BISMARCK, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Surroundings and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the 14th annual Nice Plains EmpowerND Vitality Convention at Bismarck State School and toured the brand new North Dakota’s Gateway to Science constructing web site.
Senator Cramer participated on the “All the Above: The Massive Image in State and Nationwide Vitality Coverage” panel moderated by North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness. The panel additionally featured Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford (R-ND).
“Now greater than any level in my lifetime, it’s crucial the USA is vitality safe. North Dakota leads in clear, secure manufacturing of quite a few types of vitality and the federal authorities must be empowering – not stifling – our innovation. Proper now, the largest risk to our vitality provide is the Biden Administration. Shutting down sure U.S. vitality companies and producers within the identify of local weather change, whereas concurrently begging communist Venezuela and Saudi Arabia for oil, places Individuals final. The truth is, producing all types of American vitality will ship optimistic indicators to international vitality markets, scale back prices, and decrease international greenhouse fuel emissions. Options are going to return from North Dakota, not Washington, D.C. I applaud our vitality neighborhood’s continued management which not solely advantages North Dakota, however all of America,” mentioned Senator Cramer.
Senator Cramer emphasised North Dakota’s excellence in vitality manufacturing and innovation and recommended state entities and native companies for his or her management on this trade. He additionally mentioned numerous federal regulatory headwinds and his work towards them, allowing reform efforts, Valdimir Putin’s weaponization of vitality within the warfare on Ukraine, the necessity to provide extra American-made vitality to Europe, and alternatives for the vitality trade in North Dakota.
In his remarks, Senator Cramer highlighted his op-ed with Lt. General H.R. McMaster outlining an America First commerce and local weather coverage and “Bully Pulpit” speaker collection, which brings quite a lot of public officers and influential leaders to North Dakota to listen to from constituents and share their experience in a format designed for constructive discussions.
Following the Nice Plaines EmpowerND vitality convention, Senator Cramer participated in a press convention.
The day wrapped with a tour of the brand new North Dakota’s Gateway to Science constructing web site, a hands-on science heart to encourage the invention of Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The constructing contains an training wing with a lab classroom and extra lecture rooms. The brand new heart additionally serves because the headquarters for Gateway to Science on the Go, a statewide outreach program.
“The brand new Gateway to Science constructing will likely be instrumental in educating and galvanizing youngsters of all ages to be taught extra about science. College students will have the ability to uncover and interact with state-of-the-art reveals which can domesticate STEM training and long-term profession alternatives in North Dakota. I look ahead to its grand opening,” mentioned Senator Cramer.
