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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) voted against Democrats’ radical abortion-on-demand bill. The bill would create nationwide right to abortion, regardless of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It would also pre-empt pro-life state laws, including North Dakota’s. “The right to life is our most fundamental right, most often taken for granted each day when we wake up and enjoy our lives. This extreme measure destroys protections for the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.******Click here to download opening statement video. Click here for opening statement audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, discussed Navy authorities, workforce development, and funding issues related to the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program at a joint Seapower and Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee hearing.Senator Cramer began by... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the need for American energy production to combat the Biden Administration’s inflation crisis and global lower greenhouse gas emissions with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. He pointed to the Biden Administration’s energy policy and the chilling effect it is having on the markets. “I cannot resist getting back to the issue of energy,” said Senator... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in urging Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Martha Williams not to cave in to activists’ calls to restrict the use of lead ammunition and tackle on public lands."Policies or actions that reduce or limit sportsmen activities necessarily implicate wildlife conservation programs by affecting state agencies’ revenue. Such policies or actions also handcuff wildlife managers by removing a critical... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and a bicameral group of 81 legislators filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to the Supreme Court in the cases Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions vs. University of North Carolina. At both schools, admissions policies have disenfranchised Asian-Americans, as the schools applied racial preferences to discriminate... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) penned an op-ed on lessons learned from Turkish-American NBA star and freedom advocate Enes Freedom’s visit to Bismarck, North Dakota last month. Enes preaches the truth that freedom isn’t free – and as Americans we take our freedoms for granted while the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide against the Uyghurs.“Enes’ message is one we all need to hear. He speaks about representing faith, family, and country. He speaks about standing up for... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the Army’s personnel payment system at a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing with Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff General James McConville. Senator Cramer also expressed gratitude to Secretary Wormuth and General McConville for their cooperation in fixing a personnel pay issue for a North Dakota constituent last year.“I was... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $7,350,331 to Spectra Health and the State of North Dakota.HHS awarded a $1,924,581 Health Center Cluster grant to Spectra Health. Learn more here.HHS also awarded $5,425,750 to the North Dakota Department of Human Services. The funds will be used for the Money Follows the Person grant program, which supports community inclusion of individuals... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee passed the bipartisan Biking on Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act out of committee this week:“Glad to see the BOLT Act pass out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Maah Daah Hey Trail is a North Dakota treasure. As a former Tourism Director for the State of North Dakota, I am proud to have helped advance this bill to bolster outdoor... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Park Service (NPS) awarded a total of $729,353 in historic preservation grants to the State of North Dakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Three Affiliate Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Spirit Lake Tribe of Fort Totten, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.  Grant Recipient Award Amount State of North Dakota $357,143 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe  $106,315 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) in sending a letter to the Chairman of the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board in response to Disney’s latest campaign to embed left-wing sexual politics in its children’s programming and requesting they update their guidelines to include ratings on content related to gender dysphoria and help inform parents on this disturbing content. “To the detriment of children, gender dysphoria has become sensationalized... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after EPW passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 unanimously out of committee today:“The Water Resources Development Act and this committee is an example of the diversity of our great country. This bill serves as an... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) in introducing legislation to bar federal funds from being used to establish a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security. “Government agencies are never and should never be the sole voice of truth. The role of government is to act on behalf of the people, not tell them what to think. This is completely unconstitutional and against everything I stand for as an American. The bill fights... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the future and importance of Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cavalier Space Force Station at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the posture of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Senator Cramer began by expressing gratitude to the Air Force for maintaining the nation’s nuclear deterrent and “keeping it on track and on target.” Senator Cramer... CONTINUE READING

UNDERWOOD, ND – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined state, local, and business leaders to celebrate the final sale of Coal Creek Station to Rainbow Energy. The event marked the completed sale of Coal Creek Station and its transmission assets.“Decades, maybe even centuries from now, students will read about this day, as the day North Dakota saved base load electricity. The miners, plant workers, linemen, and others all work... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to dissolve a proposed Biden Administration rule which would illegally upend the process by which the U.S. government grants asylum claims.The rule, “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA), urging FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux to provide accurate relief to eligible livestock owners for deaths under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) following recent winter storms in North Dakota.  “North Dakota suffered from Blizzard Haley and the subsequent snow, ice, rain, and wind storms which resulted in cattle producers... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Chuck Todd on Meet The Press Daily to discuss Ukrainian aid, Senate energy and climate negotiations, and immigration reform. Excerpts and the full video are below. On Ukrainian Aid: “If we could bifurcate all of them and have a straight up-or-down votes, we’d certainly pass Ukrainian aid… I think [passing... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in calling on the Senate Sergeant at Arms to immediately terminate Citibank as the U.S. Senate credit card provider following the company’s recent announcement that it would pay for its employees to travel out of state for abortions.“…Citi is now paying for its employees to travel to obtain abortions out-of-State that are illegal in the employees’ State. Citi’s decision to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded $131,163 to Bismarck State College (BSC). This funding will provide scholarships for students enrolled in the BSC Nuclear Power Technology and the Instrumentation and Control Technology Programs. CONTINUE READING