On Friday, February 21, Senator John Hoeven will hold a roundtable discussion with United States Postal Service (USPS) Acting Dakotas District Manager Marc Kersey, USPS leadership from Bismarck and Fargo and newspaper representatives and publishers to review ongoing efforts to improve delivery. After hearing concerns from residents in Bismarck, Minot and throughout western North Dakota, […]
Senator Hoeven will kick off the Great Northern Regional Robotics Competition, addressing more than 2,500 students in attendance at the high school competition, including 55 teams from 6 states and Canada. Hoeven will highlight the state’s dynamic technology sector as the third wave in its economic growth as well as his efforts to support young […]
Senator Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, will hold a press conference with local producers in Fargo to outline disaster assistance he secured for the region’s sugar beet growers. Further, Hoeven will outline progress on the coverage he’s worked with USDA to provide under WHIP+ for producers impacted by excess moisture and drought. […]
On Friday, April 3, Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, will hold a video conference with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, North Dakota producers and commodity groups to review the nearly $25 billion in agriculture assistance that the senator secured under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Hoeven […]
On Tuesday, April 7, Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will host U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Small Business Administration (SBA) North Dakota District Director Alan Haut in a video conference with the North Dakota Petroleum Council and its members. Hoeven invited the officials for the discussion […]
On Friday, April 10, Senators John Hoeven and John Thune will hold an online discussion with entrepreneurs and small business founders from North Dakota and South Dakota. The senators will outline the assistance available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, answer questions from the participants and gather feedback to bring to the […]
On Tuesday, April 14, Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, will hold a video conference with National Federation of Independent Business members and Small Business Administration (SBA) North Dakota District Director Alan Haut. This comes as part of a series of meetings Hoeven is holding to gather feedback and help ensure […]
On Wednesday, April 15, Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will hold a video conference with North Dakota Tribal leaders and officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Treasury. This discussion comes as part of a series of meetings Senator Hoeven has held to gather feedback on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
On Thursday, April 16, Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, will hold a video conference with North Dakota health care providers to discuss the assistance provided in the COVID-19 response legislation passed by Congress. This includes the $100 billion health care support fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]
Senator John Hoeven will host U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia for an online discussion with North Dakota businesses on the morning of Friday, April 17. Hoeven is holding the business forum in partnership with the Greater North Dakota Chamber (GNDC) and is inviting a range of administration officials to review the federal government’s response […]
On Tuesday, April 21, Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, will hold a video conference with North Dakota producers and commodity groups to review the roll-out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The program is funded through the emergency funding Hoeven secured in the Coronavirus […]
On Friday, May 15, Senator John Hoeven will join a discussion with the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES), local officials and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on damage to roadways inundated with floodwater in Stutsman County. Hoeven, who serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, which oversees […]
