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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 9, 2018, 05:37 AM Oct 2018

Heitkamp, Cramer highlight records on energy policy

The first debate between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer was canceled last week, but attendees at an energy conference on Monday got the next best thing.

Sen. Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Rep. Cramer, R-N.D., shared a stage during a roundtable discussion at the Great Plains & EmPower ND Energy Conference in Bismarck, both touting their accomplishments to advance North Dakota energy.

While it was not a campaign event, the political rivals seeking election to the U.S. Senate showed their differences and took occasional swipes at one another.

Cramer highlighted the recent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court — an appointment Heitkamp opposed but Cramer said he would have supported. Cramer said Kavanaugh’s confirmation was a major accomplishment for environmental law.

Read more: https://bismarcktribune.com/news/election/heitkamp-cramer-highlight-records-on-energy-policy/article_7991d3ab-9fae-5f29-be72-ec0dafec19bc.html

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