Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, joined EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing legislation to codify the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), the Trump Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.“The Navigable Waters Protection Rule is sound environmental and legal policy for protecting America’s waterways while respecting... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act today, a bipartisan bill to extend the initial deadline for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) recipients to spend the funds they were given before having to return them.“We established the Provider Relief Fund to offer financial assistance to members of our health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, but imprecise guidance from the Health and Human... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Head Start awarded$1,038,570 to Mayville State University. Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness for young children and toddlers from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development as well as early learning, health, and family well-being. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, issued the following statement on the Senate passing a $2.1 billion emergency security supplemental appropriations bill today:“This year we have asked both the Capitol Police and the National Guard to go above and beyond what is normally required of them, and while they have done so admirably, their increased activity has drained their available resources much faster than usual. The bill we passed today will... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate Banking Committee colleagues on a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informing her of their intent to oppose two Treasury Department nominees until the Biden Administration imposes mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2.“The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline directly harms the national security interests of the United States and our allies and partners. If completed, this project will increase Vladimir Putin’s malign... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) member, announced today the SVAC has voted to advance two of his bipartisan bills, the WWII Veterans Hospital and Medical Eligibility Act and a bill to strengthen the Solid Start program. The SVAC also voted to advance the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served (GHAPS) Act, which Senator Cramer helped introduced as an original cosponsor.“Today our... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video on the spending package. Click here for audio.******Click here for video on inflation. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Budget Committee member and the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, delivered remarks at a Senate Republican press conference today, where he denounced Democrats’ proposed spending plan and announced he will vote to begin debate... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tina Smith (D-MN) this week in introducing the CRP Flexibility Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ability to allow emergency haying of eligible Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres prior to August 1 in response to drought and other weather-related disaster events.“As North Dakota producers have worked to overcome... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $2,063,090 to the University of North Dakota (UND).The funds will be used for pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry research. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today a slate of fifteen federal grants awarded in North Dakota totaling $1,432,956. The following three grants came from the National Science Foundation (NSF):$755,000 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for its effort to develop and build on an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) that focuses on bioplastics and biocomposites with other universities in the region.$202,374 to NDSU to purchase two... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today to provide more relief to North Dakota producers suffering because of the recent drought in the state. The request came as part of a bipartisan, bicameral effort letter led by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to open relief programs to producers in the western United States who have lost crops and culled herds because of recent drought,... 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, joined Dagen McDowell on Fox Business this morning to discuss the path forward for bipartisan infrastructure package negotiations. Excerpts and the full interview are below.On the Latest Hold Up:“There's some top line numbers that [Democrats] are raising … that have been... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a letter led by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) today to President Joe Biden expressing concern with and seeking answers about the White House announcing it will be flagging American citizens’ speech on social media platforms for misinformation.“Big tech, the corporate media, and the Administration have no credibility in determining what is and isn’t ‘misinformation,’” the senators wrote.“Americans are rightfully alarmed and suspicious of the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement on the Senate confirming Frank Kendall III as Air Force Secretary by unanimous consent tonight:“It is crucial for the United States to have its military leaders in place as we work to fend off rising threats posed by foreign adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran. I look forward to working with Secretary Kendall on North Dakota’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Education awarded the following four grants totaling $1,564,628:$400,000 to the University of Mary to support Native American undergraduates pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Teacher Elementary Education with the goal of becoming teachers in schools with a high proportion of Native American students.$400,000 to the University of Mary to support 25 Master’s-level participants pursuing a graduate degree in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following three grants totaling $5,414,750:$5,000,000 to the North Dakota Department of Human Services for the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program.$424,624 to the North Dakota Department of Health for long-term follow-up for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and other newborn screening conditions.$414,750 to North Dakota State University for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in introducing the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, a bill to address the rapid increase in the number of “smash-and-grab” thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers.“As violent crime rates continue to rise, it’s important we work to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals without diminishing the ability of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves,” said Senator Cramer. “Our legislation... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, announced today the U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $27,000,000 contract to U.S. Foods in Bismarck.The contract will be used for full-line food distribution and is appropriated by fiscal 2021 through 2026 defense working capital funds. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, announced today the U.S. Cavalier Air Force Station (AFS) will officially become part of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) effective July 30.“Aside from the obvious need for it, one of the reasons I helped create Space Force in Congress was the potential for North Dakota to contribute to bolstering America’s dominance in space, and Cavalier becoming part of Space Force is the first of what we hope to be many... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Sean Spicer and Lyndsay Keith on Newsmax last night to discuss the latest on the bipartisan infrastructure package negotiations and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Earlier this week Senator Cramer called out President Joe Biden’s decision to allow the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be completed. The senator is... CONTINUE READING