Press Releases

Hoeven Outlines Importance of Water Supply Projects to Interior Department Secretary, BOR Regional Director

COLEHARBOR, N.D. – In a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Regional Director Brent Esplin today, Senator John Hoeven outlined the importance of...

Hoeven to Beaudreau: End Oil & Gas Moratorium, Resume Lease Sales & Support U.S. Energy Independence

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today urged Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau to end the administration’s moratorium on new federal oil and gas leases and to move forward...

Hoeven Statement on Afghanistan

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on Afghanistan: “We need to get control of the situation to...

Hoeven Honors North Dakota Guardmembers at Send-off Ceremony in Devils Lake

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today commended the service of 50 members of the North Dakota National Guard’s 835 Engineer Detachment at a send-off ceremony in Devils Lake. The...

Hoeven Meets with Farmers and Ranchers to Discuss Drought, Outline Disaster Assistance Efforts

RUGBY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today met with North Dakota farmers and...

Hoeven Discusses Efforts to Construct New Hospital, Clinic & Long-Term Care Facility in Rugby

RUGBY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today met with the board of directors for the Heart of America Medical Center (HAMC) in Rugby, as well as local leaders, to discuss efforts...

Hoeven: RRV Flood Protection Has Strong Momentum, Working to Keep First-in-the-Nation Project Moving Forward

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today reviewed the significant progress being made on the construction of the Fargo-Moorhead region’s comprehensive flood protection project with Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Chief...

Hoeven and Tester Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Livestock Disaster Programs, Ensure Programs Work Better for Ranchers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator Jon Tester today introduced bipartisan legislation...

Hoeven Working to Secure Engineering & Design Funding for Fourth Phase of Souris River Valley Flood Protection

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today urged Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to prioritize Pre-construction Engineering and Design (PED) for the fourth phase...

Hoeven: Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Budget Resolution Will Hurt Our Economic Recovery, Impose Harmful Tax Increase & Cause Higher Inflation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend budget bill. Hoeven opposed the legislation and offered amendments during the resolution’s...

Hoeven: We Need Baseload Power, Not Costly Green New Deal Policies and Energy Taxes

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ tax-and-spend budget resolution to put Senators on the...

Hoeven Opposes Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced the following amendments to stop the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend budget bill and prevent harmful tax increases on hardworking Americans. The senator strongly...