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Kevin Cramer

Kevin Cramer

Chair, EPW Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Appears in 2 stories

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Senate committee advances 2026 water bill with new pipe-funding renewal

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Helped assemble the Army Corps provisions

Almost every U.S. water utility that upgrades a pipe or a treatment plant borrows from a state loan fund seeded with federal money. On July 15, a Senate committee advanced the bill that sets how much flows into those funds through 2030.

Updated 2 hours ago

Two GOP senators block Trump's Fed picks over Powell probe

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Opposes criminal investigation despite criticizing Powell's performance

No president has ever criminally investigated a sitting Federal Reserve chair. When Trump's Justice Department served Jerome Powell with grand jury subpoenas on January 11, two Republican senators announced they would block all Fed nominees until the probe ends. With a 13-11 GOP majority on the Banking Committee, even one defection creates a confirmation stalemate.

Updated May 20