Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the following two grants totaling $6,195,146:$3,443,155 to North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH), and$2,751,991 to NDDOH.The funds come from the Disaster Relief Fund as authorized under the Stafford Act and will go toward helping reimburse the costs of North Dakota’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at a Senate Republican press conference today on the Biden Administration’s policies causing skyrocketing energy costs. Excerpts and a link to the full interview are below. On the Biden Administration’s Energy Plan:“The Biden Administration has an energy policy that is bad for American jobs, bad... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Department of Defense Under Secretary for Policy Colin Kahl and Joint Chiefs of Staff Director for Operations Lieutenant General James Mingus on the miscalculations in ISIS and ISIS-K dominance in the Middle East area at a Senate Armed Services Committee.“Several people have referenced the miscalculation of things,” said Senator Cramer. “It does seem like for the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $400,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.The grant come through the Adam Walsh Act and will be used for funding the tribe's sex offender registration official payroll needs, expanding community awareness, and coordinate information sharing with jurisdictions. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing Democrats’ plan to give the agency access to transaction information of virtually every American.“The Biden Administration is trying to snoop on some of the most private of information. They have gone from incremental steps towards socialism to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download media resources.***BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined the welcome home ceremony for the North Dakota National Guard, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment as they return home from a successful one year mission. “I thank God this battalion was kept safe during their mission. We all slept better at night knowing North Dakota’s skilled National Guard was in our capital... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss Democrats’ massive spending bill and inflation in the economy.On Democrats’ Spending Bill:“The only way it could pass if they change the narrative to move the goalposts. Remember, there is a big difference paying for something and saying it doesn't cost anything, which is a narrative I never quite understood when... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the significance of unique approaches to rural water systems and the importance of states like North Dakota being a part of the decision-making process in Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox.  The senator began by explaining North Dakota’s rural water systems, which have limited financial resources and serve... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Judge Dan Traynor’s ruling denying the United States Attorney General’s motion for Partial Summary Judgment seeking to prevent North Dakota from claiming damages from the federal government as a result of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests:“Congratulations to Attorney General... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $882,000 to the North Dakota Attorney General.The funds come through the National Criminal History Improvement Program to improve law enforcement records management systems. CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, questioned Department of Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo on President Biden allowing Russia to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.“Nord Stream 2 has been strongly opposed by the European Union Parliament on two votes… It’s hard for me to see much commitment when the president announces just sort of out of the blue the lifting of sanctions on Nord... CONTINUE READING

“Marx is on our doorstep right now”***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, delivered the following remarks at a Senate Republican press conference today on the Biden Administration’s unprecedented proposal to expand the reporting of private, confidential financial data of law-abiding Americans from financial institutions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS):“I’ve heard from... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) on an amicus brief in support of Coach Joe Kennedy inKennedy v. Bremerton School District. The brief asks the Supreme Court to review and subsequently reverse the Ninth Circuit’s decision that allowed Coach Kennedy to be fired for silently kneeling and praying after school football games.“Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are cornerstones of our nation. Each person is entitled to their faith and our... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) on a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter today calling on the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to implement reforms to the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program. The letter requests that all members of Reserve Components and the National Guard be granted eligibility for burial in state veterans’ cemeteries, so long as their... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $5,000,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC).The funds will be used by UND as the lead on the “Plains CO2 Reduction” project in 13 Northwest states and four Canadian provinces to identify and address onshore regional storage and transport challenges facing the commercial deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) in an expanded... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $2,166,613 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 with disabilities. Learn more here. CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources***BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) delivered remarks at the Western Caucus Agriculture Mini Summit today focusing on the importance of states’ rights, Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and federal agriculture policy. “Private property and individual and states’ rights are priorities for North Dakotans. A... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded the following funding totaling $9,584,936: $4,934,000 loan and $1,650,936 grant to the City of Rugby to replace a portion of the City of Rugby's water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer lines;$2,000,000 grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to install new water supply and sewer system pipes for the residents; and$553,000 loan and $447,000 grant... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.***GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke at the 15th annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks yesterday highlighting North Dakota’s technology sector capabilities and the need for technology innovation to keep up with our competitors, specifically China.“Innovative technology is no longer what we need to excel, it is now what we need to survive in... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.***JUD, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, toured the Service Dogs for America site yesterday. Senator Cramer was invited to tour the site following his work on the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, Senator Cramer’s bipartisan legislation to expand access to service dogs for veterans. The senator introduced the bill in March and it... CONTINUE READING