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Kevin Cramer

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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.

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Jun 11, 2026

Reversing America’s defense industrial decline requires more than a tweak to an administrative process, increasing permitting staff, or changing deadlines for filing lawsuits.

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Jun 11, 2026

The most important reason for permitting reform is to grow the U.S. defense industrial base at the speed, scale and cost efficiency needed to deter a major conflict with China, and to quickly prevail if deterrence fails.

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Jun 11, 2026

Volunteer firefighters and first responders are essential members of their local communities, especially in small towns or rural areas facing volunteer shortages.

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Jun 10, 2026

Then they made it crystal clear they’d rather defund law enforcement than defend law enforcement.

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Jun 10, 2026

The 'can of worms' that has been opened is not Congress’s assertion of authority over agency action, but the unfettered spread of the bureaucracy.

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Jun 10, 2026

The CRA effort was labeled 'a 745-million-acre can of worms' because we had the audacity to check the bureaucracy.

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Jun 10, 2026

The recent overturning of the North Dakota RMP is a case study in the previously untapped power of the CRA.

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Jun 10, 2026

Every time Congress passes a CRA resolution, it is a stop sign to the bureaucracy.

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Jun 10, 2026

Although the courts have started to restore balance, Congress needs to reassert the authority it surrendered.

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Jun 8, 2026

Congratulations to Energy Transfer, congratulations to the state of North Dakota. Thank you, President Trump, and thank you, Assistant Secretary Adam Telle.

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Jun 8, 2026

Thank you President Trump, Secretary Burgum, Secretary Wright, Administrator Zeldin for not resting until America has achieved energy dominance.

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Jun 7, 2026

The president is focused on lower energy bills and more affordable and reliable sources of electricity as he leads us to the front of the AI race.

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Jun 6, 2026

Today’s successful bipartisan markup of the Clarity Act in the Banking Committee establishes American regulatory guardrails around this emerging technology. We’ve already watched the majority of the industry leave for unregulated overseas…

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Jun 6, 2026

Permitting reform and capital formation were front and center.

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Jun 6, 2026

I was honored to keynote & participate in a panel with Ted Roosevelt of Barclays, Mark Widman of PNC Bank, Timm Fenn of Latham & Watkins at the EIC CEO & Investor Conference,

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Jun 6, 2026

It was an honor to join Ted Roosevelt on stage to invite everyone to ND to visit the library and feel the presence of our 26th President!

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Jun 6, 2026

Today, by using the tools available under the Defense Production Act, President Trump is refusing to sacrifice energy security, low prices, or jobs to the fallacies and fantasies of Democrats who have presided over rising electric rates…

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Jun 6, 2026

President Trump recognized the danger posed by decades of neglect and declared an energy emergency shortly after he was sworn in.

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Jun 6, 2026

The Secure America Act delivers the immigration security and rule of law that we all promised when we ran and that the American people expect.

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Jun 6, 2026

And under President Trump, America has the most secure border we’ve ever had, and Republicans refuse to go backward or sacrifice the safety of our law enforcement personnel to Democrats’ open-border fantasies.

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Jun 6, 2026

The Postal Service is required by law to deliver six days a week to every address in America.

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Jun 6, 2026

“The right to life is enshrined in the Constitution and is our most fundamental right,” said Cramer.

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Jun 5, 2026

For North Dakotans, today’s actions support generation assets which give our state the lowest rates in the country and reinvest in our lignite industry.

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Jun 5, 2026

For more than 20 years, federal and state policies prioritized unreliable, intermittent energy generation resulting in higher electricity bills and distribution grids pushed to the breaking point.

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