Press Releases

Hoeven Working to Provide Up to $50 Million in Federal Funding for Crack the Code 2.0 Initiative

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement commending the North Dakota Industrial Commission for approving $45.1 million to advance the implementation of enhanced oil recovery (EOR)...

Hoeven Resolution Designates October 26th as ‘Day of the Deployed’

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven introduced a resolution declaring October 26th as the “Day of the Deployed.” The resolution calls upon the American people to remember and honor the bravery...

Hoeven: American Families Pay the Price For Democrats’ Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate, pressing his Democratic colleagues to re-open the federal government. The senator outlined the impacts of the...

Hoeven Talks Agriculture With President, Administration Officials

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, was at the White House today and discussed agriculture issues with President Donald Trump and key administration officials...

Hoeven Statement After Senate Democrats Block Consideration of Defense Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked consideration of the Defense Appropriations Bill, legislation to...

Hoeven: Counter-Drone Must Become a Cornerstone of U.S. Defense Strategy

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held a virtual fireside chat with U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink as part of the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit in...

Hoeven: Grand Forks Taking Two Major Steps Forward in Counter-UAS Leadership

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – At a reception to kick off the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit today, Senator John Hoeven announced two major developments in counter-drone operations in the Grand...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) at the Department of...

Hoeven, Cramer Secure Senate Confirmation of Nick Chase to Be U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer today announced the U.S. Senate has confirmed Nicholas W. Chase to serve as United States Attorney for the District of...

Hoeven Makes Case to Reopen Government, Stresses Need for Agriculture Assistance

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the Senate floor to make the case to his colleagues for re-opening the government by passing a clean, short-term continuing resolution (CR)....

Hoeven: Nearly $20 Million Awarded for Runway Repairs at Grand Forks Air Force Base

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven announced that earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded nearly $20 million to United Crane and Excavation of Grand Forks, North Dakota, to...

Hoeven Statement on Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after Senate Democrats again refused to pass a clean, short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through November 21....