Press Releases

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a roughly six-week shutdown, the Senate passed legislation to reopen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ensure funding is restored to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The measure now heads to the House for consideration. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement applauding the bill’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) today announced Chief of Staff Mark Gruman will depart his office on April 3, after accepting a position in the private sector. Micah Chambers will take over as his new Chief of Staff after serving as Cramer’s Legislative Director, a position Mary Silverthorn will assume. Gruman has served as Chief of Staff since 2013, overseeing operations in Cramer’s Washington, D.C., office and helping implement his legislative and communications strategy.... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For over 25 years, expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund have exceeded its revenues. In 2024, there were $57 billion in expenditures, but only $43 billion in incoming revenues. Over the last 15 years, Congress has transferred money from the Treasury General Fund – to the tune of $275 billion – while punting on the source of the problem. Offloading the burden on all taxpayers in the form of federal debt – rather than sticking with the “user pays” model Eisenhower envisioned... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration awarded $2,425,000 to the Dickinson Municipal Airport Authority through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program. This award supports the expansion of an existing aircraft rescue and firefighting building. The AIG Program was established by the fully-paid-for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide airports with funding for modernization and safety projects. Since its creation, airports in North... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Years of unfettered mandatory federal spending have resulted in a ballooning national debt. To address this, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington has introduced a bill to set a sustainable target for federal spending. U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Angus King (I-ME) teamed up to introduce the 3% Resolution to support the goal of reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – As military leaders confront evolving threats across the world, lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) heard testimony on the strategic posture of the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), two of the combatant commands central to U.S. homeland defense and security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere. During the hearing, SASC Airland Subcommittee... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $2,057,009 to two North Dakota tribal nations through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. The funds are distributed as follows: $1,280,819 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 3400 Roadway Realignment Safety Project. These funds will be used for engineering and construction to realign an approximately 0.8-mile section of BIA 3400 to address slope,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For veterans living in highly rural states, accessing timely health care can be a daily struggle. Long drives, excessive wait times, and backlogged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities often make receiving timely routine care a major challenge. Today, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) overwhelmingly advanced U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tim Sheehy’s (R-MT) Critical Access for Veterans Care Act, which is designed to support veteran care... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of War (DOW) awarded a $63,966,205 contract to United Crane & Excavation Inc., for maintenance, repair, and design of paving projects at Grand Forks Air Force Base. Work is expected to be completed by March 15, 2031. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, issued the following statement recognizing the need for the contract: “With the 319th Reconnaissance Wing delivering crucial intelligence and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) announced an award of $100 million for work on the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) project, and $8 million at the McClusky Canal and Snake Creek Pumping Plant. This funding was provided by the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, which President Trump signed into law in July. “Today’s announcement is the result of the North Dakota delegation’s work to secure this funding in the Working Families Tax Cuts law,” said Cramer.... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** BISMARCK, N.D. – America’s technological ingenuity and how it’s being harnessed for national defense took center stage at the fourth annual National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) Summit. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined military leaders, other policymakers, and innovators from across the defense and technology sectors to chart the future of U.S. military modernization. Hosted by the Reagan Institute, the summit brought together public and... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Housing markets in the United States have struggled for decades with stubborn inflation, making the goal of homebuying much harder to attain. A comprehensive bill aimed at increasing housing supply to meet consumer demand is making its way through Congress and has Republicans and Democrats hopeful for change. The bill, called The 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, includes two provisions authored by U.S.... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act on Thursday, giving servicemembers an effective tool to protect their credit and their financial peace of mind. The legislation, which now heads to the House, expands free credit monitoring to all service members, including non-active duty reservists and traditional National Guard members. Current eligibility is limited to active-duty service members and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer’s (R-ND) commonsense effort to acknowledge the environmental performance of America’s workers and industry has been met with breathless hysteria exemplified by a recent piece by Michael McKenna in The Washington Times. As a result, this straightforward directive for the federal government to compare U.S.-made goods with those produced abroad has been mischaracterized as an “energy tax” destined to devastate American families and shutter... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a total of $5,984,738 in federal funding for two projects in North Dakota. The funding will be distributed as follows: $3,122,738 to fund Phase II of the Boom Lake flood mitigation project in Marion, focusing on construction to address persistent flooding risks. Phase II will implement final construction engineering to protect critical infrastructure, including a sanitary sewer lift... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda marked another milestone this week at an event spotlighting a renewed effort to make nutrition a core element of the nation’s medical training curriculum. The initiative, which launched earlier this year, will give medical professionals a more complete understanding of the role nutrition plays in disease prevention and health outcomes. The University of North Dakota School of... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a victory for adoptive families across the nation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) corrected its interpretation of the partially refundable adoption tax credit included in recently-implemented Working Families Tax Cuts. Previously, the IRS interpreted the law to conclude the carryforward was not eligible for refundability, affecting adoptive families who filed taxes from 2020-2024. The resulting interpretation prevented... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fuel marketers who are responsible for transporting gasoline from the supply terminal to local gas stations will see regulatory relief if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) takes steps outlined in a letter U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent to the EPA. Despite existing regulations governing the annual vapor testing requirements for gasoline cargo tanks, the Biden administration chose to force the rest of the nation to meet California’s overzealous regulatory... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaking at a Bipartisan Policy Center briefing today on foreign pollution, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) outlined the long-term value of his recently-passed PROVE IT Act language. He highlighted the need for official data from the study to equip the United States with information the administration needs to advance an America First trade agenda. Two months after the European Union’s (EU) implementation of its Carbon Border Adjustment... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK, N.D. — President Donald Trump has been clear he wants peace with Iran, but not at the expense of having a nuclear Iran which threatens our troops, our allies, and kills its own citizens. After issuing repeated warnings about the consequences of failure to reach a diplomatic agreement, President Trump turned words into action, ordering strategic strikes in collaboration with Israel on Iranian missile infrastructure. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the... CONTINUE READING