Accountability | North Dakota
Cramer’s Support for Voter ID Law Highlights His Fraught Relationship with Tribes
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More than 36,000 Native Americans live in North Dakota, constituting the state’s largest minority group as well as a key constituency in the coming midterm elections. But Rep. Kevin Cramer, a third-term Republican running to unseat Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, has had run-ins with tribal leaders and is supporting a voter ID law that tribes have said amounts to voter suppression.
Public Safety | North Dakota
Cramer Takes Cash from ‘Deadly’ Opioid Manufacturer As ND Grapples with Epidemic
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Rep. Kevin Cramer accepted a $1,000 campaign contribution from drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma this cycle, joining a notably small group of politicians taking the company’s money as it faces lawsuits from multiple states — including Cramer’s — for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Accountability | North Dakota
Cramer, White House Ready to Cut Social Security and Medicare
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In February, Cramer dismissed Trump’s promises to protect Social Security as something “good to campaign on” but “hard to do” and told Breitbart he would be “happy” to discuss changes.
Accountability | North Dakota
Cramer’s Proposed Funding Cuts Would Shutter ND’s Rural Airports
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During Washington budget negotiations last year, Rep. Kevin Cramer called for eliminating a federal program that provides funding to keep open rural airports his constituents depend on in rural North Dakota and Minnesota.