Kevin Cramer

Representative Cramer's legislation, H.R. 4293, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act, reflects a straightforward modernization of the environmental permitting of gathering lines when there is clearly no significant environmental…

I mean I was just with the President of the United States on a North Dakota Reservation a week ago, where he talked about honoring sovereignty.

This is pure common sense.

It is no secret that in North Dakota crude oil production has significantly increased.

H.R. 4293, the 'Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act,' was introduced by Congressman Cramer and seeks to streamline the permitting process for natural gas gathering lines.

We are trying to help them and help you keep people.

While representing the people of the United States in Congress means important oversight of the Government agencies they create, it should also mean full cooperation of these agencies to ensure full and timely disclosure of requested…

Like many in North Dakota, I am concerned the Obama administration is being selective in determining which energy producers are investigated or prosecuted.

And I would submit to you the lack of these policies and the lack of the clarity is the evidence of the lack of transparency.

Except that, according to the judge's ruling, 'taken' is not as easily described, or as defined as perhaps it once was.

What is your understanding of what a take is, given this new ruling that, to my knowledge, has not been challenged?

I spent nearly 10 years as an energy regulator in North Dakota. I oversaw 1,500 megawatts of new wind development.

I find it quite offensive, the terminology that we 'dragged a woman in here last year.'

Frankly, I don't find these investigations for truth to be 'mindless,' as depicted by the Ranking Member.

We are looking for more shortage this year.

California and the people of the San Joaquin Valley need more water storage, period.

The House of Representatives passed Mr. Valadao's bill, H.R. 3964.

We will be pursuing legislation in the months ahead to improve the law and make it work better for both species and people.

The livelihoods of people are being held hostage by groups who sue over and over to get their way.

This is day 2,000 of the Keystone XL pipeline's review process, which the EPA has largely criticized and opposed.

Thank you, Ms. McCabe, for your testimony, for being with us during this long morning into the afternoon.

I support it but I don't think we should displace coal with it.

As you know, in order for this, if we had the carbon capture technology and if it was adequately demonstrated and it became commercially available and it was economically feasible to do it, and to meet the growing demand.

But in the most recent proposal, you actually do state that carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants are from CCS has not been implemented and that we believe there is insufficient information to make a determination.

I would love to burn more than, you know, that 30 million tons of coal we burn in North Dakota every year.