Bismarck, N.D. (AP) U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer has been appointed to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the upcoming 114th Congress.
The committee has a broad jurisdiction. It is responsible for the nation's telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce.
Cramer says "the biggest issues'' affecting North Dakota and the country "will be deliberated'' on this committee.
Cramer is a former energy and telecommunications regulator. He served on the North Dakota Public Service Commission before he became a congressman.