Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of 19 bipartisan colleagues in a letter urging the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to ensure reliable, consistent rail service for American industries and shippers.“We are very concerned over the significant rail service disruptions occurring throughout the U.S. freight rail network. Reports from rail customers, including our manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and energy producers, indicate reliable... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), and 53 House and Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), urging a reversal on the Organization’s recent guidelines on abortion. These guidelines advocate for abortion on demand and critique conscience objections of healthcare providers. The updated guidelines follow years of controversy... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the future of the Republican party and the Biden Administration’s disastrous energy policy on Fox Business’ Kudlow. Excerpts and full video are below.On Future of the Republican Party:  “The Trump doctrine matters. Donald Trump tapped into something really important that Americans care about: an America First form of conservatism and an America First form of trade. I’d... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and a bipartisan group of 43 senators in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023. Israel’s missile defense system is made up of four operational layers: Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow 2 and now Arrow 3. In addition to contributing to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after Western District of Louisiana Judge Robert Summerhays granted a preliminary injunction on the Biden Administration’s plan to end Title 42 border expulsions on Monday, May 23:“The Courts are once again getting it right. The United States is in the midst of the greatest border crisis in our history, thanks to the destructive policies of the Biden Administration. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents need every tool... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1,398,025 in Head Start Indian Grants to Cankdeska Cikana Community College.   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

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. A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota for the last 10 weeks is below. Grain Car Backlog Status ReportClick here to access the data. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today the U.S. Army awarded a $7,653,000.06 contract to HSG Park Joint Venture, LLC in Harvey, North Dakota for a flood protection project in Drayton, North Dakota. This contract provides for the replacement of an existing dam with a new dam that includes a fish passageway to improve biotic connectivity, in support of the Drayton Dam Fish Passage Mitigation and Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) pressed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service) Director Martha Williams on the Biden Administration’s expansive 30x30 agenda and appeals process for Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) easements at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing.Senator Cramer began by asking if Biden’s 30x30 initiative, which aims to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in demanding answers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its inadequate investigation into Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan manufacturing facility and failure to mitigate the nationwide baby formula shortage. The senators are also seeking answers regarding when the White House was made aware of the dire situation and the steps available to limit the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 83 colleagues in introducing a resolution marking National Police Week and reiterating support for the men and women in law enforcement. It was unanimously adopted by the U.S. Senate last night.“Now, more than ever, law enforcement needs our constant support. They wake up every day and do one of the hardest jobs there is, and they do it without asking for praise or recognition. On... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in sending a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security expressing opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and urging that any funding for such board be prohibited in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.“While DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that the board will not be used for political purposes and did his best to explain away... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 49 Senate colleagues in penning a letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration includes Taiwan as a partner in the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). In addition to recognizing Taiwan’s importance to the United States as an important trading partner, the senators underscored that failing to include Taiwan in IPEF runs counter to U.S. economic interests in the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in introducing the Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act to address problems stemming from the consolidated corporate ownership and voting power within Wall Street’s largest investment advisers and their index funds. With passive investing exploding in popularity over the past two decades, these firms have quietly become the largest owners in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in leading a bipartisan resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2022, as National Public Works Week. The resolution encourages the public to recognize and celebrate the important contributions that public works officials make every day to improve public infrastructure in the United States. It passed the Senate unanimously last... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a total of $4,272,883 in Head Start Indian Grants to North Dakota tribal communities. HHS awarded the following: $1,647,772 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians; $1,218,684 to the Three Affiliated Tribes; and $1,406,427 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.  The funds come through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which promote school readiness for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) on an amicus brief requesting the Supreme Court take up Robert Kerr, SC Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) v. Planned Parenthood and Julie Edwards.   “As this case illustrates—deepening the split between the circuits over whether a private citizen may bring a § 1983 action to enforce an alleged right under the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified-provider... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made $6 billion in disaster assistance available for commodity and specialty crop producers affected by severe drought, poor weather, and natural disasters during the 2020 and 2021 crop years through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). This disaster assistance is funded through last September’s Continuing Resolution which Senator Cramer supported.“North Dakota’s farmers have suffered significant... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) in introducing a resolution calling on the Biden Administration to work with Congress to develop a plan to combat the rise in crime and crisis at the southern border. The resolution comes as the nation honors National Police Week.“Rising crime, especially violent crime, in the United States poses a threat to the national interest, as well as to the safety and security of individuals, communities, businesses,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, participated in a bipartisan policymaker conversation with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Minneapolis regarding energy and inflation.“There are too many negative signals being sent by the Biden Administration. On one hand, the President wants more oil and gas produced, and on the other hand, they’re lengthening the time to get permits on federal lands, reducing... CONTINUE READING