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BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Chairman of U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton announced Congressman Kevin Cramer will serve on the coveted committee for the 114th Congress. The Energy and Commerce Committee is among the most powerful in Congress, having the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced his Congressional offices are accepting internship applications for both the spring and summer terms. Internships are available for Rep. Cramer’s office in Washington, D.C., as well as his state offices in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives authorized a lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s unilateral changes to his healthcare law. The litigation will challenge the President’s decision to circumvent Congress and make changes to the employer mandate on two separate occasions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed legislation to make Presidential national monument declarations an open, public process while maintaining the original intent of the Antiquities Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed legislation to rein in the growing problem of executive overreach and President Obama’s use of prosecutorial discretion. The ENFORCE the Law Act responds to numerous failures of the President to enforce the law by empowering the House or the Senate to authorize a lawsuit against the Executive Branch.
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced he will host a Coffee with Cramer discussion in Jamestown on Friday. Along with taking questions on any issue from attendees, Cramer will discuss current legislative activity in Congress and its implications for North Dakota. The public is encouraged to attend this open event.
Coffee with Cramer discussions have previously been held in Bismarck, Dickinson, Linton, and Minot.
The details of the Jamestown event are below:
Friday, October 25
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the Coffee with Cramer discussion planned for Monday, October 21st in Linton will continue as scheduled.
Planned events in Fargo and Grand Forks are being rescheduled due to changes in the House of Representatives’ legislative calendar. Coffee with Cramer discussions have previously been held in Bismarck, Minot, and Dickinson.
Along with taking questions on any issue from the public, Cramer will discuss current legislative activity in Congress and its implications for North Dakota.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement on the American Farm Bureau decision to support the House of Representatives’ approach to crop insurance and conservation compliance:
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer voted with a bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a critical funding bill for Native American health, safety, and education programs during the current fiscal impasse.
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND) along with fellow members of the bipartisan United Solutions Caucus Reps. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Scott Peters (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA) and Patrick Murphy (D-FL) released the following statement: