Press Releases

***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, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the Biden Administration’s “9,000 Lease Lie” amidst a backdrop of skyrocketing inflation, soaring gas prices, and Biden’s ongoing supply chain crisis.“We have a geopolitical opportunity right now to cut Putin’s malign influence and we should be taking full advantage of... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) highlighted poor methane capture rates on Federal lands – especially when compared to North Dakota state and private lands – and pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to work with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture on chlorpyrifos disposal at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing.“I remember what you said last week about emission standards and... 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 U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration awarded $21,558,937 in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Highway Trust Fund to North Dakota’s transit systems.“Today’s funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is another win for our... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) in urging the Department of Education to reconsider their proposed ruling redefining the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best education for their child.“Rather than overseeing and enforcing existing safeguards intended to ensure that high-quality schools are able to open or expand, the Department of Education is engaging in an... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing the Real Emergencies Act, to clarify President Biden cannot use climate change as the premise to declare a national emergency.“House Progressives’ shortsighted attempt to double down on President Biden’s failed energy policies by encouraging him to declare a national climate emergency and ban fossil fuel... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation awarded $249,118 to the University of North Dakota (UND). The funds will be used for research of Stimuli-Responsive Biodegradable Polymeric Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) lead his Republican colleagues on the Senate Banking and Environment and Public Works (EPW) committees in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to withdraw the agency’s proposed climate disclosure rule, which would require publicly-traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other information related to climate change. The letter expresses the senators’ strong opposition to the proposed rule and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in responding to President Biden’s inadequate defense budget.“President Biden needs to put a serious budget proposal forward to confront the real threats we face,” wrote Senator Cramer. “Russia is just one reason why defense spending needs to be higher. China and other nations are watching the seriousness and resolve... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the Landowner Easement Rights Act with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND). This bill will prohibit the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years. It will also give owners of existing easements the option to renegotiate, renew, or buy out the easement.“For... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senate Banking Committee Republicans today unveiled a discussion draft of a new plan to help accelerate economic growth and spur new business formation. The draft’s working title is the JOBS Act 4.0.“Our work today seeks to accelerate economic growth and spur new business creation. These bills create more access to capital for... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing the National Opportunity to Restore Uranium Supply Services In America (NO RUSSIA) Act of 2022. This legislation authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a national strategic uranium reserve.“Uranium is a critical piece to our energy security, national security, and grid reliability. Establishing a national... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement regarding the upcoming vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to serve as an Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court:“I take my constitutional duty to provide advice and consent on appointments made by the president of the United States very seriously. I want to thank Judge Jackson for taking the time to meet with me. We had a very cordial and intellectual discussion on the critical... 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, joined Eric Bolling The Balance on Newsmax to discuss soaring gas prices and President Biden’s plan to release 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Oil Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “It’s a bad idea for a number of reasons. Places like North Dakota... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $708,200 to the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Inc., or Impact Dakota. This investment through the NIST MEP Emergency Assistance Program will be used to provide manufacturing extension services to North Dakota’s small and medium-sized manufacturers. The areas of focus for the allocated funds include: Workforce... 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, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss President Biden’s decision to release 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Excerpts and the full video are below. On Oil Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “Larry, there's a really big one called the Bakken. It's a great big... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on President Joe Biden to work with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to consider trade policies that reduce global emissions and strengthen geopolitical alliances. The letter comes on the heels of President Joe Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen’s announcement... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will start sending livestock disaster assistance payments through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) to ranchers impacted by drought or wildfire. The program is funded through last September’s Continuing Resolution, which Senator Cramer supported.“2021 was a challenging year for North Dakota’s ranchers. Extreme drought affected most of the state and forced producers to cull herds they... 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 and Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to discuss the latest on Ukraine and Russia given his meeting with members of the Ukrainian Parliament and classified briefing with the intelligence community yesterday. He also discussed the Biden Administration’s regulatory obstacles to American... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced today the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) will allocate North Dakota $51,550,000 in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Through his seat on EPW, Senator Cramer was a key architect of the law and helped shepherd it through Congress. “This new funding for North Dakota water resources projects is... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.******Click here for photos.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Members of the Ukrainian Parliament yesterday. “[I met] with five members of the Rada, the parliament from Ukraine – all five of them moms, unfortunately for them, all the husbands and dads are back fighting. They... CONTINUE READING