Congressman Kevin Cramer

Congressman Kevin Cramer supported legislation passed today in the House of Representatives to relieve community banks and credit unions from overbearing regulations.

The STOP School Violence Act, H.R. 4909, reauthorizes and amends the Secure Our Schools program, providing local law enforcement, school personnel and students with the tools they need to proactively prevent a threat. The legislation authorizes funding for state and local schools to make evidence-based investments in the development and operation of school threat assessment teams to help schools to intake and triage threats before tragedy strikes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States Supreme Court unanimously agreed with Judge Erickson’s August 27, 2015 decision, which held Federal District Courts, rather than Appellate Courts, are the proper initial venue for legal challenges against the Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS).

While Americans hung their stockings by the chimney with care, Congress worked diligently to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate tax bills. The result is final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which promises to keep Uncle Sam far from the holiday spoils.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Cramer made the following comments after the release of an oversight report by the House Energy and Commerce Committee into the 340B prescription drug program.