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Apr 11, 2025

Cramer invites Musk, Kennedy Jr. to visit North Dakota


April 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has invited Elon Musk and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to North Dakota, highlighting tribal health and food initiatives. Cramer hopes Kennedy will meet with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, citing the need for a new hospital at Standing Rock and community agriculture programs. Musk’s attendance remains uncertain, but Cramer noted past collaboration on Starlink with Grand Sky.

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