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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) President Ron Ness on expanding access to capital to ensure American energy security. The roundtable also featured Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President and CEO Neel Kashkari.“My mission today was simple: foster a discussion on what oil and gas producers and hardworking... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and 24 Republican colleagues in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions to infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors. “These continued assaults of the Second Amendment threaten law-abiding Americans’ rights as they try to follow ATF guidance on making these parts. We... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Newsmax’s American Agenda with Bob Sellers and Heather Childers to discuss Russian collusion with the political left and environmental organizations. They also discussed the need to transfer MiG fighter jets from Poland to Ukraine. Excerpts and full video are below. On Russian Collusion with the Political... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in The Hill on the chilling effect of the Biden Administration’s radical financial nominees and hostility towards fossil fuels on the ability of America to become energy independent once again.“The regulatory assault and sharp rhetoric from the Biden administration comes against a backdrop of skyrocketing energy prices. While President Biden made the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 30 Senate Republicans in introducing a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration’s 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration’s 2019 ban on federal funding to entities who provide abortion referrals to pregnant mothers. The 2019 rule did not reduce Title X funding, but simply redirected it to... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) today issued the following statements after the Administration announced the appointment of Erin Oban as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for North Dakota. “The USDA Rural Development State Director plays an important role as the point person for grants, loans, and loan guarantees to help create jobs, support economic development, and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and James Risch (R-ID) on a letter to President Biden expressing their concern regarding upcoming contract negotiations at America’s West Coast ports.The senators fear that poor contract negotiations will result in additional supply chain disruptions, exacerbated freight congestion, and further harm manufacturing in the United States.In the letter, they urged the President to use... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing legislation to ban imports of Russian uranium.“Uranium is an important energy source and yet another example of how the U.S. needs to shore up our critical supply chains. Unfortunately, rather than producing and re-establishing our domestic uranium enrichment capacity, we have... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Jim Risch (R-ID), John Cornyn (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Mike Braun (R-IN) in calling on President Biden to ban Russian companies from the United States financial system to ensure American investors are not invertedly providing capital to fund Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Senate Republicans, representing the Senate Armed Services, Finance, and Foreign Relations... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Ukraine Caucus, joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in introducing a Senate resolution urging the Biden Administration to facilitate the transfer of aircraft, such as MiG-29s, and air defense systems to Ukraine.“I fully support the immediate transfer of MiG-29s and other air defense systems to Ukraine. President Zelensky has asked for these aircraft multiple times,” said Senator... 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 today to discuss Russia and energy. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Russia’s Financial Support for Far-Left Climate Groups“It should shock us, but for some reason, it doesn’t shock me to know Russia and the American Left are colluding on a political agenda. It benefits each of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Angus King (I-ME), U.S. Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR), and 29 Congressional colleagues from potato-producing states in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to press its counter-agency in Mexico to honor and expedite the U.S.-Mexico trade deal restoring U.S. fresh potato exports to Mexico in a bipartisan, bicameral letter.Despite a Mexican Supreme Court ruling made in... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress: “President Zelensky’s address to Congress today was really more than an address to Congress. It was an address to the American people.”“His message has not changed for the last couple of weeks. At the end of the day, his request is simple and consistent: help protect the skies... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Ms. Shalanda Young to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): “Ms. Young is eminently qualified for the job of Office of Management and Budget Director. Her deep understanding of the legislative process, impressive wit, and proven ability to build relationships will serve her well in this important role. I have appreciated her... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today the U.S. Army awarded a $114,897,115 contract for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project (Project).This contract provides for construction of the Red River Structure as part of the overall combination of measures, including water control structures, a diversion channel, and additional in-town measures. The estimated completion date is March 19,... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio. ***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discussed the Iran nuclear deal, foreign military sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) needs at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).Senator Cramer voiced concerns over the Biden Administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal and the many... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement in response to Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announced opposition to the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the Federal Reserve Board:“Once again Senator Joe Manchin shows himself to be a statesman who understands the American economy and the strength of American energy production with his announcement to oppose Sarah Bloom Raskin. This raises awareness that radicals who speak... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led colleagues in a letter calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet to take action to prevent a Canadian Pacific railway strike. A strike is slated to begin on Wednesday, March 16, involving more than 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainpersons, and yardpersons. A strike would have significant market implications from agriculture to energy and exacerbate the Biden Administration’s supply chain crisis. Up... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and several of their colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to continue utilizing liquid fuel vehicles in the federal fleet, including vehicles used by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In a letter to Biden, the senators take aim at the Administration’s push to transition the entire federal fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) – citing a USPS review that... 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 CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss Putin’s war on Ukraine and the Biden Administration’s disastrous energy policy. Excerpts and full video are below.On Putin“He’s having a much more difficult time than he thought going into Ukraine. The waterways are important to him. But you... CONTINUE READING