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Hoeven: USDA Awards $875,000 to Help North Dakota Producers Cover Costs of Federal Conservation Compliance
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded $875,000 to North Dakota Agricultural Mitigation (NDAM), Inc., a partnership between six North Dakota commodity groups that helps agriculture producers cover the costs of establishing wetland banks to meet federal conservation compliance requirements. In order … Continue Reading
12.20.21
Hoeven Joins Bicameral Effort Challenging EPA's Authority to Force Grid Away From Coal
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today joined a bicameral effort supporting petitioners from 20 states, including North Dakota, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to issue burdensome, sector-wide regulations that force states to change their fuel sources for electricity generation. Specifically, the members of Congress filed an amicus brief in West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Hoeven, Tester Urge USDA to Expedite Ag Disaster Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Jon Tester this week spoke with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie to press USDA to expedite distribution of the $10 billion in disaster assistance, including $750 million specifically for livestock producers, approved by Congress in September. The senators pressed Bonnie to provide farmers and ranchers with details on the program and the assistance as quickly as possible given producers a… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Hoeven Statement on Retirement of ND Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced his intention to retire after 2022. "After more than four decades of service to North Dakota, Attorney General Stenehjem is now approaching a well-earned retirement. He has been a true friend and colleague as we've worked together to advance our state's interests. Mikey and I join with North Dakotans in thanking him for his hard work as our state's chief law enfor… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Hoeven Introduces Legislation to Reinstate & Preserve Mission of the National Coal Council
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week introduced the Coal Council Certainty Act to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC), a federal advisory committee that provided advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry. The NCC was originally established in 1984 and was comprised of coal producers and consumers, carbon researchers, academics, environmentalists… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Protect Against Head Start Mandates, Ensure Program Access for Families
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) in introducing the Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act. This legislation would prevent the implementation of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that requires universal masking for all individuals two years of age and older in a Head Start facility and mandates staff and volunteers be vaccinated by January 31, 2022. The Head Start program is a federal government program that provides eligible low-inco… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Hoeven Joins Effort to Protect Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in sending a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra condemning the recent reversal of protections at HHS for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. Today's effort reiterates that faith-based child welfare providers perform vital services for hundreds of thousands of children nationwide and comes after HHS announced it was rescinding waivers previously issued by the Trump adminis… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Hoeven & Klobuchar Meet with OMB Director, Fargo-Moorhead Leaders to Press for Flood Protection Funding
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) this week urged Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to help ensure that comprehensive flood protection in the Red River Valley receives $180 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. This funding would help keep the project on schedule and support completion of the Red River Control Structure, a key feature of the project. The senators further stressed t… Continue Reading
12.15.21
Hoeven Statement on Announced Retirement of ND Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner announced his retirement from the state legislature. "Senator Wardner has been a pillar of his community and North Dakota, having served in the state legislature for 30 years, 10 of which were spent as Senate Majority Leader. Moreover, he has been an educator, coach and farmer - truly a range of experience that touches many central aspects of our state. Through his decade… Continue Reading
12.15.21
Hoeven: Senate VA Committee Votes to Advance Burial Equity for Guard and Reserves Act
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate Veterans Affairs (VA) Committee approved bipartisan, bicameral legislation he introduced with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to include as eligible for burial in state veterans' cemeteries members of the National Guard and Reserve Component. The Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act would make eligible for burial in state veterans' cemeteries all members … Continue Reading
12.15.21
Hoeven: Senate Approves FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act with Hoeven Amendments
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important North Dakota defense priorities. Hoeven worked to include provisions to: Support service members, including authorizing a 2.7% percent pay raise for our troops. The NDAA includes Hoeven authored amendments, including: Education Benefits for G… Continue Reading
12.15.21
Hoeven: Democrats' Big Tax & IRS Budget Increases Don't Come Close to Paying for Their Massive Spending Increases
WASHINGTON - At a press conference with his Senate Republican colleagues this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined provisions in the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend legislation to raise taxes, more than double the workforce of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and greatly increase audits of American taxpayers. The senator stressed how despite these tax and IRS budget increases, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the legislation will add more than $3 trillion to the nation's de… Continue Reading
12.14.21
Hoeven Statement After Voting Against Democrats' $2.5 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after Democrats raised the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion. "I opposed the fast-track process to allow Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, and today voted against their proposal to increase the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion. The Democrats are trying to use reconciliation to pass their massive tax-and-spend bill on a purely partisan basis, without any Republican votes… Continue Reading
12.14.21
Hoeven: Navy Awards $2.5 Million for Research to Improve Solar Cells & Military Asset Mobility at NDSU
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded $2.5 million to Dr. Philip Boudjouk at North Dakota State University (NDSU) to develop silicon-based materials for use in solar cells. The goal of the project is to create cells that can produce electricity in low-light conditions, including in moonlight, cloud cover, indoors and underwater. This would support greater mobility for military assets and provide flexibility to a variety of missions,… Continue Reading
12.14.21
Hoeven: DoD Awards Contract to Northrop Grumman to Convert Global Hawks at Grand Sky for Hypersonic Missile Testing
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to begin converting four Global Hawk Block 20s at Grand Sky into Range Hawks, aircraft with the sensors necessary to support hypersonic missile testing under the Sky Range program. The contract aligns with the senator's ongoing efforts with DoD's Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), the agency responsible for managing the assets needed to test weap… Continue Reading
12.11.21
Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Help Farmers & Ranchers Recover From Drought
BISMARCK, N.D. - At the North Dakota Farmers Union annual convention today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to help farmers and ranchers weather the severe drought conditions impacting the Upper Midwest. This includes his continued work to ensure the Farm Service Agency (FSA) distributes the $10 billion in disaster assistance, including $750 million specifically for livestock producers, as soon as possible and in a way that works for farmers and ranchers. To this end, Hoeven spoke with … Continue Reading
12.10.21
Hoeven Urges Biden Administration to Reverse Vaccine Mandate for Truckers Crossing Northern Border
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined Senators Steve Daines (Mont.), John Thune (S.D.), Kevin Cramer (N.D.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Jim Risch (Idaho), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), Mike Braun (Ind.), Roger Wicker (Miss.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Susan Collins (Maine), Roger Marshall (Kan.), Jerry Moran (Kan.) and Pat Toomey (Penn.) in sending a letter to President Biden urging the administration to reverse the vaccine mandate for truck drivers and essential travelers crossing the U.S.-Canada bor… Continue Reading
12.09.21
Hoeven Urges Halt of Brazilian Beef Imports
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil. Today's letter comes as Brazil has failed to quickly disclose two cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy - a neurological disease of cattle - which could pose a significant threat to the health and safety of the U.S. c… Continue Reading
12.09.21
Hoeven Statement on Voting Against Debt Ceiling Proposal
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after voting against a fast-track process for raising the debt ceiling. "Democrats are trying to pass a massive tax and spend bill on a purely partisan basis without any Republican votes using the reconciliation process. Democrats control the White House, Senate and House and can use reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling on their own just as they are trying to do with thei… Continue Reading
12.08.21
Hoeven Votes to Strike Down Biden Vaccine Mandate on Private Businesses
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today voted to strike down President Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses. Hoeven joined Senator Mike Braun in filing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval, the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule, against the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for private businesses. At a press conference today, Hoeven outlined the impacts of the Biden vaccine mandate on private businesses, and urged his colleague… Continue Reading