Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Class VI Permit Approval for Project Tundra

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) approved the Class VI permit for the geologic storage of CO2 from Project Tundra....

Hoeven: We’ve Got It – RRV Flood Protection Project Will Be the First P3 Major Public Works Project in the Nation

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today outlined how the Fargo-Moorhead region is serving as an example to the rest of the nation with its first-of-its-kind flood protection project....

Hoeven Recognizes March for Life, Continues Efforts Protecting the Unborn

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in honor of the annual March for Life events held in North Dakota and Washington, D.C. Hoeven continues his efforts...

Hoeven Joins Thune, Colleagues in Urging HHS to Rescind Mask and Vaccine Mandates on Head Start Programs

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to rescind an interim final rule...

Hoeven: FAA Awards Grants to General Atomics & Appareo to Conduct Research with Northern Plains UAS Test Site

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two contracts totaling...

Hoeven Statement on Voting Against Democrats’ Bill to Federalize Elections

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after voting to preserve the Senate filibuster and against Democrats’ legislation that would take away the authority of the states...

Hoeven Announces Additional FY2022 Army Corps Funding for ND Water & Sewer Projects

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced more than $35 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ funding that he worked to secure for water management and sewer projects across North...

Hoeven Secures $61.45 Million for Permanent Flood Protection in Minot Region

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he worked with Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young to secure $61.45 million in federal funding...

Hoeven & Klobuchar Work with OMB Director to Secure $437 Million for Comprehensive Flood Protection in the Red River Valley

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that, through their efforts with Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young, they...

Hoeven Statement After Voting for Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after voting for legislation to impose mandatory sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will carry natural gas produced...

Hoeven Joins Colleagues in Urging Department of Education to Answer for Comparing Parents to “Domestic Terrorists”

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to answer for reportedly orchestrating a letter from the National...

Hoeven Statement After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on private employers. The senator joined...