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Hoeven Urges Biden Administration to Protect Access to Credit for Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) in pushing back on the Biden administration's use of the financial regulatory system to potentially harm farmers and ranchers' access to capital. The senators outline the threat to the nation's food supply should the administration advance its radical environmental agenda mitigating banks' and credit unions… Continue Reading
04.08.22
Hoeven Continues Efforts to Extend Title 42 Order
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to extend the Title 42 Public Health Order. The senators highlight the dangerous and reckless consequences the decision to rescind Title 42 would have, and point to the expected surge of illegal immigrants that would cross the southern border as a result. "Rescinding the Title 42 Order during a border crisis, and with knowledge of a building surge of … Continue Reading
04.08.22
Congress Passes Hoeven-Sponsored Legislation to Enhance Shadow Wolves, Expand Operation to Northern Border
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the House companion to the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act, legislation introduced in the Senate by Hoeven and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation classifies the Tohono O'odham Shadow Wolves unit as special agents, allowing them to better patrol, investigate, interdict and secure the southern border. The legislation also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to de… Continue Reading
04.08.22
Hoeven: Biden Administration Not Helping Solve High Energy Prices – Its Energy Policies Are the Problem
WASHINGTON - At a press conference with his Senate Republican colleagues this week, Senator John Hoeven pushed back on the Biden administration's policies that are hurting Americans at the gas pump and driving up prices across the economy. "The Biden administration needs to take the handcuffs off our energy producers. We can produce a lot more oil and natural gas, and do it with the best environmental stewardship in the world," said Hoeven. "This is supply and demand. Two years ago, the U.S. wa… Continue Reading
04.07.22
Hoeven Statement After Senate Vote on Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven released the following statement today regarding the Senate confirmation vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. "After meeting with Judge Jackson and reviewing her record, I opposed her lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court as I am concerned by her record and believe she will try to legislate from the bench rather than strictly uphold the Constitution and law a… Continue Reading
04.07.22
Hoeven Statement After Voting to Ban Russian Oil Imports, Suspend Normal Trade Relations With Russia and Belarus
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate approved legislation to ban imports of Russian energy products, and legislation to suspend permanent normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus: "Given Russia's unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is clear that we should ban imports of Russian energy products. Preventing imports of Russian oil, gas and coal is vital to cutting off … Continue Reading
04.07.22
Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Extend Title 42 Until 2025
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to extend the Title 42 authority at the nation's southern border until February 2025. At present, the Title 42 Public Health Order allows Homeland Security and immigration officials to expeditiously return illegal immigrants to their home country in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This legislation comes in response to the Biden administration deciding to rescind the Title 42 authority, wh… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation Clarifying President Cannot Declare Climate Change Emergency
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, in introducing legislation to clarify that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally declare a national emergency on the premise of climate change. The Real Emergencies Act would reaffirm that the president is prohibited from using the three primary statutory authorities available to him - the National Emergencies Act, th… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Hoeven Statement on Supreme Court Confirmation Vote
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven released the following statement today after meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. "We need Supreme Court Justices that will uphold the law, and who will not legislate from the bench. After reviewing Judge Jackson's record and meeting with her today, I am concerned that she will not strictly uphold the Constitution and law as written, and will engage in judici… Continue Reading
04.01.22
Hoeven: Army Corps Needs to Ensure Access to Lake Sakakawea for the Spring and Summer
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, this week spoke with Col. Geoffrey Van Epps, Commander of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging him to: Identify funding to address maintenance needs at the recreational areas around Lake Sakakawea, which is currently impacted by drought conditions that make lake access difficult. Provide regulatory relief to ensure maintenance projects, including f… Continue Reading
03.31.22
Hoeven: Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation which will update federal regulations for the global shipping industry and help American producers export their products internationally. As one of the four lead sponsors of the bipartisan legislation, Hoeven, along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), helped shepherd the bill through the Senate. The legislatio… Continue Reading
03.31.22
Hoeven Statement on Biden Administration's Planned Release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after President Biden announced a plan to release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. "The Biden administration has been taking the wrong approach to energy development. In an energy rich nation like ours, consumers should not be burdened by skyrocketing energy prices," said Hoeven. "Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and calling on OPEC to p… Continue Reading
03.31.22
Hoeven: Livestock Disaster Assistance Payments to Producers Will Start Next Week
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin sending livestock disaster assistance payments next week. USDA today released details on phase one of the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP), which is funded from the $750 million that Hoeven secured in September to aid livestock producers. Since then, Hoeven has repeatedly pressed USDA officials, including Secretary Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary Robert Bonnie and FSA Administrator Za… Continue Reading
03.30.22
Hoeven: Biden Administration Needs to Enforce the Law, Secure the Southern Border
WASHINGTON - At a press conference with his Senate Republican colleagues today, Senator John Hoeven called on the Biden administration to enforce the law and secure the nation's borders. The senator outlined the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border and highlighted three key policies that the administration should fully enforce, including: The Title 42 Public Health Order, an important tool that allows immigration officials to expeditiously return illegal immigrants to th… Continue Reading
03.29.22
Hoeven Joins Colleagues Asking White House for Update, Clarity on U.S. Lethal Aid Provided to Ukraine
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in urging the Biden administration's National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan to clarify the speed, specifics and supply of lethal aid the United States is providing to Ukraine. In the letter, the senators press for a strategy to help ensure Ukraine returns to sovereignty and freedom following Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine tha… Continue Reading
03.29.22
Hoeven Urges Secretary Blinken to End the UNHRC's Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, joined Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), in urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) discriminatory and unwarranted treatment of Israel by leading a multinational effort to end the permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli Palestinian conflict. In the bipartisan letter, the senators highlight the commission as unfa… Continue Reading
03.28.22
Hoeven Statement on President's FY2023 Budget Request
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after President Biden released his $5.8 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2023: "The Biden administration is taking our nation in the wrong direction, with inflation at a 40-year high and individuals and families facing increased costs for food and energy. This budget proposal continues the administration's big government spending and proposes $2.5 trillion in tax increases. This budget would put our nation at a competitive disadvant… Continue Reading
03.28.22
Hoeven Helps Introduce Resolution Supporting Unified Diplomatic Mission in Israel
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven helped introduce a concurrent resolution, led by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), reaffirming Congress's position that the United States should be represented by a single diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. The Biden administration has previously stated its intent to create a consulate general in Jerusalem dedicated to Palestinian affairs; however the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which was enacted into law in 1995, recognizes Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel and sta… Continue Reading
03.28.22
Hoeven Presses DHS for Plan to Secure Southern Border Should Administration Revoke Title 42
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in pressing Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to release information regarding the department's plan to secure the U.S. southern border should the Biden administration rescind Title 42, the policy that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prohibit entry into the United States to those who pose health risks, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators outlined the administration's failed … Continue Reading
03.24.22
Hoeven: FERC to Pause Harmful Certification Policies for Natural Gas Pipelines
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it would pause implementation and take public comment on two natural gas pipeline certification policy statements the agency issued last month. The senator has been pushing back on the policies, which impose new standards and considerations on the approval of natural gas projects, including pipelines. The policy changes stand to impact both future projects and those… Continue Reading