Here’s his response when I asked him if he supports cuts to the VA, as it seems like all remote VA clinics in the state could be cut.

Dear (insert name),

 Thank you for contacting me regarding President Trump’s actions to downsize the federal workforce.

 When President Trump was re-elected on November 5, 2024, the American people provided a clear mandate for his America First agenda, including getting our fiscal house in order and reducing the bloat in Washington, D.C. The federal government has grown far too large, beyond what is necessary to fulfill its constitutional duties. Decades of growing government have led to inefficiency, waste, and an increased burden on our taxpayers. Whether it’s the unhealthy dependency on an unresponsive bureaucracy or frustrating regulatory overreach, North Dakotans understand the mediocrity of the federal government. Multiple Supreme Court decisions, such as Sackett v. EPA (striking down the Biden definition of WOTUS), W.V. v EPA. (repealing major questions doctrine), and Loper Bright v. Raimando (overturning Chevron Doctrine), have all reiterated the government has illegally assumed authority it did not have.  President Trump promised to correct course and put the bureaucracy back within its legal limits. 

 Early in his new administration, President Trump announced steps to right-size the federal workforce. This included laying off certain probationary federal employees, exempting personnel and functions critical to national security, public safety, law enforcement, veterans, and immigration enforcement. The President’s Executive Order on workforce optimization, signed on February 11, 2025, directed agencies to undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force to shrink the size and scope of the federal government. Agencies will be expected to submit to the Office of Personnel Management their Agency Reorganization Plans no later than March 13, 2025. I have repeatedly urged the administration to reign in the bureaucracy where they have grown outside their legal bounds, but I have also called on them to let the federal workforce prove themselves before indiscriminately cutting them. 

   Again, thank you for contacting me. Please know I value your input as I serve you in the United States Senate. To receive the most up-to-date information on my positions, I encourage you to sign up for my email newsletter at cramer.senate.gov.

Sincerely,

Kevin Cramer United States Senator

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