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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today the U.S. Army awarded a $7,653,000.06 contract to HSG Park Joint Venture, LLC in Harvey, North Dakota for a flood protection project in Drayton, North Dakota. This contract provides for the replacement of an existing dam with a new dam that includes a fish passageway to improve biotic connectivity, in support of the Drayton Dam Fish Passage Mitigation and Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pressed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service) Director Martha Williams on the Biden Administration’s expansive 30x30 agenda and appeals process for Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) easements at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing.Senator Cramer began by asking if Biden’s 30x30 initiative, which aims to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in demanding answers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its inadequate investigation into Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan manufacturing facility and failure to mitigate the nationwide baby formula shortage. The senators are also seeking answers regarding when the White House was made aware of the dire situation and the steps available to limit the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 83 colleagues in introducing a resolution marking National Police Week and reiterating support for the men and women in law enforcement. It was unanimously adopted by the U.S. Senate last night.“Now, more than ever, law enforcement needs our constant support. They wake up every day and do one of the hardest jobs there is, and they do it without asking for praise or recognition. On... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in sending a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security expressing opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and urging that any funding for such board be prohibited in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.“While DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that the board will not be used for political purposes and did his best to explain away... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 49 Senate colleagues in penning a letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration includes Taiwan as a partner in the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). In addition to recognizing Taiwan’s importance to the United States as an important trading partner, the senators underscored that failing to include Taiwan in IPEF runs counter to U.S. economic interests in the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in introducing the Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act to address problems stemming from the consolidated corporate ownership and voting power within Wall Street’s largest investment advisers and their index funds. With passive investing exploding in popularity over the past two decades, these firms have quietly become the largest owners in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in leading a bipartisan resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2022, as National Public Works Week. The resolution encourages the public to recognize and celebrate the important contributions that public works officials make every day to improve public infrastructure in the United States. It passed the Senate unanimously last... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $4,272,883 in Head Start Indian Grants to North Dakota tribal communities. HHS awarded the following: $1,647,772 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians; $1,218,684 to the Three Affiliated Tribes; and $1,406,427 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.  The funds come through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which promote school readiness for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) on an amicus brief requesting the Supreme Court take up Robert Kerr, SC Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) v. Planned Parenthood and Julie Edwards.   “As this case illustrates—deepening the split between the circuits over whether a private citizen may bring a § 1983 action to enforce an alleged right under the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified-provider... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made $6 billion in disaster assistance available for commodity and specialty crop producers affected by severe drought, poor weather, and natural disasters during the 2020 and 2021 crop years through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). This disaster assistance is funded through last September’s Continuing Resolution which Senator Cramer supported.“North Dakota’s farmers have suffered significant... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) in introducing a resolution calling on the Biden Administration to work with Congress to develop a plan to combat the rise in crime and crisis at the southern border. The resolution comes as the nation honors National Police Week.“Rising crime, especially violent crime, in the United States poses a threat to the national interest, as well as to the safety and security of individuals, communities, businesses,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, participated in a bipartisan policymaker conversation with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Minneapolis regarding energy and inflation.“There are too many negative signals being sent by the Biden Administration. On one hand, the President wants more oil and gas produced, and on the other hand, they’re lengthening the time to get permits on federal lands, reducing... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development approved a loan guarantee of $10,894,000 to Towner County Hospital Authority (TCHA). The funds will be used to construct a 76,000 square foot critical access hospital and nursing home for TCHA in Cando. The replacement project will consist of a 10 bed acute care hospital, a 30 bed long term care facility, and a five bed basic care facility. This will bring modern, code... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and David Joyce (R-OH) in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution honors and celebrates the important contributions of America’s nurses to patients across the country each and every day. It also emphasizes the important role nurses play in treating patients during wartime, natural... 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 the need to modernize the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) Radar Warning System at Cavalier Space Force Station and the importance of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) autonomy at a Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee Hearing on Space Force Programs. Senator Cramer... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Fort Yates and Linton on Wednesday, May 25.“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 Fort Yates and Linton will give North Dakotans more chances to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2022. The legislation counters the Biden Administration’s efforts to coerce and punish service members who decline the COVID-19 vaccine, and introduces accountability measures in response to the Department of Defense efforts to undermine... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), nuclear energy, and confusing messages coming from President Biden regarding apparent contradictions between their climate ambitions and environmental justice with White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing.Senator Cramer pointed to recommendations... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Roger Marshall (R-KS) led 19 colleagues in a letter to White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory demanding they adhere to the National Environmental Policy Act requirements and undergo the proper analysis and public comment period for the Biden Administration’s goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030, otherwise known as... CONTINUE READING