{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-cramer-delivers-remarks-to-american-highway-users-alliance", "Senator Cramer Delivers Remarks to American Highway Users Alliance", "2023-11-14", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "Kevin Cramer", "C001096", "www.cramer.senate.gov", "cramer", "https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "***Click here for photos.***\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, delivered remarks at the American Highway Users Alliance\u2019s annual meeting. He spoke about the EPW Committee\u2019s work developing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which later became the foundation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), emphasizing the importance of this investment for our nation\u2019s economy.\n\n\u201cOne of the greatest aspects of being the Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee is I get to work on supply side economics aimed at tamping down this administration\u2019s terrible inflation. It was a blessing to work on the bipartisan infrastructure law to promote projects to improve North Dakotans' lives and the movement of goods across the country,\u201d said Senator Cramer. \u201cImplementation of the bill is now critical, reigning in bureaucrats\u2019 wishes by keeping them within the confines of the law. The Department of Transportation must remember the absence of a prohibition is not a license. Thank you to Highway Users Alliance for your engagement, guidance, and persistence with me and my colleagues, advocating for supply side economics and the efficient delivery of goods to consumers.\u201d\n\nSenator Cramer also spoke on the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s (FHWA) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Performance Measure rule and highlighted his recent efforts to prevent the administration from promulgating this illegal and disastrous policy mandate. He reiterated his commitment to introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval if the Biden administration finalizes the rule and discussed spearheading an Amicus Brief should the rule be litigated in court.\n\nEarlier this month, Senator Cramer led an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024 to defund the proposed rule. The amendment was germane and bipartisan, requiring only 50 votes for passage, but Senate Democrats demanded a 60-vote threshold to ensure its defeat.\n\nMany states, particularly large, rural states, criticized the proposal as a one-size-fits all mandate with no meaningful flexibility and entirely unpractical in areas where traffic congestion and emissions are already scarce. More importantly, Congress has not provided any statutory authority for the DOT to make this proposal.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-cramer-delivers-remarks-to-american-highway-users-alliance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.778659876435995, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}