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05.07.24

Hoeven to VA Secretary: Continue Working With Community to Develop Enhanced Facilities at Fargo National Cemetery

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, secured a commitment from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough for the VA to continue working with stakeholders in the region to build a Veterans Cemetery Center on the newly purchased land that expands the Fargo National Cemetery from 5 to 35 acres. Hoeven pressed for the VA’s continued support with the upcoming departure of Under Secretary for Memorial … Continue Reading


05.06.24

Hoeven Honors William S. Gussner Elementary School for Designation as 2023 National Blue Ribbon School

JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to the students, educators and families of William S. Gussner Elementary School in honor of their designation as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School. As a special symbol representing the school’s exemplary teaching and learning, the National Blue Ribbon School flag will be displayed along with the U.S. flag presented by Senator Hoeven. This is the second time that Gussner Elementary has received this prestigi… Continue Reading


05.06.24

Hoeven to Interior Secretary: Stop Locking Up Energy Development on Federal Lands

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pressed U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Interior Department officials to stop locking up federal lands and blocking energy development and other uses. Specifically, Hoeven pushed back on the Interior Department’s draft North Dakota Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently finalized Public Lands Rule. “We are pushing back on the Interior Departmen… Continue Reading