Press Releases

Hoeven Advancing Federal Support for Repairs and Flood Prevention for Inundated Roads in Stutsman County

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, along with Senator Kevin Cramer and North Dakota legislators Senator Terry Wanzek and Representative Craig Headland, today discussed the damage to roadways inundated with...

Hoeven Cosponsors PRIME Act to Support Local Ranchers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today cosponsored the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act,...

Hoeven Announces Funding for UND Center for Rural Health

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 $2,500,000 to the...

Hoeven Announces $18 Million for NDDOT from CARES Act

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will receive...

Hoeven Statement in Commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement on Peace Officers Memorial Day and during National Police Week to commemorate the sacrifices made by fallen heroes and...

Hoeven Announces Funding for Clean Water Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $7,780,000 to the North Dakota Department of...

Hoeven: FMCSA Final Hours of Service Rule A Good Step, More Flexibility Needed for Agriculture Haulers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...

Hoeven Statement on FISA Reforms

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the U.S. Senate approved legislation to reform and reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). “This bipartisan legislation makes important...

Hoeven, Smith: Rural Electric Cooperatives Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Under New Treasury Guidance

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s guidance clarifying that rural electric cooperatives with less than 500 employees are eligible...

Hoeven: Administration to Make Purchase of Crude Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Energy Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy...

Hoeven Joins Governor Burgum at White House to Discuss Efforts to Combat COVID-19, Safely Re-Open Economy

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after joining Governor Doug Burgum at the White House for a discussion with President Trump on further efforts at both...

Hoeven Statement on Saudi Arabia Announcing BPD Cut to Oil Production

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Energy Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after Saudi Arabian officials announced...