WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
President Donald Trump announced his plan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafk0lNExQE) to respond to the nation's energy emergency by providing funding under the Defense Production Act for upgrades at power plants and other coal infrastructure throughout the nation.
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) applauded the president's actions.
"For more than 20 years, federal and state policies prioritized unreliable, intermittent energy generation resulting in higher electricity bills and distribution grids pushed to the breaking point," said Cramer. "President Trump recognized the danger posed by decades of neglect and declared an energy emergency shortly after he was sw...