Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Thune (R-SD), and U.S. Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD), sent a letter to Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) David Pekoske, urging the agency to rescind its Airport Security Program National Amendment (TSA-NA-23-02) issued earlier this year. The National Amendment requires airports to implement a costly and impractical employee screening policy without any financial support. The TSA delayed its... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** MINOT – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and General David Allvin, Acting Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Minot Air Force Base (AFB) to meet with airmen and tour several sites on the base. Minot AFB plays a historic and critical role in the defense of our nation, as the only base to house two out of three legs of the strategic triad. “I am grateful General Allvin came to Minot to see North... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden, calling on the administration to immediately convene the G7 nations and further isolate Iran with severe sanctions and action. The senators said the terror and devastation unleashed on Israel over the last few days by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists has rightly horrified the world. “The atrocities are too numerous to fully recount here, but the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invested $26 million to fund a pilot project to accelerate and improve soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin. These funds, distributed from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will improve hydrological monitoring in the upper basin states of North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. While this project pilot will focus... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources.*** GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered remarks at the 17th annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. He highlighted North Dakota’s ability to generate one of the most diverse and critical defense ecosystems in the nation. “Grand Forks Air Force Base has evolved from fighters, bombers, missiles, tankers, and now unmanned aircraft. Its latest... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK– U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) penned an op-ed in the Grand Forks Herald discussing how North Dakota has one of the most diverse and critical defense ecosystems in the nation. Specifically, he highlighted Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) and its many transitions to meet emerging threats. “North Dakota has strung together one of the most diverse and critical defense ecosystems in the nation. It formed from geographic necessity, a patriotic population, innovative educational... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a deadly land, air, and sea attack against Israel. “Today is a sad day, and I pray for all the victims of this unprovoked and senseless terrorist attack on Israel. I stand with our ally in the face of this naked aggression by Iran and its pawn, Hamas, and condemn these terrorist acts. The United States must... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined his colleagues in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), expressing strong opposition to a proposal reinstating the heavy-handed, public-utility regulations of Title II of the Communications Act on the internet. The proposed rules are largely similar to the rules adopted by the FCC in 2015, which reclassified broadband from Title I to Title II. Title II grants the FCC expansive regulatory powers which include the ability to:... 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) joined his colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), requesting a plan regarding how the chamber will vote on and pass the 12 appropriations bills, which have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee, avoiding an omnibus spending package. “The core constitutional responsibility of the United States Congress is the power of the purse, to set and authorize appropriations which fund the operations of the United... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced North Dakota will receive a total of $342,192,740 in Federal Aid-Highway Program (FAHP) funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These funds will be distributed to the following programs and initiatives: $188,471,914 from the National Highway Performance Program; $91,689,040 from the Surface... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after voting to support the House of Representatives’ 45-day funding bill. This legislation overwhelmingly passed the Senate with a vote of 88 to 9, averting a federal government shutdown at midnight. The bill extends current government funding levels until November 17, 2023.“While I am grateful the Senate swiftly voted to pass a clean government funding bill, our work is not over. We have 45 days to get our act... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a total of $500,000 to the Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo. The grant will go towards the recruitment, initiation, and support of a non-stop service between Fargo Hector International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. In June, Senator Cramer joined the rest of the North Dakota delegation in a letter supporting the non-stop service. “Fargo-Moorhead is a... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Republican members of the committee in a letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, expressing their opposition to aspects of CEQ’s proposed rules to implement the commonsense project review reforms achieved in the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA). Signed into law on June 3, 2023, the FRA included the most substantive... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in introducing the Pay Our Military Act of 2023, which would appropriate funds to pay U.S. military servicemembers in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year 2024. Additionally, the legislation would fund the civilian personnel at the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.  “Servicemembers answered the call and faithfully protect our country... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a total of $1,033,356 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for the following programs and initiatives:  $684,338 for the North Dakota Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, which coordinates IPM education for agronomic crops, promotes pollinator health, and provides IPM education through the NDSU Extension Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Program. $349,018 for a program... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $430,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and Tri-County Water District to implement a program to provide drinking water assistance to underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities. These funds will be distributed through the Assistance for Small and... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). She was the longest-serving female senator in history.  “Kris and I offer our sincerest condolences to Senator Feinstein’s family, friends, and staff. She was a lifelong public servant and an intelligent and influential legislator. Dianne was a truly genuine person and a giant of the Senate.” 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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Department of Labor (DOL) awarded $1,996,246 to Bismarck State College to provide workforce development training programs to address our nation’s labor shortage. These funds will be disbursed through DOL’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program, which prepares job seekers for high-demand, high-quality career... CONTINUE READING