WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota Republican Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are joining around 40 other Republican senators to challenge President Biden’s expected order requiring large employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations. The ranking member of the Senate committee on employment and workforce safety, Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, is leading the charge. They will use the Congressional Review…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Members of a Bismarck-based North Dakota National Guard unit who were called to active duty in Washington, D.C. late last year are back home. Gov. Doug Burgum and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer attended a homecoming ceremony for the Guard members in Bismarck. Seventy soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion of the 285th Aviation Regiment…
Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota Republican Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are among 16 senators who want the Biden administration to stop accepting most Afghan refugees until vetting procedures are changed. The 16 senators outlined their concerns in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “We are concerned…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A West Fargo company has landed a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth nearly $8 million. North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer say Pro-Mark Services will upgrade the primary mechanical and electrical systems throughout the Dock Five hangar at Minot Air Force Base. The work is expected to be completed by March 2023. Hoeven…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Calling President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan a “complete failure,” Sen. Kevin Cramer on Tuesday said Biden’s actions are “unfitting for the office he holds and are embarrassing our country on the world stage.” “Instead of showing remorse or taking proper action, the President is misleading the American people while his Administration focuses on getting credit for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Happy Hooligans of the 119th Wing break ground on a $17.5 million facility. The construction project will be an operations facility for use by the 119th Operations Group at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base. “The reason this is being built and the folks that deserve the most gratitude are the airmen. This is…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz have introduced legislation that would prohibit federal mandates requiring face coverings and COVID-19 vaccines. Cramer says the “No Mask Mandates Act” would end President Biden’s executive order related to mask mandates on public property, end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate affecting transportation, while…
WASHINGTON – North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer introduces a bill that would require states that mandate proof of vaccination to also mandate voter ID. It’s in response to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing the city will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination status at indoor restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues. That is a first in the U.S….
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan will visit North Dakota next week. Sen. Kevin Cramer is hosting the visit. Cramer says Regan will participate in a “listening session” on June 3 in Bismarck. The trip will also include a visit to Mandan. Cramer, who voted in favor of Regan’s confirmation, says it’s an honor to have Regan…
Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) says he will not support a bill that would create a special commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection incident at the U.S. Capitol. “I oppose the House’s Jan. 6 Commission bill” Cramer wrote on social media. “We have committees studying what happened, & there have been hundreds…
