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Hoeven: Phase III COVID-19 Response Includes $50 Billion in Funding Authority to Help Ag Producers, Ranchers
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that he secured $50 billion in funding authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the Phase III COVID-19 response legislation to help farmers and ranchers. Specifically, the legislation, which is being considered by the Senate, includes provisions to: Replenish $30 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding authority for the U.S Department of Agriculture (… Continue Reading
03.19.20
Hoeven Cosponsors Legislation to Extend Tax Filing Deadline to July 15
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today cosponsored the Tax Filing Relief for America Act, legislation to extend the tax filing deadline from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020 given the coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. Treasury Department previously announced that it would extend the tax payment deadline for filers who owe the IRS for the 2019 tax year. This legislation would align the tax filing deadline with the tax payment deadline, providing taxpayers with greater clarity. Additionally, it wou… Continue Reading
03.19.20
Hoeven Statement After Energy Department Requests Initial U.S. Crude Purchases to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Energy announced its first solicitation for the purchase of oil produced in the U.S. for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The Energy Department released a solicitation today for an initial purchase of up to 30 million barrels of sweet and sour crude oil. This comes as part of the President's order to the Energy Department to purchase up to 77 million barre… Continue Reading
03.18.20
Hoeven: Senate Passes Coronavirus Assistance Legislation for Impacted Families, Workers and Small Businesses
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after joining the Senate in passing legislation to assist families, workers and small businesses impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The legislation: Ensures access to testing for the virus. Requires paid family, medical and sick leave to help prevent the spread of the disease. Provides emergency unemployment insurance. Funds nutrition assistance for families in need and ensures children who rel… Continue Reading
03.18.20
Hoeven Presses Saudi Ambassador to Pull Back on Oil Price War With Russia
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today pressed Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S., to help pull back on Saudi's oil price war with Russia. The senator stressed the ongoing economic impacts of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and the need to provide stability to global markets. Hoeven emphasized that Saudi Arabia needs to work with the United States and the community of nations on this as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic. The call builds on Hoeven'… Continue Reading
03.17.20
Hoeven: EDA Awards $1.5 Million for NDSU Innovation Studio to Support Entrepreneurs in Developing New Technologies
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Research and Technology Park for its new Innovation Studio. The Innovation Studio will serve as a makerspace for local businesses and entrepreneurs, providing tools and equipment that would be otherwise too expensive to obtain and enabling new innovations to be prototyped at a significantly reduced cost. The facility wil… Continue Reading
03.16.20
Hoeven & Cramer Help Introduce Legislation to Protect Cattle Producers From Dealer Payment Defaults
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer helped introduce the Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act, bipartisan legislation to address the problem of livestock dealer payment default. Quick turnaround between the purchase and resale of cattle by a dealer often leaves the rancher who originally owned the cattle with little recourse if a dealer defaults on a purchase, as the livestock has often already been resold. The SALE Act would establish dealer statutory trusts, mimicking exi… Continue Reading
03.13.20
Hoeven Announces More Than $1.4 Million for Northland Health Partners in Central North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $1,405,277 to Northland Health Partners Community Health Center. "Community health centers are important for helping ensure health care access in rural areas and for low-income households, and today's funds will support the vital work of Northland Health Partners in central Nort… Continue Reading
03.12.20
Hoeven & Cramer Cosponsor Legislation to Improve Access to Respirators
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation to help increase access to respirators during the current coronavirus outbreak. The Health Care Workforce Protection Act, which was introduced by Senator Deb Fischer, would help ensure that manufacturers and distributors can produce Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved respirators, which are necessary for medical personnel responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outb… Continue Reading
03.12.20
Hoeven Outlines Progress on North Dakota's Priorities with Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON - At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven discussed with Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt their shared efforts to advance North Dakota's priorities, thanking the secretary for working with him to address a wide range of issues, including: Providing an appeals process for landowners impacted by the wetlands easements under the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Hoeven, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committ… Continue Reading
