Press Releases

WASHINGTON – 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 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” in April, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service recovery plans,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2,088,884 grant to North Dakota State University’s Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer.The funding comes from the Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research Program. 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 today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Mott Municipal Airport $380,000 in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).“Today’s funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is another win for North Dakota. Small airports are important in our rural... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) proposed rule to impose greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations without any new authority from Congress:“The Biden Administration’s Federal Highway Administration is veering off course once again. First, they... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Braun (R-IN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to the Senate Conference Committee members appointed to reach an agreement related to H.R. 4521, the United States Innovation and Competition Act, outlining their concerns with provisions in the bill that would strip away tools for competing with China, and proposing changes to incentivize domestic investment.“We write to reiterate that the economic... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Grafton and Lakota on Thursday, July 14.“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 Grafton and Lakota will give North... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on yesterday’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) onshore lease sale and the legal challenge from radical environmentalist interest groups: “Yesterday’s better late than never onshore lease sale demonstrates not only the attractiveness of the Bakken, but the dire need for domestic oil and gas production amidst soaring inflation, skyrocketing gas prices, and a... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following Independence Day video message:“Hello and happy Independence Day to you all! “As we prepare for a day filled with celebration with family and friends, let’s first reflect on the day 246 years ago that revolutionized democracy and freedom sending tidal waves throughout the world. America was born and a representative republic was... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – 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 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” in April, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service recovery plans,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a total of $5,000,000 to North Dakota tribes in water and waste grants. $3,000,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to install a water main from Kenel, South Dakota to the North Dakota border to benefit the residents of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. There is no rural water service to this area of the reservation and many wells do not provide adequate or reliable water for... 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 today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a total of $1,865,085 in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.“Today’s funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is another win for our state. These dollars will specifically aid projects to improve North Dakota’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a total of $5,547,013 to multiple airports within the state of North Dakota for runway installation, construction, rehabilitation, and assessments.  Grant Recipient Award Amount Grand Forks International $1,741,022 Glen Ullin Municipal Airport Authority $1,681,000 Lisbon Municipal Airport Authority $941,738 Edgeley Municipal Airport Authority $418,353 Jamestown Airport... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on West Virginia v. EPA, in which North Dakota is a party, firmly establishing the State’s role as an equal partner to the federal government in regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants:“Today’s ruling reaffirms Congress never... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an essay for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy on restoring states’ rights and adhering to cooperative federalism in environmental policy. In the essay, Senator Cramer examines the Clean Air Act, specifically Section 111(d), the Clean Water Act, Waters of the United States, and the Water Supply Rule.“In my ten years as a state regulator, six years as a U.S. House member,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) co-sponsored Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Congressman Mike Garcia’s (R-CA) Safe Schools Act, which allows COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to harden themselves with physical security measures, such as locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and hiring and paying the salaries of armed school... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources***GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus, welcomed Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Dr. Derek Tournear to Grand Forks and attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB) where SDA’s first Ground Operations and Integration Center will be located.  “It seems like just yesterday I brought SDA Director Tournear to Grand Forks... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for media resources***GRAND FORKS – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke today at the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center’s (EERC) “Energizing North Dakota” event highlighting North Dakota’s energy leadership and charting a positive course for the future. “I like to talk about the Biden Administration’s 2050 fantasies colliding with our 2022 reality. If only they looked to the excellence... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a resolution celebrating the pro-life movement on its historic victory in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.Pro-Life Volunteers Are Standing Up to Protect Life:  “In the aftermath of the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, millions of volunteers, nonpartisan organizations, and lawmakers came together with a shared voice to stand up for the rights of the unborn, who are the most vulnerable... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $1,469,211 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). This project, titled “Partnering with Rural and Low-income Students for Academic Success in the Biological Sciences,” will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – 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 hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” in April, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific submitted service recovery plans,... CONTINUE READING