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Cramer Named Subcommittee Ranking Member

Published March 3, 2021

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer will serve as the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over issues involving road projects and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water projects.

Senators Issue Resolution to Uphold Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Published January 27, 2021

North Dakota Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven helped introduce a resolution to uphold the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. This rule replaced the Waters of the United States rule, which challenged property owners who would have faced new…

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ND Roundtable Focuses on Wetland Easement Improvements

Published August 22, 2020

North Dakota Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven hosted a roundtable discussion on Wednesday regarding recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidance. This guidance clarified pre-1976 wetland easement boundaries and offered a process to appeal wetland maps. Ellingson Companies Director…

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Senators Ask USDA for Producer Indemnity Support

Published May 11, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators are asking the USDA to help pork producers forced to depopulate herds in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter, the lawmakers request indemnity funds for the immediate crisis. Pork producers typically send more than two…

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H-2A Adjustments Announced

Published April 16, 2020

USDA and the Department of Homeland Security are making a temporary change to the H-2A labor requirements. The new rule is designed to project the food supply by offering more flexibility for foreign workers. North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer praised…

Senators Ask USDA for Extended Loan Flexibility

Published April 6, 2020

A bipartisan group of Senators including Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Dakota Senator John Thune and North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday. The Senators asked the USDA to extend farm loan…

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Farmers Could Be Eligible for Small Business Loans

Published April 3, 2020

The latest economic stimulus package includes funding for small business loans. North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer says farmers and agribusinesses could be eligible. "Farmers and ranchers can go to their banker, borrow up to two and half times your payroll;…

GOP Lawmakers Want USTR to Address MRLs in Future Trade Deals

Published April 3, 2020

North Dakota Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven have joined ten other Republican senators in asking the Trump Administration to address Maximum Residue Levels in any trade deal with the European Union. Crops like wheat, corn, sunflowers and potatoes may…

Lawmakers Ask Perdue for Fair Livestock Aid

Published April 1, 2020

A bipartisan group of lawmakers including South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer are asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to get COVID-19 assistance to farmers and ranchers soon. In a…

USDA Asked to Help Cattle Producers

Published March 23, 2020

Lawmakers are asking USDA to help cattle producers as the industry experiences a decline in commodity prices. One option being considered is a bill directing Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds to offset the losses cattle…

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Cramer Named Subcommittee Ranking Member

Senators Issue Resolution to Uphold Navigable Waters Protection Rule

ND Roundtable Focuses on Wetland Easement Improvements

Senators Ask USDA for Producer Indemnity Support

H-2A Adjustments Announced

Senators Ask USDA for Extended Loan Flexibility

Farmers Could Be Eligible for Small Business Loans

GOP Lawmakers Want USTR to Address MRLs in Future Trade Deals

Lawmakers Ask Perdue for Fair Livestock Aid

USDA Asked to Help Cattle Producers

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