{"id":2647469,"date":"2026-08-20T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-to-put-hold-on-trump-nominees-over-wetlands-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:29:51","slug":"gop-senator-to-put-hold-on-trump-nominees-over-wetlands-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-to-put-hold-on-trump-nominees-over-wetlands-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senator to put hold on Trump nominees over wetlands policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senator-to-put-hold-on-trump-nominees-over-wetlands-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced his firm intention to block any future nominees from President Donald Trump until the governance reverses an \u201cextremist\u201d environmental policy that is harming farmers. Cramer expressed frustration over the Fish and Wildlife Service&#8217;s decision not to reform a policy designed to protect duck habitats by limiting farmers&#8217; underground drainage tiles near conservation easements, which he believes infringes on property rights and burdens farmers already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-to-the-dictator-iranians-take-to-streets-in-anti-regime-protests\/\" title=\"\u2018Death To The Dictator\u2019: Iranians Take To Streets In Anti-Regime Protests\">facing economic hardships<\/a>. The policy involves the enforcement of Waterfowl Production area easements in North Dakota, a state with over 25,000 farms, and the administration&#8217;s recent refusal to change the policy has heightened tensions.Cramer criticized the policy as being influenced by environmental extremists and hurtful to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agricultural producers amid rising energy costs<\/a> and international market disruptions. The Fish and Wildlife Service stated they will review public comments before deciding on further actions. Cramer also questioned the timing of recent agency announcements,suspecting political motives related to his support for certain administrative nominees. he is committed to opposition until these policies are reconsidered and modified to better serve farmers&#8217; interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on Wednesday committed to blocking any future nominees President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> seeks to have the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> confirm until the government reverses an \u201cextremist\u201d environmental policy he warned is hurting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farming\/\">farmers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer said he was \u201cfurious\u201d that the Trump administration earlier this month decided against reforming a policy implemented under the Biden administration\u2019s Fish and Wildlife Service, which is aimed at protecting duck habitats by preventing farmers from installing underground agricultural drainage tiles near protected federal conservation easements. The senator is seeking to pressure FWS to change course by vowing to place a hold on any nominees the president plans to bring before the upper chamber this fall.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4694972\/republican-senator-hold-trump-nominee-wetland\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republican senator puts hold over all future Trump nominees over Biden-era wetlands policy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4692714\/rand-paul-doesnt-understand-buzz-mcconnell-health\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rand Paul says he doesn\u2019t understand the buzz over Mitch McConnell\u2019s health<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4686534\/these-states-will-make-or-break-a-senate-majority-in-november\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>These states will make or break a Senate majority in November<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy farmers are furious and so am I. There won\u2019t be another nominee confirmed until something changes,\u201d Cramer said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe blind defense of a Biden rule favored by environmental extremists at the expense of farmers confounds me, particularly at a time when our ag producers are hurting so badly.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FWS has bought up hundreds of thousands of acres of easements to conserve wetlands and protect waterfowl habitats. The land lies in the Prairie Pothole region, an area in the Midwest that supports more than half of North America\u2019s ducks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sen-cramer-hosts-interior-asst-secretary-for-visit-to-north-dakota-on-waterfowl-production-area-easements\">long pressed<\/a> against FWS\u2019s enforcement of Waterfowl Production Area easements in North Dakota, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/interior-secretary-hears-north-dakota-landowners-senator-cramers-roundtable\">expressing concern<\/a> over how the WPA land is mapped and how that mapping is enforced. He believes the policy impedes private property rights and harms farmers already struggling to cope with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-half-of-small-businesses-raised-prices-due-to-inflation-survey-finds\/\" title=\"Nearly Half Of Small Businesses Raised Prices Due To Inflation, Survey Finds\">rising operating costs<\/a> from the Iran war, particularly the global energy chaos caused by the backlog at the Strait of Hormuz. He also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenKevinCramer\/status\/2082917228614127985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2082917228614127985%7Ctwgr%5E7c5e60e955fe86be997d29cbf2514446caa549c1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2026%2F08%2F20%2Fkevin-cramer-trump-nominees-fish-wildlife-services-policy%2F\">has contended<\/a> that the policy \u201cdictates the management of farmers\u2019 and landowners\u2019 acreage far beyond what the FWS ever paid for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer\u2019s latest announcement comes after FWS last week announced it would not change the wetlands policy \u201cat this time,\u201d saying it is \u201cdedicated to protecting both the wetland easements purchased by the FWS that are necessary to protect our conservation heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Fish and Wildlife Service thanks the more than 200,000 commenters who responded to the request for information on the process for calculating setbacks for the drain tiles around the wetland easements,\u201d the agency said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USFWS\/status\/2088354329904521293\">in a post<\/a> to X. \u201cOur administration is dedicated to protecting both the wetland easements purchased by the FWS that are necessary to protect our conservation heritage as well as the private landowners\u2019 use of their lands outside the easement boundaries. At this time, no further action is planned as we review the information received.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cramer shot back, calling the timing of the announcement suspicious, \u201ccoming immediately after I agreed to vote for a wealth manager to be the Assistant Secretary of Interior that oversees these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4517050\/state-department-removes-dei-foreign-service-entrance-exams\/\"><strong>STATE DEPARTMENT REMOVES DEI FROM FOREIGN SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAMS TO \u2018REFINE\u2019 SELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven though he admitted to knowing nothing about waterfowl easements in North Dakota, I was fooled into believing as a business person he was going to reform regulations, not support Biden\u2019s,\u201d the senator said. <em>\u201d<\/em>Frankly, I am stunned \u2026 Rising fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from limited traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along with lost international markets have put farmers on their heels. Now they can\u2019t even count on the administration to defend them against radical environmental activists who are advocating for the feds to take more of their land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Dakota ranks among the top 10 states with the most farms. There are over 25,000 farms in Cramer\u2019s state, according to the USDA\u2019s 2025\u00a0Census of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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