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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), after the Senate’s passage of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 82-15, applauded language benefitting Fargo, North Dakota. Throughout his time in office, Senator Cramer has championed initiatives to improve transportation infrastructure, agricultural research, and housing. “Everyone in the region knows how much of a powerhouse... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), after the Senate’s passage of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 82-15, applauded language benefitting the North Dakota Army National Guard Readiness Center in Dickinson, North Dakota. Senator Cramer voted in favor of the legislation.  “It’s always a great day to see North Dakota projects I’ve championed get funded. As a member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, I worked to authorize... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after North Dakota Federal District Court Judge Daniel Traynor ordered the United States Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Chief of Fluids Adjudications Section Samantha Iron Shirt to appear before him to testify in February 2024. This is the latest development in North Dakota’s battle against the Biden administration’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in introducing the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act. The legislation would allow the President to submit a two-year budget, and members of Congress would then adopt a two-year budget resolution and two-year appropriations bills during the first session. The second session of Congress would be devoted to the consideration of authorization bills and oversight of federal programs. Additionally, federal agencies would be... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in a letter to the Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC), Eric Beightel, expressing concerns regarding the proposed rule, "Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.” The senators requested FPISC to abandon this... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), after the Senate’s passage of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 82-15, applauded language benefitting Minot Air Force Base, which plays a historic and critical role in the defense of our nation, as it is the only base to house two out of three legs of the nuclear triad. Senator Cramer voted in favor of the legislation. “It’s always a great day to see progress on North Dakota projects I’ve... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., in reintroducing the Justice for Angel Families Act, which would amend the Crime Victims Fund to expand funds to angel families, who are immediate relatives of victims of homicide by an illegal immigrant. Additionally, the legislation would reinstate and codify the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office at the Department of Homeland Security. “Angel families’ grief after losing a loved one is a direct... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $18,914,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. This grant, funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), seeks to improve drinking water quality to small and disadvantaged communities with manganese impacted drinking water. With the use of this award funding, North Dakota will have the ability to make improvements to the Northeast... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Bottineau and Rolla on Wednesday, November 8. These hours were originally scheduled for Thursday, October 26, but were postponed due to inclement weather and poor travel conditions. “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... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota from the last 10 weeks is below. Following STB’s April 2022 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service,” BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service recovery plans, which... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK— U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association et al. v. Michael Regan, stating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to ban the use of chlorpyrifos was “arbitrary and capricious.”  “Today’s decision is a victory for our farmers, including the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association and other petitioners in this case. Our producers... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after voting to confirm General David Allvin as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. “Congratulations to General David Allvin on his confirmation to be the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Last month, I hosted General Allvin in North Dakota so he could see firsthand our defense ecosystem and meet with our legendary airmen at Minot and Grand Forks Air Force Bases.... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) will lead his colleagues in reintroducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation to address critical healthcare workforce shortages and eliminate arbitrary, ineffective per-country visa caps. Both bills establish merit-based immigration policies. “In rural states like North Dakota, highly skilled immigrant doctors and nurses play a critical role in our healthcare workforce, sometimes providing the only specialty care available in the area,” said... CONTINUE READING

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Rohit Chopra, expressing concerns regarding the October 12, 2023 joint statement by the CFPB and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The statement warned financial institutions the consideration of immigration status in loan applications may be a violation of the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined colleagues in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act. This legislation would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling migrants encountered at the border, ensuring the American people have a full accounting of the number of migrants being released into the United States. “When it comes to securing the southern border and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $114,846,344 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to Talon Nickel (USA) LLC for the construction of a battery minerals processing facility in Mercer County, North Dakota. This facility will process Minnesota-sourced nickel ore for the expansion of domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which passed the Senate with a vote of 82 to 15. “The passage of these agriculture, housing, transportation, military construction, and veterans funding bills is long overdue. While an amendment process on this smaller package is better than being jammed with a monstrous omnibus, this should have... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined his colleagues in a letter expressing significant concerns with the proposed adoption of revised energy standards for newly constructed and rehabilitated homes insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The letter requests HUD and... CONTINUE READING

“I'm not interested in a show vote.” ***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, delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding his Amendment (#1241) to defund the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations set declining... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced legislation to allow dietary supplements to be purchased with Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA). “Nutritional supplements are preventative care, helping lower health care costs by keeping Americans healthy,” said Senator Cramer. “By modernizing the rules for savings and spending accounts, my bill would save taxpayer funds, increase consumer choice, and encourage... CONTINUE READING