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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed an amended National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after a compromise was released by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The House passed the NDAA with a bipartisan majority in May, however the legislation stalled in the Senate. The Senate is now expected to take up the amended NDAA next week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement on the Office of Personnel Management approving a Department of Defense request for a special pay rate increase for civilian employees at the Minot Air Force Base.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement after the United States began airstrikes last night in Syria to combat the Islamic State (IS):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through December 11, 2014. An amendment to the resolution, passed on a separate vote, would grant President Obama the authority he requested to train and arm properly vetted Syrians to combat ISIS, so long as certain accountability measures are followed. Congressman Kevin Cramer voted for both the continuing resolution, and the amendment - which he said includes much greater accountability and transparency than the President requested.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s address on ISIS:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – North Dakota will receive more than $7.2 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Congressman Kevin Cramer said today. The funding includes $3,733,000 from the State Homeland Security Program, $3,099,556 from the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program, and $433,149 from Operation Stonegarden, a program to enhance cooperation among local, tribal, territorial, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies to secure the United States’ borders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2015. Congressman Kevin Cramer said the bill supports our troops around the world and military activities in North Dakota including ICBMs, the Global Hawk, and MQ-9s, puts more resources toward troop healthcare, and rejects President Obama’s reduced pay increase for military personnel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer joined four colleagues in sending a letter to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh in support of their recommendation to increase the military rank of the leadership in command of the Air Force nuclear enterprise, including the 91st Missile Wing and 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh announced they are recommending increasing the military rank of the leadership in command of America’s nuclear triad, including the 91st Missile Wing and 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base. Congressman Kevin Cramer said elevating the Global Strike Command leadership from a three-star to a four-star general is another good step towards improving our Air Force.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed legislation to end the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records and impose other limitations on government intelligence gathering. The USA FREEDOM Act received bipartisan support in the House, and a statement yesterday from the White House indicated President Obama intends to sign the legislation after it is passed by both chambers of Congress.