Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement in regards to the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:“This ruling from the Supreme Court is a win for life and states’ rights. It is one of the most consequential decisions in my lifetime. In the last 50 years since the Roe v. Wade decision, millions of helpless babies have been murdered. Countless lives will now be saved and the fundamental principle of federalism is... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement of opposition to the Senate gun control legislation: “I am committed to policies addressing mental health and securing our schools, but I cannot condone the infringement on Americans’ constitutionally guaranteed Second Amendment liberties. Further, this bill was crafted without any committee process or refining amendments. It is past time for the Senate to function within its rules and designed structure. At the end of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act. The legislation follows reports the Biden Administration may declare a public-health emergency to protect access to abortion services nationwide if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. The bill would block the abuse of this executive authority granted under the Public Health Service Act, including other emergency declarations under the National Emergencies... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced the Payment Choice Act to ensure customers have the freedom to choose how to pay for goods and services. With the increased use of electronic and contactless methods of payment and many businesses refusing cash, consumers without access to financial services face a disproportionate burden. The bipartisan... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY), and 79 of their colleagues released a bicameral joint statement, calling on the Biden Administration to reverse course on its plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 by moving the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU) out of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel’s reporting chain of command and renaming the PAU the “U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs” that would... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following three grants totaling $6,541,557:   $2,808,827 to Grand Forks Public School District for Head Start projects. $1,912,666 to Bismarck Public School District for Head Start projects. $1,820,064 to the North Dakota Department of Health to improve Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Prevention programs. The funds for Grand Forks Public School District... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement: “While working in the yard over the weekend, I sustained a serious injury to my right hand, which required immediate surgery. I continue to remain in North Dakota close to medical care as there is a high risk of infection and the possible need for finger amputation. I am alert and in good spirits. Although I am missing this week of votes and hearings, I am monitoring Senate business closely and in constant contact... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Biden’s forthcoming request to Congress to suspend the gas tax:“When gas is $5 a gallon, the American people aren’t asking for 18 cents of relief, they want the Trump energy policies back! Suspending the gas tax is nothing more than a knee-jerk political stunt providing minimal relief while blowing a hole in our... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Rob Portman (R-OH) sent a letter to President Biden expressing their concern over the president’s decision to impose a two-year tariff moratorium on imported solar panels. The senators argue this decision increases our dependence on China, rewards unfair trade practices, harms U.S. workers, and represents an executive branch overreach. The president’s decision also undermines an ongoing investigation by the Department of Commerce into efforts by... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works and Banking Committee, joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to fully study the potential environmental impacts of digital asset mining, including beneficial uses, before considering environmental regulation. This letter is a follow-up... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed a resolution co-sponsored by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) commemorating June 19, 2022, as “Juneteenth National Independence Day.”“Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation from slavery in the United States. On June 19, we celebrate freedom as we continually strive to form our more perfect union,” said Senator Cramer.The resolution recognizes June 19, 1865, as “the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.” It... 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 Environment Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $4,067,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality in nonpoint source implementation grants. The funds will be used by North Dakota to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects include a variety of structural and non-structural... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement today after he and his Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) colleagues voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of committee: “The National Defense Authorization Act is an investment in national security, our brave service members and their families, and our homeland. It contains funding for North Dakota’s military assets and missions in Minot, Grand Forks,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, announced he received the 2022 Fiscal Hero Award from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Fix the Debt project. “I am honored to receive the Fiscal Hero Award from the Fix the Debt project,” said Senator Cramer. “It is imperative we take action to reduce our national debt and stop treating money like it grows on trees. As a member of Congress, it is my duty to craft and support... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – As gas prices hit a record high of $5 per gallon nationally, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Banking Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) and all Senate Banking Committee Republicans in sending a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking them to provide more information related to its 500-page proposed climate disclosure rule. “This sweeping, close to 500-page proposed rule is unnecessary and inappropriate, exceeds... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), issued the following statement after voting to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022: “For the first time in our nation’s history, we are providing health care benefits stemming from exposure to toxic substances during military service for all veterans ranging from Vietnam to the Global War... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), and 24 of their colleagues introduced the Political Bias in Algorithm Sorting (BIAS) Emails Act. This legislation would hold Big Tech platforms accountable for using biased algorithms and ensure emails are delivered to consumers without a political filter. The legislation would also create more transparency for consumers by revealing the censoring practices Big Tech platforms, including Google, use to filter... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) today highlighted support from outside groups for his Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act. Introduced last week, the legislation requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study and report to Congress on the business practices and the effects of hiring agencies across the health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.“I appreciate the strong support from a wide array of stakeholders in the health care industry... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following two grants totaling $978,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND):  $555,000 to advance Nursing Workforce Diversity. $423,000 to support research of bacterial and host factors in the pathogenesis of Lyme neuroborreliosis under the Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research program at UND.   CONTINUE READING