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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Braun (R-IN) and 14 Senate colleagues in sending a follow-up letter calling on President Biden to engage with stakeholders and Congress on the ongoing contract negotiations at America’s West Coast ports. While negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) started on May 10, 2022, it has been reported that contract talks have already been suspended once. In... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded 17 grants totaling $16,259,507 to support North Dakota airports. Award Amount Grant Recipient Description $6,075,180 Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority Provides federal funding for the Grand Forks International Airport associated with Grand Forks, North Dakota. This project extends Runway 9L/27R to 6,701 feet to meet FAA standards. It also funds the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) received the Legislative Action Award from the Bipartisan Policy Center last night, recognizing his work to build and pass consensus-driven solutions. The Legislative Action Award acknowledges Senate and House members who are proactively engaged in the legislative process. “I’m honored to accept the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Legislative Action Award this year. The greatness of America lies in our self-governance and the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $829,000 from the Great American Outdoors Act to improve outdoor recreation opportunities on the Maah Daah Hey Trail and perform maintenance to improve access to national grasslands in North Dakota.Grants from the Great American Outdoors Act funded the following projects: $650,000 for Civilian Conservation Corp Campground updates near the Maah Daah Hey Trail, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss skyrocketing oil and gas prices caused by negative signals sent from the Biden Administration to global energy markets. He also highlighted new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations when energy prices are already at record highs. Excerpts and full video are below.On Meetings with Energy CEOs: “What the executives are telling me is intuitive... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Stanley, Powers Lake, and Tioga on Thursday, June 16.“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 Stanley, Powers Lake, and Tioga will give North Dakotans more... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) of $2,530,966 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. The funds will be used by North Dakota to perform delegated program activities, perform quality assurance activities, and maintain regional and national data bases associated with environmental programs. These address clean air, clean water, hazardous and solid waste,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act. The legislation requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study and report to Congress on the business practices and the effects of hiring agencies across the health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.The health care industry was already experiencing a shortage of professionals prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 exacerbated this issue throughout the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Program awarded six grants totaling $17,222,533 for biofuel producers and facilities in North Dakota.“The bipartisan CARES Act continues to aid all industries from energy and agriculture to health care. Today’s funding goes to biofuel producers and facilities across North Dakota as the American economy... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced today the Department of the Interior awarded $2,327,058 to North Dakota from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The funds are authorized by Congress through LWCF and the State of North Dakota will further allocate these funds to support local public parks projects, state conservation, and expand outdoor recreation access. 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 for 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 recovery plans,... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.***SPIRITWOOD, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) celebrated the groundbreaking of North Dakota’s first-ever dedicated soybean crushing plant and refinery with ADM, Marathon Petroleum, Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), local leaders, and North Dakota’s agricultural community in Spiritwood, ND.  “Today is a great day for North Dakota. This groundbreaking is a celebration of our impressive soybean... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Iran China Accountability Act. This legislation calls attention to Iran’s ties with Communist China by prohibiting the obligation or expenditure of any taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until the regime terminates their ties with Communist China and terrorist groups like Hamas.“Giving the largest state sponsor of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced the Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded $57,715,390 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to North Dakota tribes to improve water and sanitation systems. “Tribes know best what their communities need and this funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law is a much-needed investment to improve their water and sanitation systems,” said Senator... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $6,704,544 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for Rural Economic Preservation Through Rail Replacement.The proposed project will replace approximately 14.5 miles of old jointed rail with continuous welded rail on the Red River Valley & Western Railroad between Independence and Oakes, North Dakota. The project will result in a more... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK), on a letter signed by 45 other pro-life senators to send a unified message to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, or any other pro-life protections.“We write to express our unwavering support for the Hyde Amendment and all other longstanding... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Fox Business’s Kudlow to discuss President Joe Biden’s refusal to change course on his disastrous fiscal policies to combat skyrocketing inflation. He also encouraged the Biden Administration to unleash American energy and keep Section 301 tariffs on China. Excerpts and full video are below.On Joe Biden Doubling Down on Dumb: “One... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and 29 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Richard Shelby (R-AL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. PILT provides payments to counties with non-taxable federal... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking and Budget Committees, met with the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce EDC today, where he discussed inflation, interest rates, workforce challenges, and the disconnect between a far-Left environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement and reality. “It was great to meet with and hear from leaders at the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce EDC. Now, more than ever, we need... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the Administration’s misleading rhetoric and dangerous policies which are crippling the American economy. Excerpts and the full video are below.  On Upcoming Meetings with Federal... CONTINUE READING