Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Armed Services Committees, introduced the Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act. This legislation would provide travel assistance to veterans living in highly rural areas for VA-authorized health care appointments. Specifically, the bill would reauthorize the VA Highly Rural Transportation Grant (HRTG) Program for five years and add Tribal Organizations as entities... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) announced the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General has agreed to expand its postal audit of the Minnesota-North Dakota District to include Dickinson, Grand Forkst. The full audit report is expected to be released in Late March or early April. The USPS IG informed the delegation it is conducting a review of the USPS’ nationwide effort to relocate mail... CONTINUE READING

States are always the underdog going against the federal behemoth WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in Fox News as North Dakota faces the federal government at trial today for a lawsuit seeking reimbursement for more than $38 million in damages and policing costs incurred from Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests in 2016 and 2017. For 233 days, protestors illegally occupied U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Kindred and Lisbon on Tuesday, February 27. “Since it’s not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in Kindred and Lisbon will give North Dakotans more chances to explore solutions to the problems they face... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Chairman Paul J. Thomas (R-Velva) and members of the North Dakota Legislature’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee invited U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to testify about foreign investments in businesses, property, and agricultural lands and the need to expand the scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Senator Cramer encouraged leadership at the state level rather than waiting on the cumbersome and secretive federal process. “When... CONTINUE READING

North Dakota seeks justice in lawsuit against the federal government, compensation for damages occurred during unlawful DAPL protests WASHINGTON – For five years, North Dakota has been involved in a legal battle with the United States regarding the federal government’s negligence associated with the unlawful Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests from August 2016 to March 2017. Throughout the protests, which spanned 233 days, activists illegally occupied federal lands and engaged in unlawful,... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the National Security Act, 2024. The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 70 to 29, pushes back against aggression from Russia, Iran, and China while bolstering our own defenses. The passage of this legislation comes as former President Donald Trump advocated for security assistance to be delivered as a loan to be paid back to the American people. Senator Cramer... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be awarding $700,000 to the Standing Rock Airport to support the construction of a new general aviation terminal building. These funds will be distributed through the FAA’s Airport Terminals Program (ATP), which was established by the fully paid-for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide airports with funding for terminal modernization projects. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be awarding $10,000,000 to Hector International Airport for its terminal expansion project. These funds, from FAA’s Airport Terminals Program (ATP), will help restore and expand the airport’s facilities such as holdrooms, gates, ticket and baggage claims, restrooms, and concessions, all of which will help facilitate travel and commerce in the Red River Valley. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was fully paid... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court of Arizona in Tucson issued a ruling which vacated the 2020 registrations of three Dicamba herbicides– Bayer Xtendimax, BASF Engenia, and Syngenta Tavium– for over-the-top (OTT) applications for soybeans. “Similar to what we witnessed in 2020, the Court’s last minute ruling places unnecessary uncertainty on our soybean producers ahead of the 2024 season,” said Cramer. “We are closely... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in the Epoch Times emphasizing the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act protects American workers from harmful foreign carbon taxes. The PROVE IT Act would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a comprehensive study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting against the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed on H.R. 815, the legislative vehicle for the national security supplemental bill. “I voted against proceeding to the bill because Leader Schumer has not guaranteed a thorough amendment process to improve the bill. Nobody believes this bill is perfect. The Senate is the world’s most deliberative body, and it’s time leadership recognizes it and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – On January 26, 2024, Governor Doug Burgum submitted a request for a presidential major disaster declaration due to damages caused by a severe winter ice storm that occurred across North Dakota from December 25, 2023 to December 27, 2023. The ice storm, which affected 13 counties, destroyed over 2,000 electrical poles and left more than 20,000 North Dakota residents without power for multiple days. The affected counties include: Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Grant, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh,... CONTINUE READING

Nearly Half the Senate Cosponsors the Resolution WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) finalized a rule in November 2023, imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations despite lacking the authority from Congress to do so. This misguided regulation is another case of gross federal overreach from the Biden administration, which saddles states with burdensome and unlawful... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Amna Nawaz on PBS NewsHour to discuss the Senate’s national security supplemental package, which would provide $118.28 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, and U.S. border security. Earlier today, Senator Cramer released an official statement on the Senate border security bill, emphasizing the need for every piece of legislation to go through the formal committee review... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families announced a total of $1,095,580 to the Community Action Region VI in Jamestown for Head Start and Early Head Start. These programs provide services for low-income families with young children and encourage communities to support the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of infants and toddlers. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement regarding the Senate border security and supplemental funding bill. “After reading the text, there are some really good policies I wish we could have, and I’m sure Donald Trump would love to have, but this bill provides too many openings for bad behavior from an administration unconcerned with the threats we face at the southern border. Of course, based on a decades-long track record, we know Democrats and our... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court of the United States is set to weigh in on Joseph Fischer v. United States, a critical case challenging the Biden administration’s interpretation of Section 1512(c)(2) of the Corporate Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, which was originally established in the aftermath of the Enron scandal to address financial crimes cases and evidence tampering. This administration’s interpretation of Section 1512(c)(2) has brought cases against more than 300 individuals who... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – In light of the ongoing postal challenges across North Dakota, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) called for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General to expand an ongoing postal audit of the North Dakota-Minnesota district to include communities statewide and to inspect proposed changes to mail processing for the Bismarck and Grand Forks regions. “We write following your office’s recent announcement that it... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, welcomed home members of the 1st Battalion 112th Aviation Regiment (1-112) “Rough Riders” at a ceremony at Bismarck’s Army Aviation Support Facility. The unit returned home from deployment to secure the southwest border, stop illegal immigration, and interdict drug and human trafficking. "Thank you soldiers, spouses, families, and employers for your... CONTINUE READING