Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded funds to the following three North Dakota cities:$1,110,000 grant and a $1,426,000 loan to the City of New Salem to replace the city’s water main and sewer pipes,$466,626 grant and a $585,000 loan to the City of Hillsboro to fund new pipes for the city's water systems, and$236,250 grant and a $290,000 loan to the City of Beach to build a new water transmission main that services the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned U.S. Strategic Command Commander Admiral Charles Richard and U.S. Space Command Commander General James Dickinson during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week. Senator Cramer began by noting General Richard’s comments earlier in the hearing in support of the nation’s nuclear triad and asked him about the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) weapons and B-52 unit housed at Minot... 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 Larry Kudlow on Fox Business today to discuss the latest on a bipartisan infrastructure package. Excerpts and the full video clip of the interview are below.On the Highway Bill Proposed Last Congress:“Well, Larry I think it serves as a perfect foundation. Not only... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,256,259 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The funds come through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which 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 (SASC) member, joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021, legislation to curb President Biden’s ability to renegotiate the Iran Nuclear Deal.“The Iran nuclear deal failed to keep the regime in check,” said Senator Cramer. “If President Biden or any future administration wants to reenter an agreement with Iran, Congress should be properly... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and his Republican colleagues on the Senate Banking Committee wrote a letter to the Biden Administration’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, calling on him to stop pressuring banks to make energy-related lending commitments. The senators argue those efforts will distort capital allocation, raise energy costs for consumers, and slow economic growth.“We are concerned by reports you have been pressuring banks to make extralegal... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) promoted the economic benefits of fossil fuel energy jobs today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on investing in rural communities. The senator began by highlighting the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act of 2021, his bipartisan bill with Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to create oil and gas jobs by plugging orphaned wells across America.“The... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement on Democrats reintroducing the Green New Deal today:“The Green New Deal is not a serious proposal, it’s a pipe dream. It would ruin the economy, bankrupt the nation, and destroy America’s energy and national security. And while the Green New Deal would wreak all this havoc, it would still fail to lower emissions because demand would simply shift to... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the State of North Dakota seeking intervention status in the lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline today:“I applaud our Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem for standing up for North Dakota’s sovereign interests after the Justice Department abandoned its previously vigorous defense of the Dakota Access Pipeline on April 9. The pipeline was sited... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, met with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in the senator’s office this week. The two discussed the senator’s Fair Access to Banking Act and ways to responsibly achieve climate goals in the United States.“I am very encouraged by my meeting with Mr. Dimon,” said Senator Cramer. “I believe he has a good understanding of my concerns regarding financial institutions categorically discriminating against legally... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and his colleagues introduced two bills this week to address balancing the federal budget and the impending insolvency of federal trust funds like Social Security and Medicare. The senator joined bipartisan legislation led by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) called the Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts (TRUST) Act, which would form bipartisan committees tasked with proposing legislation to address each federal trust fund’s... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today honoring the life and service of Douglas Burtell, the last known World War II veteran residing in North Dakota from the 164th Infantry Regiment of the North Dakota National Guard who passed away on April 3.“On behalf of all North Dakotans and a grateful nation, I offer my deepest... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $2,514,478 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ).The federal funds will be used by the state for programs which address clean air, clean water, hazardous and solid waste, drinking water, underground storage tanks, underground... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in introducing a resolution condemning crimes and expressions of racism and hate toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It calls on the Judiciary Committee to convene a hearing on the surge in violence against the AAPI community and applauds the Justice Department for conducting a 30-day review to identify how best to track and combat violence.Yesterday Senator Cramer addressed the rise... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure participated in an EPW hearing this week on addressing the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Senator Cramer began by discussing current funding mechanisms, their impact on middle and lower income Americans and how that would differ from proposed... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined fellow Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Solid Start program, which reaches out to veterans multiple times after they leave active duty to check in and help connect them to VA programs and benefits.“Our bill would codify a flexible, personalized program which helps veterans return to civilian life,” said Senator... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after voting against the nomination of Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ):“Mrs. Mallory refused to give a direct answer when I asked if the White House would commit to not letting politics influence their decisions to shut down energy infrastructure like the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Biden... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $1,757,581 to the Valley Community Health Partners in Grand Forks.The funds are a continuation of previously approved grants by HRSA to help the grantee continue to provide health services to the region.  CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1,230,093 to the University of North Dakota (UND). The funds will be used for aging research, specifically for Alzheimer’s Disease. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, a bill which prohibits federal regulators from arbitrarily forcing banking institutions to terminate their relationships with legal businesses solely because the operations of the businesses are not in line with the views of the contemporaneous administration.“Federal banking agencies should be servants of the... CONTINUE READING