Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in responding to President Biden’s inadequate defense budget.“President Biden needs to put a serious budget proposal forward to confront the real threats we face,” wrote Senator Cramer. “Russia is just one reason why defense spending needs to be higher. China and other nations are watching the seriousness and resolve... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the Landowner Easement Rights Act with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND). This bill will prohibit the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years. It will also give owners of existing easements the option to renegotiate, renew, or buy out the easement.“For... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senate Banking Committee Republicans today unveiled a discussion draft of a new plan to help accelerate economic growth and spur new business formation. The draft’s working title is the JOBS Act 4.0.“Our work today seeks to accelerate economic growth and spur new business creation. These bills create more access to capital for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing the National Opportunity to Restore Uranium Supply Services In America (NO RUSSIA) Act of 2022. This legislation authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a national strategic uranium reserve.“Uranium is a critical piece to our energy security, national security, and grid reliability. Establishing a national... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement regarding the upcoming vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to serve as an Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court:“I take my constitutional duty to provide advice and consent on appointments made by the president of the United States very seriously. I want to thank Judge Jackson for taking the time to meet with me. We had a very cordial and intellectual discussion on the critical... 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 Eric Bolling The Balance on Newsmax to discuss soaring gas prices and President Biden’s plan to release 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Oil Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “It’s a bad idea for a number of reasons. Places like North Dakota... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $708,200 to the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Inc., or Impact Dakota. This investment through the NIST MEP Emergency Assistance Program will be used to provide manufacturing extension services to North Dakota’s small and medium-sized manufacturers. The areas of focus for the allocated funds include: Workforce... 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 Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss President Biden’s decision to release 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Excerpts and the full video are below. On Oil Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “Larry, there's a really big one called the Bakken. It's a great big... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on President Joe Biden to work with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to consider trade policies that reduce global emissions and strengthen geopolitical alliances. The letter comes on the heels of President Joe Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen’s announcement... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will start sending livestock disaster assistance payments through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) to ranchers impacted by drought or wildfire. The program is funded through last September’s Continuing Resolution, which Senator Cramer supported.“2021 was a challenging year for North Dakota’s ranchers. Extreme drought affected most of the state and forced producers to cull herds they... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to discuss the latest on Ukraine and Russia given his meeting with members of the Ukrainian Parliament and classified briefing with the intelligence community yesterday. He also discussed the Biden Administration’s regulatory obstacles to American... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced today the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) will allocate North Dakota $51,550,000 in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Through his seat on EPW, Senator Cramer was a key architect of the law and helped shepherd it through Congress. “This new funding for North Dakota water resources projects is... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.******Click here for photos.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Members of the Ukrainian Parliament yesterday. “[I met] with five members of the Rada, the parliament from Ukraine – all five of them moms, unfortunately for them, all the husbands and dads are back fighting. They... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following video statement after meeting with D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to serve as Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court:“First of all, she was generous with her time. It was great to meet her. I congratulate her.“We drilled down on the topic that matters most to me when it comes to appellate courts –... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the American military presence in Europe in light of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the realignment of troops to the Pacific at a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on U.S. Europe Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) posture. Senator Cramer outlined heightened EUCOM security concerns given Putin’s unprovoked... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in requesting answers from National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on the specifics, speed, and supply of lethal aid provided to Ukraine. The letter pushes the Biden Administration for answers on what they have provided thus far and what more America and our allies can provide to Ukraine to win the war.“The U.S. mission in Ukraine... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and a bipartisan group of 68 senators urging the Biden Administration to “prioritize reversing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) discriminatory and unwarranted treatment of Israel by leading a multinational effort in the Council and in the United Nations to end the permanent... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) urged the Biden Administration intends to work with the European Union to help reduce European reliance on Russian natural gas. The senators called on the Administration to take serious steps to reverse their anti-American energy policies and implement a plan that offers realistic and achievable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), and Gary Peters (D-MI) in introducing new bipartisan legislation, the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act. This bipartisan bill addresses the shortage of mental health providers in schools by authorizing the Department of Education to partner with higher education institutions to help cover a portion of students’ cost... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Republican colleagues in introducing a concurrent resolution reaffirming Congress’s position that the United States should be represented by a single diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. The Biden Administration has previously stated its intent to create a consulate general in Jerusalem dedicated to Palestinian affairs, however the Jerusalem Embassy... CONTINUE READING