Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,042,799 to the Cankdeska Cikana Community College for the Head Start Professional Development program. The HHS Office of Head Start administers this funding within the Administration for Children and Families. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in cosponsoring legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce from finalizing three proposed rules pertaining to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2019, the Trump administration finalized key changes to the ESA which added more flexibility for affected stakeholders while also ensuring species’ recovery plans take a tailored and targeted... CONTINUE READING

FARGO – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, welcomed home members of the 191st Military Police Company at a ceremony recognizing their yearlong mission to Kuwait. The unit performed theater customs operations to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs, contraband, and agricultural pests from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. “I cannot say thank you enough to our men and women in uniform who have made incredible... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** BISMARCK—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the latest news regarding Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA-23) impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and James Comer (R-KY-01), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, are leading the formal impeachment inquiry. Excerpts... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which will resume border wall construction, expand the number of Border Patrol Agents, strengthen asylum standards, and criminalize visa overstays. It will also restrict the Department of Homeland Security from using its CBP One app to expedite the arrival of migrants into the country.  “It’s simple: border... 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

***Click here to download video. Click here to download audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, questioned Admiral Lisa Franchetti, who was nominated to be Chief of Naval Operations. If confirmed, Admiral Franchetti will be the first woman to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senator Cramer first highlighted the trilateral security pact between Australia, the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $1,250,000 to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. This Partnership for Success (PFS) grant will go towards preventing underage drinking among individuals between the ages of 12 to 20. The goals of PFS grants are to:  Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse Reduce substance abuse-related problems Strengthen prevention capacity... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $73 million in federal funds to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services. These funds will support North Dakota’s hazard mitigation projects under the agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant programs for... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Joe Gumm on Trinity Broadcast Network’s Centerpoint to discuss the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Defense tracking more than 100 incidents of Chinese nationals posing as tourists and attempting to breach U.S. military bases and other federal sites. He also highlighted China’s ongoing aggression against the United... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned General David W. Allvin, nominee to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), about intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) confirmation hearing. General Allvin commanded the 905th Air Refueling Squadron in Grand Forks, ND, from 2001 to 2003. The CSAF is the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Air Force and is... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and former North Dakota Public Service Commissioner for nearly 10 years, wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding its ongoing rulemakings on transmission planning, cost allocation, and federal backstop siting authority. This letter is a rebuttal to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) recent letter to FERC, requesting the agency federalize the... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $769,488 to the following programs and initiatives: $125,000 to Grand Forks Public Schools for Project Drug Free Communities, which supports the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth, and addresses the community risk factors related to substance abuse. $644,488 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians for the Tribal... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Carson and New Salem on Tuesday, September 26. “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 Carson and New Salem will give North Dakotans more chances to explore solutions to the problems they face... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.*** GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined University of North Dakota (UND) President Dr. Andrew Armacost to celebrate the establishment of the Mark and Claudia Thompson Endowed Faculty Fellowship in National Security. The investiture ceremony recognized the endowment’s first recipient, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Jeremiah Neubert. During his time at UND, Dr. Neubert has conducted research... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $600,211 to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for an aging research project which will examine a therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer’s disease. CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), encouraging all North Dakotans to make their voices heard. “The Dakota Access Pipeline saga has gone on for nearly a decade, almost as long as I have been serving North Dakotans in Congress. I fundamentally disagree... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a total of $1,530,000 to the following programs and initiatives:  $30,000 to Anamoose, ND to conduct a study of the city’s sewer system in order to determine deficiencies and develop a plan for future improvements.   A loan of $1,500,000 to Northern Plains Electric Coop to assist Schmeichel Brothers Development Property, LLP in the expansion of its existing manufacturing... 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

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), introduced Eric Volk, Executive Director of the North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing. Panelists provided a variety of perspectives on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which authorized $55 billion in funding for a range of water infrastructure programs, including grants for small and disadvantaged communities,... CONTINUE READING