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Kevin John Cramer is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Dakota since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Cramer previously represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2019. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as energy policy, agriculture, and veterans' affairs, often advocating for North Dakota's interests on a national level.
I want to speak specifically to a different rulemaking process, and that is the greenhouse gas emissions performance measure notice of proposed new rulemaking, and how I believe that that directly contradicts the bipartisan bill as well…
Amid the geyser of anger in the wake of the Arizona case, Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, called for my firing, and accused me of a cover up.
Show us the subpoena. Crying out loud. It`s not like it this happens every day. This requires further explanation. Or else we are left to presume the worst.
I mean, the biggest problem with inflation, the cause of inflation, is when demand outpaces supply.
The only thing that concerns me about that is that--that sounds swell until the local community decides it is not worth the funding, in which case you have solved no problem.
It is one of the times Senator Whitehouse and I really get to dig in on the same side of something.
CCUS is clearly a topic near and dear to North Dakota, as is obvious by one of our witnesses.
The Biden Administration's Federal Highway Administration is veering off course once again.
The thing that is missing, frankly, in our Federal Government these days is federalism.
Frankly, even Senator Lummis's point that the west is not the same as the east, North Dakota is one of four States who has never violated their ambient air quality standards.
One of the concerns, at least in North Dakota, and one of the concerns we have, frankly, going forward, is that you might recall that the proposed rule said that North Dakota could reduce emissions by 11 percent.
I am going to try to avoid asking you a question that would require you to abstain based on the Supreme Court situation, which I think is prudent.
I have heard from literally hundreds of North Dakota landowners that are encumbered with Fish and Wildlife Service Waterfowl Protection Area easements.
Similarly, considering that the first Administration priority that you referenced in your opening statement is America the Beautiful or 30X30, would you say that is also a high priority?
Now, this is one big Executive Order, 30X30. Why wouldn't that trigger NEPA when we are talking about tripling the protected acres in the United States?
They have had their private property rights trampled on, the Service not living up to its contractual agreements.
Would it be safe to say that NEPA compliance is a really high priority for this Administration, particularly for local communities, stakeholders, others, to provide input on Federal decisions?
I introduced legislation to prohibit the Service from entering into a conservation easement of greater than 50 years.
I am looking at the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council's Justice40, some of the conclusions that they drew.
I don't think it is clear at all. I think it is very confusing, quite honestly.
This legislation, for those of us in the West, prioritizes western States' water rights.
This bill does serve as an exemplary example of what can be done when we work together.
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