Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the now outstanding Keystone XL Pipeline jobs loss report, which was due to Congress on Sunday, February 13, 2022.“At the time of its closure, the Keystone XL Pipeline project was already under construction and employed more than 1,500... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – On Susan B. Anthony’s birthday, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced he is a co-sponsor of Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Reporting Data Act, legislation to require states to report accurate and complete data about abortion, including cases where babies are born alive during abortions.“The right to life is our most precious and fundamental right. However, some states don’t require a complete report of abortion numbers. This... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) and several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask and mandates all children two years of age and older to wear a mask, including... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Representative Matt Rosendale (R-MT) on a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Martha Williams urging the Biden Administration to resolve challenges stemming from the disastrous Cottonwood decision which threatens responsible federal forest management projects.“During a congressional hearing on October 2021, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) testified that unless action is... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Angus King (I-ME) in calling for the Biden Administration to raise the H-2B seasonal worker visa cap. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh, the senators share the need for additional workers as seasonal businesses across the country struggle to find employees as the economy recovers, and call... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1,406,428 to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Head Start Funds. These 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.HHS also... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on a letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expressing support for key provisions in the FDA’s proposed rule for regulating over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The senators are calling on the FDA to finalize the rule without delay and in a manner that is consistent with congressional intent. Once issued,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – After more than two years of dispute and intervention from U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Red River Communications, a telecommunications company from Abercrombie, finally received a revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model II (ACAM II) offer from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide broadband services in the Red River Valley. The FCC increased its previous funding offer from $46,116,220 over ten years to $59,290,550 over the same period, an increased offer... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) on a bicameral letter pressing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to continue supporting agriculture producers’ access to credit. In a letter to NCUA Chairman Todd Harper, the members questioned language included in the NCUA’s Draft Strategic Plan that could lead to regulatory discrimination against credit unions that lend to farmers, ranchers, and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $488,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND) under the Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development grant program.UND’s project will hold Teach the Teacher events in eight locations across the region during the academic school year, preparing teachers to become Part 107 certified, followed by summer professional development workshops for STEM high school educators focused on the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) in urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase transparency for investors in an age of persistent cybersecurity threats with rising economic costs. The letter presses SEC Chair Gary Gensler to propose rules regarding cybersecurity disclosures and reporting. The senators advised the SEC to require publicly traded companies to disclose... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on a letter to President Joe Biden rebuking the Administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal. The senators state the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) requires the president to submit any Iran deal to Congress – and they will block implementation of any deal not submitted.“We write to call attention to a range of obligations that your... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business today to discuss Federal Reserve nominees and competition with China. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Federal Reserve Nominees:“First of all, there are plenty of reasons to vote against Mrs. Bloom Raskin, not the least of which is the strong view she has about allocating capital away from legal commerce, mainly in the fossil energy area.... 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, discussed reports of Iran-funded Houthi Rebel missile attacks in Yemen and military sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at today’s nomination hearing for Lieutenant General Michael E. Kurilla to be Commander of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM).“We've seen reports of the Houthi rebels in Yemen are firing ‘Zulfiqar’ ballistic missiles... 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, joined Laura Trevelyan on BBC last night to discuss the situations in Ukraine and Afghanistan. Excerpts and the full video are below. On Ukraine: “It’s impossible to see the type of build-up that is occurring along the Ukraine-Russia border without thinking [an invasion] could happen any day. Clearly, the... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act, a bill to strike the tax code provision inserted by the Biden Administration in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that requires third-party payment platforms to report businesses’ gross transaction volumes totaling more than $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).“Attempts... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) in filing an amicus brief to support a review of Buffington v. McDonough before the Supreme Court. In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refused to give Thomas Buffington the disability payments he had earned, and the U.S. Court of Appeals has since defended the VA’s decision. In doing so, the Federal Circuit ignored court precedent and... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $2,036,047 to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH).The funds come from the Disaster Relief Fund as authorized under the Stafford Act and will go toward helping reimburse the costs of North Dakota’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) and the entire Senate Republican Conference in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend the pending rulemaking to redefine the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically waters of the United States (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes its consideration of... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today members of his staff will hold mobile office hours in Washburn and McClusky on Monday, February 14. “Since it’s not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in Washburn and McClusky will give North... CONTINUE READING