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Senator Kevin Cramer, representing North Dakota in the U.S. Senate, used his social media platform on October 1, 2025, to criticize Senate Democrats for blocking a continuing resolution (CR) aimed at keeping the federal government funded.

In a post published at 00:59 UTC, Senator Cramer stated, "For the second time, Senate Democrats blocked a clean, short-term CR to keep the government funded. Their wish list of demands is not serious and an act of extortion at the expense of troops, border patrol agents, farmers, and the very Americans we represent. Read my statement https://t.co/3a5y1qKUmu".

Later that day at 13:07 UTC, he added another comment on legislative negotiations: "We had an opportunity to keep the government open and continue negotiating by passing the bill the House already sent us. Instead, Democrats have chosen a Schumer Shutdown. It's not complicated, it's a clean CR. Something Democrats voted for 13 times during the Biden admin. https://t.co/Gn1E84Sldv".

In a separate post on October 1 at 15:03 UTC, Senator Cramer highlighted energy policy efforts in North Dakota: "Our hard-working electric co-ops are working to implement @POTUS, @epaleezeldin, @SecretaryBurgum’s regulatory reforms, returning America to energy dominance and providing the nation’s most affordable electricity to North Dakotans. https://t.co/3G6VNT99eh".

The continuing resolution referenced by Senator Cramer is a temporary funding measure used by Congress to avoid government shutdowns when full appropriations bills have not been passed. Disagreements over such resolutions often lead to partisan disputes and can result in partial or full government shutdowns if consensus is not reached before funding deadlines.

Senator Cramer's comments reflect ongoing debates in Congress regarding budget priorities and regulatory reforms affecting sectors like energy production—a significant industry in North Dakota.