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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Iran China Accountability Act. This legislation calls attention to Iran’s ties with Communist China by prohibiting the obligation or expenditure of any taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until the regime terminates their ties with Communist China and terrorist groups like Hamas.“Giving the largest state sponsor of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced the Indian Health Service (IHS) awarded $57,715,390 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to North Dakota tribes to improve water and sanitation systems. “Tribes know best what their communities need and this funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law is a much-needed investment to improve their water and sanitation systems,” said Senator... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $6,704,544 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for Rural Economic Preservation Through Rail Replacement.The proposed project will replace approximately 14.5 miles of old jointed rail with continuous welded rail on the Red River Valley & Western Railroad between Independence and Oakes, North Dakota. The project will result in a more... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK), on a letter signed by 45 other pro-life senators to send a unified message to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, or any other pro-life protections.“We write to express our unwavering support for the Hyde Amendment and all other longstanding... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Fox Business’s Kudlow to discuss President Joe Biden’s refusal to change course on his disastrous fiscal policies to combat skyrocketing inflation. He also encouraged the Biden Administration to unleash American energy and keep Section 301 tariffs on China. Excerpts and full video are below.On Joe Biden Doubling Down on Dumb: “One... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and 29 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Richard Shelby (R-AL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. PILT provides payments to counties with non-taxable federal... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for photos.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking and Budget Committees, met with the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce EDC today, where he discussed inflation, interest rates, workforce challenges, and the disconnect between a far-Left environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement and reality. “It was great to meet with and hear from leaders at the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce EDC. Now, more than ever, we need... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the Administration’s misleading rhetoric and dangerous policies which are crippling the American economy. Excerpts and the full video are below.  On Upcoming Meetings with Federal... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the University of North Dakota and the North Dakota Department of Health the following three grants totaling $2,495,689: $444,605 to the University of North Dakota’s Graduate Psychology Education Programs $1,651,084 to the North Dakota Health Department for Cancer Prevention and Control Programs $400,000 to University of North Dakota Cancer Prevention and Control Programs CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Jon Tester (D-MT) in urging the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with the necessary resources in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding legislation to properly staff and secure the U.S.-Canada border. The senators outlined the importance of: Providing the personnel, technology, and tools required for border professionals to... 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 for the last 10 weeks is below.Following last month’s STB hearing on “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service,” 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,997,560 in a Head Start Grants to Minot Public School District 1. The funds come through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which promote school readiness for young children and toddlers from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development as well as early learning, health, and family well-being. CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a $324,516,613 contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems to establish the ground Operations and Integration segment of the National Defense Space Architecture. The SDA operations centers will be at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND, and Redstone Arsenal, AL.  “Grand Forks plays an important role in defending our country... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committees, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Army Corps) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 work plan allocated $159,239,000 for North Dakota water resource projects, operations, and maintenance. The FY22 work plan includes:   $136.5 million to complete construction of the Pipestem Dam safety modification project$1 million for the Wilton Street and Utility... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week in a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide support and certainty to producers facing disruptions in spring planting due to excess moisture. The senators made the case for Vilsack to offset any loss in the crop insurance guarantee for producers that are unable to get into the field until after the final planting... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act. The legislation would protect cadets and midshipmen at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy from being punished for their choice to not receive the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined the Climate Leadership Council for a conversation about bipartisan opportunities surrounding the integration of climate and trade policy. Excerpts and full video are below. On an America First Approach to Trade and Climate:“It seems to me that for too long we in the United States have not valued our energy transformation, our energy successes, or our emissions successes over... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pressed Joseph Goffman, nominee to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on the Biden Administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing.Senator Cramer called out the EPA’s bait-and-switch tactics in the Clean Power Plan in regards to emission reductions... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) in sending a letter to President Biden urging him not to lift the Section 301 tariffs, which currently target China and their illegal and unfair trade practices. The Biden Administration has publicly signaled a desire to lift the tariffs, a policy position long advocated for by the Chinese Communist Party. The Biden Administration has also noted that China has failed to comply with provisions in the Phase One... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) in a letter to President Biden urging him to expedite the Executive Branch’s process to advance Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership and pledging to work with the Administration to ensure swift ratification of the Washington Treaty. In the letter, the senators noted that NATO’s expansion will send a clear message to Putin... CONTINUE READING