Press Releases

***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 Mornings with Maria on Fox Business today to discuss the importance of the United States leading through strength and continuing to support Ukraine. He also emphasized the need for a comprehensive plan to unleash American energy resources. Excerpts... 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, joined Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox Business today to discuss President Biden’s press conference at NATO headquarters. He emphasized the need to impose harsh sanctions, including secondary sanctions, on Vladimir Putin and Russia. Excerpts and the full video are below.On President Biden’s Press Conference in Belgium:“Remember,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing today, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) responded to the false assertion that U.S. energy production does not have an impact on global prices while highlighting the need for increased domestic energy production and innovative solutions like North Dakota’s carbon capture projects. The United States produces energy with less greenhouse gas emissions than anyone in the world. If... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND) today issued the following statements after the National Park Service announced the appointment of Angie Richman as Superintendent of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP).“Welcome Angie Richman to the best of ‘Americas best idea,’ Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I look forward to working with you in your new role to address the maintenance... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in urging President Biden to include a 5% increase above inflation for the defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request. The members encouraged the President to reject progressives’ push to cut or freeze defense... 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 Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business today to discuss Ukraine and Kurt Groszhans. He also emphasized the need to produce and re-establish our domestic uranium enrichment capacity. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Kurt... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Employee Rights Act of 2022. The bill modernizes and updates the Employee Rights Act to protect independent entrepreneurs, contractors, franchisees, and anyone else pursuing flexible work options.“Employees should always be top of mind, not union bosses. The Employee Rights Act protects American workers in our modern economy,” said Senator Cramer.  “The complexities of our modern economy demand... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tina Smith (R-MN) in calling for Thursday, March 24, to be designated as “National Women in Agriculture Day.” The bipartisan resolution is supported by 55 senators. “National Women in Agriculture Day recognizes agriculture as one of the most impactful industries of the United States, and acknowledges the countless women who help... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule on climate disclosure: “The Biden Administration is hell-bent on regulating fossil fuels out of existence. Firstly, this authority – forcing publicly traded companies to disclose their risks from climate change – is not in the purview of the SEC. Congress never passed a new... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and a bipartisan group of senators in urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide resources for private and public institutions to defend against cyberattacks by Russia or its proxies.“The realm of cyber escalation remains largely unexplored. Presently, Russia is justly cornered by extreme sanctions measures and there are concerns it will lash out against the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in filing an amicus brief in support of the petition for certiorari in Dr. A. v. Hochul filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Thomas More Society. Dr. A. v. Hochul is a First Amendment case over New York’s failure to permit religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state and private healthcare employees. Healthcare employees with religious objections to... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement in response to National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) final Strategic Plan:“Yesterday, the National Credit Union Administration finalized the Strategic Plan and unfortunately farmers’ and ranchers’ concerns fell on deaf ears. The language will inevitably discourage credit unions from lending to producers under the guise of ‘climate related financial risks.’ This is... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) President Ron Ness on expanding access to capital to ensure American energy security. The roundtable also featured Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President and CEO Neel Kashkari.“My mission today was simple: foster a discussion on what oil and gas producers and hardworking... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and 24 Republican colleagues in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions to infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors. “These continued assaults of the Second Amendment threaten law-abiding Americans’ rights as they try to follow ATF guidance on making these parts. We... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Newsmax’s American Agenda with Bob Sellers and Heather Childers to discuss Russian collusion with the political left and environmental organizations. They also discussed the need to transfer MiG fighter jets from Poland to Ukraine. Excerpts and full video are below. On Russian Collusion with the Political... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in The Hill on the chilling effect of the Biden Administration’s radical financial nominees and hostility towards fossil fuels on the ability of America to become energy independent once again.“The regulatory assault and sharp rhetoric from the Biden administration comes against a backdrop of skyrocketing energy prices. While President Biden made the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 30 Senate Republicans in introducing a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration’s 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration’s 2019 ban on federal funding to entities who provide abortion referrals to pregnant mothers. The 2019 rule did not reduce Title X funding, but simply redirected it to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) today issued the following statements after the Administration announced the appointment of Erin Oban as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for North Dakota. “The USDA Rural Development State Director plays an important role as the point person for grants, loans, and loan guarantees to help create jobs, support economic development, and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and James Risch (R-ID) on a letter to President Biden expressing their concern regarding upcoming contract negotiations at America’s West Coast ports.The senators fear that poor contract negotiations will result in additional supply chain disruptions, exacerbated freight congestion, and further harm manufacturing in the United States.In the letter, they urged the President to use... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing legislation to ban imports of Russian uranium.“Uranium is an important energy source and yet another example of how the U.S. needs to shore up our critical supply chains. Unfortunately, rather than producing and re-establishing our domestic uranium enrichment capacity, we have... CONTINUE READING