Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Banking Committee member, joined a policy discussion with approximately 30 CEOs hosted by the National Retail Federation this week. The senator discussed ongoing infrastructure negotiations and economic issues like the increased workforce shortage as the economy begins to fully reopen.
“The retail industry was hit hard by the economic impacts of COVID-19, and because of rising of inflation and increased workforce shortages, they are now fighting to stay afloat and successfully reopen their doors,” said Senator Cramer. “I appreciate their insights on how to move the economy forward without harming our workers, consumers, or communities who rely on the economic benefits our small businesses have to offer.”
Senator Cramer has been a vocal opponent of the Biden Administration’s efforts to dramatically increase government spending, even as inflation is on the rise and workers remain encouraged to stay at home unemployed because of enhanced unemployment benefits. The senator joined Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing the Get Americans Back to Work Act, bicameral legislation to repeal the increase in unemployment benefits from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending package Democrats passed on a party-line vote. He has also voiced opposition to the PRO Act, which he says, “repackages failed labor policies of the past and would destabilize America’s workplaces while stripping workers of their rights.”