03.11.20
Hoeven: Senate Passes Savanna's Act to Help Address Cases of Missing and Murdered Native Americans
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued the following statement after helping secure U.S. Senate passage ofSavanna's Act, legislation he cosponsored that requires reporting on missing and murdered Native Americans. The bill, which is named for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind from North Dakota who was tragically murdered in 2017, also directs the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to consult with Indian Tribes while deve… Continue Reading
03.11.20
Hoeven Announces Funds for Economic Development Planning in Northwestern North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $210,000 to the Tri-County Regional Development Council to serve the following counties: Divide, McKenzie and Williams. These funds will benefit the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) to strengthen the regional economy. "Public-private partnerships greatly benefit the economy," said … Continue Reading
03.11.20
Hoeven: Red Trail Energy to Begin Drilling a Stratigraphic Well for Carbon Sequestration, Will Enable Ethanol Exports to States Like California
RICHARDTON, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that Red Trail Energy will begin the drilling of a stratigraphic well, designed with the intent to be permitted as a Class VI injection well and used to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from the company's ethanol plant in Richardton, North Dakota. The drill pad for the well is already complete, and drilling is expected to begin in early April. The injection well will extend more than a mile underground, with drilling taking approximately 23 da… Continue Reading
03.09.20
Hoeven: FWS Finalizes Appeals Process for Wetlands Maps
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released guidance to finalize an administrative process to appeal wetlands maps and resolve questions regarding compliance with wetlands easements. Further, the agency has directed its personnel to help ensure landowners' activities are not needlessly restricted… Continue Reading
03.06.20
Hoeven, Tester Introduce Legislation to Extend Program to Help Improve Health Care in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) this week introduced legislation to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) until August 2024, a program in ten facilities across North Dakota, Montana and Nevada that develops and tests health care delivery and reimbursement models for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) in hyper-rural counties. The participating facilities in North Dakota include: Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center in Elgin. McKenz… Continue Reading
03.06.20
Hoeven Makes the Case for Strengthening Missions in Minot, Grand Forks and Fargo to Air Force and Space Force Leaders
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week met in a classified briefing with Gen. David Goldfein and Gen. John Raymond, the chiefs of staff for the Air Force and Space Force, respectively, and other Air Force leaders to discuss national security threats across the globe and the important role that North Dakota's bases play in defending the nation. Hoeven discussed the two nuclear missions in Minot with the military leaders, as well as th… Continue Reading
03.05.20
Hoeven Statement After Congress Approves Funding to Prevent, Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Congress approved emergency funding to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus. The legislation funds preparedness and treatment efforts, including vaccine research and development, support for state and local health agencies, as well as for necessary medical supplies. "Congress approved this funding on a bipartisan basis to ensure that our nation is doing… Continue Reading
03.05.20
Hoeven: Energy Secretary to Visit North Dakota in May, Commits to Include Coal Country in Trip
WASHINGTON - At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven confirmed Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's visit to North Dakota in May for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and secured a commitment from him to include coal country as part of the trip. The senator first invited Brouillette to the state during his confirmation process last year. "We appreciate Secretary Brouillette's commitment to come to North Dakota's coal c… Continue Reading
03.04.20
Amendment to Repeal the Extension of the Wind Production Tax Credit
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) with U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act repealing the extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC). "For years we have been promised the wind PTC would be phased out, yet some in Washington jammed it through despite our opposition," the Senators said. "Instead of continuing the wind PTC, baseload coal should be fairly valued to ensure we have grid reliability and resiliency." The wind … Continue Reading
03.04.20
Hoeven Announces Head Start Funding for Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start has awarded $1,743,299 to the Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency serving Steele, Traill, Cass, Ransom, Sargent and Richland counties to support Head Start services. "Today's funds will allow the southeast region of our state to ensure children and families have access to the resources, services and early … Continue Reading