WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the National Science Foundation awarded $1,368,264 to Bismarck State College.The funds will be used to award scholarships to academically talented students with demonstrated financial need, who are pursuing associate and baccalaureate degrees in Applied Science. Learn more here.
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks on the Senate floor congratulating the North Dakota State Bison football team on their FCS Championship win over the Montana State Bobcats, highlighting the players’ academic successes in addition to their athletic successes. Excepts and the full speech are below.“Great athletes are smart athletes. While they take the stage on ESPN on game days, it’s important to...
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***Click here for video of Senator Hoeven’s remarks. Click here for audio.*** ***Click here for video of Senator Cramer’s remarks. Click here for audio.*** HOEVEN, CRAMER & ARMSTRONG HONOR NDSU BISON FOOTBALL TEAM’S LATEST CHAMPIONSHIPWASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week honored the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison football team for winning the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS...
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, nominee to be reappointed as Chairman, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing today. Senator Cramer announced his support for Chairman Powell’s renomination in November. The senator began with a discussion about the importance of the Federal Reserve’s independence. “I have great respect for and confidence in our...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the following three grants totaling $682,500: $227,500 to the Souris Basin Planning Council to support Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, and Ward counties.$227,500 to the Lewis and Clark Regional Development Council to support Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan, and Sioux.$227,500 to the North Central Planning...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing the Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination (COVID) Act of 2022, legislation to authorize sanctions if, 90 days after enactment, the Chinese Communist Party fails to allow for a credible and comprehensive international investigation into the origins of COVID-19 at laboratories in Wuhan that engaged in risky research involving bat coronaviruses.“Congress should not have to...
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***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 Democrats’ federalization of elections, Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) legislation to implement sanctions on Nord Stream 2, and the tax code. Excerpts and the full video are below.On Democrats’ Federalization of Elections: “[Democrat] Leader Schumer wants to bring up the voting rights bill which is just an absolute fake crisis...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in an op-ed with Lt. General H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army, ret., Trump’s former National Security Advisor, outlined an America First approach to trade and energy production aligning climate and national security policy. Looking through the lens of trade with the European Union, the op-ed highlights opportunities to be a global leader on emission reductions by producing and exporting American energy, which enhances the United...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,224,799 to the North Dakota Department of Human Services. The funds will be used for the Money Follows the Person grant program, which supports community inclusion of individuals with disabilities. Learn more here.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the upcoming case considering the Biden Administration’s top-down Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring private employers with over 100 employees to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing.The brief argues that Congress did not give OSHA the authority to impose a vaccine...
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download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK
– U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined
Larry Kudlow on Sunday Morning Futures where he discussed the
Democrats’ upcoming socialist legislative agenda and energy policy. Excerpts
and a full video are below.On Schumer and the Democratic
Party: “Every move that is made, every
vote that he calls, he is thinking about [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] and the
possibility that she will run against him in the...
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released a Christmas video message:“This Christmas season, as we celebrate the birth of a savior, I’m overwhelmed with emotion. What overwhelms me the most is that we have the creator of the universe who wanted to reconcile with his most favorite creation of all: people. So badly he wanted to be with us that he became one of us. And he took the most humble form possible.“We celebrate in...
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***Click here for photos.***MINOT – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on his visit to Minot Air Force Base today. During the visit, they toured the 54th helicopter squadron, missile alert facility, and 91st Missile Wing “Rough Riders.” Following the tour, they visited with the base airmen. “I’m grateful Secretary Kendall came to Minot to see North Dakota’s Air Force capabilities and...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the passing of Representative George Keiser (R-Bismarck):“Kris and I are sad to learn of the death of Representative George Keiser. George lived a life of service in business, government, and family. His business knowledge and experience served him and North Dakota well as he applied his knowhow to help make our state a welcoming place for free enterprise to thrive. He improved life for many North Dakotans through his...
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***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Larry Kudlow today to discuss energy policy and Democrats’ Build Back Broke on Fox Business. Excerpts and a full video are below.On Biden Energy Policies:“[Democrats] believe by choking the supply, that somehow they are going to diminish the demand and, of course, we know that is not the case. Demand is rising all over the world for the type of energy we produce in the...
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BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the following three loans totaling $46,535,000: $23,000,000 to Northern Plains Electric Cooperative,$22,300,000 to Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative Inc., and $1,235,000 to the City of Drayton. The funds will be used to build and improve critical rural infrastructure.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), 46 Senate colleagues, and 44 House members on an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of North Dakota, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. The members agree the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its...
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BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the following three grants totaling $1,750,002:$900,002 to the City of Bismarck for a Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program for first responders;$600,000 to Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Law for Violent Crime in Tribal Communities Training and Technical Assistance; and$250,000 to Tribal Judicial Institute...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Lisa McClain (R-MI) in introducing the Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act, legislation to nullify an interim final rule (IFR) that was published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requiring universal masking for all individuals in a Head Start facility above the age of two, including all staff, volunteers, and contractors. The IFR also requires toddlers to wear masks while...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) on a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers on why Nigeria was removed from the State Department's list of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and requesting they be placed back on the list. "Religious people in Nigeria face severe persecution at the hands of radical terrorist groups and even their own government. In...
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