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Cramer discusses Covid-19 concerns

Says President Biden's COVID-19 relief package will increase the national debt.

March 12, 2021

Aaron Walling,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Senator Kevin Cramer went before the North Dakota House regarding concerns over the state’s stance throughout the pandemic. Cramer is expressing doubt over President Biden’s COVID-19 relief package saying it will increase the national debt. Cramer says he expects North Dakota will receive a sizable amount of funding after the state shut down its economy during…

Burgum orders state agencies to evaluate impacts of Biden energy directives

February 2, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum signed an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to determine the impacts of President Biden’s executive orders on North Dakota’s energy industry and to identify opportunities to challenge Biden’s orders. “The Biden administration’s recent executive orders pose a serious threat to American energy security, our nation’s economic growth and the tens of thousands…

Hoeven, Cramer attempt to stop Biden from canceling energy leases

January 28, 2021

Jim Monk,

Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON – North Dakota U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are co-sponsoring a bill that would prohibit the Biden Administration from canceling energy and mineral resource leases on federal lands. The bill is in response to executive orders that halt new oil, gas and coal leases on federal land and require a review of…

Cramer, Hoeven, Armstrong condemn Biden for halting oil, gas leases

January 27, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation is strongly criticizing President Biden for halting new oil and gas leases on federal lands. Biden signed executive orders to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines. The orders aim to conserve 30% of the nation’s lands and ocean waters in the next 10 years. “President…

Fisher Industries Border Wall Construction

Cramer, Hoeven ask Biden to resume border wall construction

January 22, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota’s U.S. senators are asking President Biden to reconsider an executive order that ordered a pause on the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. “Securing the border should be one of our nation’s highest priorities, but even as a caravan makes its way to the southern border and parts of the border wall…

Streets ‘bizarrely empty’ during Biden Inauguration

January 21, 2021

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – It was an Inauguration Day unlike any other. For those hoping to get a glimpse of the Inauguration ceremony, this is about as close to the Capitol as you can get. The streets of Washington, D.C. were largely quiet as President Joe Biden was sworn into office. Barbed wire fences, concrete barriers, and military trucks blocked…

Burgum asks Biden to reconsider revoking Keystone XL permit

January 21, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum wants President Biden to reconsider an executive order that revokes the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. “Revoking the permit is wrong for the country and has a chilling effect on private-sector investment in much-needed infrastructure projects, which is why we urge the president to reconsider” Burgum said. “For decades,…