Press Releases

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s plans to retire next year:“Throughout his career Attorney General Stenehjem has been a tireless advocate and force for North Dakota advancing the cause of federalism and states’ rights. I am grateful for his dedicated service to our great state and wish him the best in retirement,” said Senator Cramer.  CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and all Banking Committee Republicans called on President Joe Biden to rebuke Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Director Marty Gruenberg for their illegitimate attempt to violate the FDIC’s 88-year tradition of working independent from partisan political influence. In a letter, the senators also urged President Biden to immediately replace Director... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) in introducing the Coal Council Certainty Act, legislation to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC). The NCC is a federal advisory committee that provided advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry. It was originally established in 1984 and was comprised of coal producers and consumers,... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule. This resolution would halt President Biden’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for virtually all health care employees and prevent any similar rule from being proposed in the future.“While Joe Biden’s... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Representative Ralph Norman (R-SC) on a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, condemning HHS’s recent reversal of protections for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. “We find it disturbing that one day before it released its 2021 AFCARS report, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—with your express approval— announced the rescission of... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and John Kennedy (R-LA) in introducing the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act, legislation to prevent Democrats from turning the Small Business Administration (SBA) into a direct lender, as they are attempting to do in their big government socialist agenda reconciliation bill.“More government is never the answer. Biden’s Build Back Broke proposal... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) re-introduced their VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act. This bipartisan legislation would implement a Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program at five U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers across the country, including one that must serve primarily veterans who live in rural areas.“We need to find ways to lower suicide rates among veterans and get the... CONTINUE READING

***Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), joined SVAC Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) and SVAC Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) in introducing the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act, legislation to increase transparency surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program.This summer, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released three... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement in response to North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner’s (R-Dickinson) announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2022.“Rich Wardner is the best. He is the true gentlemen of North Dakota’s legislative history and we are better off because of his servant leadership to our great state. With an educator’s and coach’s heart, he gives being a Senator a good name,” said Senator Cramer.  CONTINUE READING

***Click here for video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), issued the following statement on his Burial Equity and his Supporting Families of the Fallen Act passing through the SVAC today:“I have the opportunity to sit on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and today the committee voted to move two of my bills to the Senate floor for full Senate consideration. The first... CONTINUE READING

***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.***WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the 12 Biden Blunders of Christmas, highlighting twelve of the Biden Administration’s blunders in 2021.“As we approach the Christmas break and advent of the New Year, I believe it's instructive to take an inventory of the year that was. So in honor of the holiday season, let's take stock of the first year of the reign of Biden,... 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 (SASC), issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):“The National Defense Authorization Act fulfills our constitutional duty and most foundational obligation to provide for the common defense of the United States. No bill this... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after voting against Democrats’ bill to increase the debt ceiling today: “We just got terrible economic numbers last week with inflation hitting nearly 7%, the highest in 40 years. Amidst a background of Biden’s supply chain crisis and skyrocketing prices everywhere, the last thing Democrats should be doing is increasing the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) on a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) raising questions about the process the WHO is using to name COVID-19 variants.While the WHO says they are naming COVID-19 variants after letters in the Greek alphabet, they skipped the letter “Xi,” seemingly to avoid naming a variant after China’s president Xi Jinping. The senators note that this is just one of numerous examples of the WHO showing deference to... CONTINUE READING

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $2,190,195 to the Family Healthcare Center in Fargo.This award is continuing funding from a previously approved project entitled, “Health Center Cluster.” CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) extended ten-year analysis of Democrats’ big government socialist agenda.“We all know there’s no such thing as a temporary government program. The $1.75 trillion Build Back Better price tag was a lie from the very beginning, hiding behind arbitrary sunset dates and budget gimmicks. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Steve Daines (R-MT) on a letter pushing back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates that will impact truckers and other essential travelers trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border. The senators stressed the impact of the vaccine mandate in further exacerbating the ongoing supply chain crisis and forcing American workers out of their jobs.“Trucking is the largest mode of surface trade with Canada; every day, there are... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) on a bipartisan letter expressing support for the cattle industry’s recent requests for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil.“Cattle producers across the country work hard to produce the highest quality beef in the world,” the senators wrote. “This industry should not be jeopardized by Brazilian beef imports that may contaminate... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after voting against a bill to increase the debt ceiling today:“Chuck Schumer put us in this terrible box confronted with nothing but bad choices. Democrats ran up an irresponsible amount of debt and they took any structural reforms off the table. Time and again Democrats punted on their responsibility to lift the debt ceiling, which they can do on their own without a single... CONTINUE READING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered testimony before North Dakota’s Legislative Assembly Interim Water Drainage Committee. His remarks focused on North Dakota’s battles with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) enforcement of Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) easements.The senator began by discussing states’... CONTINUE READING