Press Releases

Hoeven Announces Funding for Water Infrastructure Improvements in Hettinger

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $228,000 loan and...

Hoeven Announces $2.6 Million DOT Grant to Fund Transportation Research at NDSU

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $2,632,700...

Hoeven: USDA Direct Assistance Application Period Starts Today, Signup Runs Through August 28

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement to mark the beginning of the application period for the U.S. Department...

ND Congressional Delegation Supports North Dakota’s Request for Presidential Disaster Declaration

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today issued the following statement in support of Governor Doug Burgum’s request for a major presidential disaster...

Hoeven Announces Funding to ND Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded $16,342,500 to 59 skilled nursing...

Hoeven: FEMA Agrees to Work with Stutsman County on Permanent Fixes for Inundated Roads

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agreed to allow the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) and local...

Hoeven: BOR Releases Draft EIS for ENDAWS Project

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) released the...

Hoeven Announces More Than $3.5 Million FEMA Grant for Water Infrastructure in Cass County

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $3,564,967 grant to the State...

Hoeven Announces Five North Dakota Airports Receive CARES Act Funding

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released funding...

Hoeven to Pay Tribute to Veterans Lost in the Line of Duty at ND Veterans Cemetery, Honors Memorial Day in Senate Floor Speech

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. The senator delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor earlier...

Hoeven: FSA Expanding Loan Repayment Relief to Farmers Impacted by COVID-19

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding its Disaster Set-Aside...

Hoeven Announces USDA Loan Guarantees Available for Ag Producers and Rural Businesses from CARES Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $1 billion in loan guarantees...