Friday morning, Hoeven will attend an event at BNI Coal’s Center Mine. BNI mines about 4.5 million tons of lignite per year, helping to power eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota. At the mine, Hoeven will receive updates about BNI’s operations and view the moving of the Liberty dragline, the first time in North Dakota […]
Senator Hoeven will tour Minnkota Power’s Milton R. Young Station, just south of Center Mine, where he will discuss the EPA’s recent decision to uphold North Dakota’s state plan on regional haze and see the emissions-reduction equipment that is vital to this plan. He will also give industry officials updates on his efforts to block the […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven will attend the 2015 North Dakota Combined Enlisted and Officer Association’s Conference on Saturday, March 21, to thank the North Dakota National Guard and underscore the importance of their critical missions across the state, the nation and the world. Saturday, March 21 10 a.m. CT: National Guard Associations State […]
On Saturday, Hoeven will receive the PTA's 'Friend of the Child' award, which was created in 1992 to honor individuals who have demonstrated exemplary service to children and youth. Hoeven is receiving the award in recognition of his support of child-related legislation. WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:00 p.m. CT WHERE: Fargo Country Club […]
On Monday, Hoeven will host a grazing roundtable with USDA Forest Service Chief Tidwell at the Strom Center. The senator invited Tidwell to visit North Dakota at a recent Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to follow-up on last year’s roundtable discussion. WHEN: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:00 a.m. MT WHERE: Strom Center 1679 6th […]
During a tour of Sheyenne High School in West Fargo tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31, Senators John Hoeven and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) will discuss their bipartisan Innovate America Act and highlight the school’s work to provide project-based learning to prepare its students for more advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. The Innovate America Act […]
Wednesday morning, Senator John Hoeven will visit the Fargo Air Museum for an update with the North Dakota Air National Guard on his efforts to secure funding in the 2016 Budget for a modern facility to support the North Dakota Air National Guard’s new cyber targeting mission. WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 […]
Wendesday afternoon, Hoeven will hold a roundtable discussion with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation Roy Wright to receive an update on how the hazard mitigation funding has been used; the impact of the new flood plain maps and insurance rates; and to seek reassurance that the long-term flood protection […]
On Thursday, Senator Hoeven will host a roundtable in Mandan to outline his Veterans Access to Extended Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would help veterans get extended care in their home communities. Hoeven will begin the roundtable with an overview of his bill, and then hear from long-term-care administrators, veterans groups representatives and constituents. WHEN: […]
Senator Hoeven will present a U.S. flag to Melanie Campbell’s first grade class at Lewis and Clark Elementary School and visit with the entire student body. In March, Ms. Campbell’s students wrote letters to the senator requesting an American flag to be flown over the U.S. Capitol, and Hoeven will surprise the students by stopping […]
At 11:30 am CT, Hoeven will meet with the Minot Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs to outline legislation he is sponsoring to ensure that veterans are able to access care close to home. The senator is sponsoring the bipartisan Veterans Access to Extended Care Act to help veterans get extended care in their own communities. Hoeven is […]
At 1:30 pm CT, Senator Hoeven will honor the military service of four North Dakota veterans. Hoeven will present military medals to Korean War veteran Douglas Beck and World War II veteran Trygve Knutson and the families of World War II veterans John Rodman and Arthur Heisler. Veterans Medal Presentation WHEN: Monday, April 6, 2015 […]
