the vast majority of them are very upset by the unfairness of this. Just yesterday,... CONTINUE READING