WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined broadband providers and industry leaders at the Broadband Association of North Dakota's Summer Conference today, highlighting North Dakota's position as a national leader in expanding high-speed internet access and its path toward becoming the first state in the nation with universal broadband coverage.

Addressing attendees in Bismarck, Cramer credited years of strategic investment in fiber infrastructure-stretching back to his days serving on the Public Service Commission-for bringing reliable, high-speed internet to communities across the state. Today, an estimated 95% of North Dakota households-including nearly 80% of far...