WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing a bill to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the embodiment of a federal bureaucracy run rampant. It is a bloated and unaccountable agency which fails to accomplish its stated purpose of protecting consumers,” said Senator Cramer. “Our bill would get rid of this Obama-era mistake.”CFPB is an...
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Air Force General Tod Wolters, Commander of the United States European Command (EUCOM) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and Army General Stephen Lyons, Commander of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today. Senator Cramer began by thanking them for their service and...
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) spoke to members of the media today to answer questions on a wide array of topics. The senator discussed President Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, growing bigotry toward Asian Americans and potential legislation to address it, the recent shooting in Minnesota, calls to end policing, and the path forward for an infrastructure package.Click Here to Watch
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to allow beneficiaries of Holocaust-era insurance policies to bring civil action in U.S. district courts against the insurer for the covered policy to recover proceeds due or otherwise enforce any rights under the policy.“Holocaust survivors endured one of the darkest moments in the history of the world. Insurers have no business...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act of 2021 today, a bipartisan bill to create or retain tens of thousands of jobs for workers in the oil and gas sector by using them to properly clean up and retire abandoned oil and gas wells which currently do not have a party responsible for them.“While thousands of the nation’s oilfield workers are out of a job, our country has...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $500,000 to North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton. The funds will be used for workforce training for workers in rural meat processing.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,100,000 to the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, to convert a historic downtown building into a technology accelerator.“Whether at Grand Sky or the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks is a leader in emerging technologies with great potential to contribute to our nation’s technological efforts,” said Senator Kevin Cramer. “A technology...
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FARGO – Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, attended a North Dakota National Guard ceremony honoring Brigadier General Todd Branden for his retirement and celebrating the promotion of Darrin Anderson as his replacement. Senator Cramer delivered remarks praising the work of General Branden and congratulating General Anderson on his promotion.“North Dakota’s National Guard represents the...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks today to North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees at the North Dakota Association of County Office Employees State Convention.“North Dakota’s agricultural producers have faced their fair share of challenges this year, but they are a resilient and patriotic group who always rise to the challenge,” said Senator Cramer. “I am thankful to the Farm Service Agency employees for their time today and for their strong desire...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, joined a letter led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding President Biden’s plan to send a reported $75 million in general economic support payments from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. State Department into territories controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas.“We call on you...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on President Biden taking executive action on guns today:“The Second Amendment is a foundational part of our country and key to protecting our freedoms. Diminishing the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise that right won’t make our streets safer, but it could put good people in harm’s way. President Biden is overstepping his legal authority and undermining the Constitution, taking action which will encourage states...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act, legislation to require program participation agreements between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agency which administers educational programs, known as the Hanban, and American institutions to address the ways in which Beijing exerts undue influence through Confucius Institutes.“The Chinese Communist Party will take any opportunity they get to...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the following grants to North Dakota airports totaling $3,607,372: $2,506,275 to the Bismarck Municipal Airport;$1,008,097 to the Dickinson Municipal Airport Authority;$13,000 to the Stanley Airport Authority;$13,000 to the Mohall Municipal Airport;$13,000 to the Mercer County Regional Airport...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, a bill to eliminate onerous regulations which discourage liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade and to increase LNG exports to the 160-plus countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO).“Energy security is national security. Bolstering America’s liquefied natural gas industry would help keep Americans safe...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing their concerns with recent trainings conducted by branches of the U.S. military.The senators note that Secretary Austin’s directive to identify and remove extremism from the military is appropriate, but the implementation of the trainings falls well short of the military’s standards.“Your directive to purge the department...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo requesting information on actions the Department is taking to ensure the travel and tourism industry’s full economic recovery following the pandemic.“Recent reports estimate that travel spending in the U.S. has declined by nearly $500 billion since...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $479,628 to North Dakota State University. The funds will be used for research on enzymes, digestion, and dietary fibers.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) in introducing legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a Notice to Appear (NTA) in court prior to releasing any migrant who illegally entered into the United States. By not providing a NTA, the government loses control of who is being released into the states and deprives migrants of the opportunity to make legitimate asylum claims before an immigration judge. “Our system...
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WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee colleagues, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), in introducing a bipartisan resolution honoring Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) for their work supporting veterans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Since their inception, Veterans Service Organizations have always supported and advocated on behalf of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families,” said the...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in introducing the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to make high-quality, shorter-term education and training programs eligible for federal Pell Grants. “Our economy is only as strong as our workforce. By Increasing access to job training programs and other in demand career pathways, we are preparing the next generation of workers...
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