Press Releases

Hoeven Announces Funds for Economic Development Planning in Northwestern North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $210,000 to the Tri-County Regional Development Council to...

Hoeven: Red Trail Energy to Begin Drilling a Stratigraphic Well for Carbon Sequestration, Will Enable Ethanol Exports to States Like California

RICHARDTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Red Trail Energy will begin the drilling of a stratigraphic well, designed with the intent to be permitted as a Class...

Hoeven: FWS Finalizes Appeals Process for Wetlands Maps

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

Hoeven, Tester Introduce Legislation to Extend Program to Help Improve Health Care in Rural Areas

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) this week introduced legislation to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) until August 2024, a program in ten...

Hoeven Makes the Case for Strengthening Missions in Minot, Grand Forks and Fargo to Air Force and Space Force Leaders

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week met in a classified briefing with Gen. David Goldfein and Gen. John Raymond, the chiefs...

Hoeven Statement After Congress Approves Funding to Prevent, Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Congress approved emergency funding to prevent, prepare for and respond to the...

Hoeven: Energy Secretary to Visit North Dakota in May, Commits to Include Coal Country in Trip

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven confirmed Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette’s visit to North Dakota in May...

Amendment to Repeal the Extension of the Wind Production Tax Credit

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) with U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act repealing the extension of the wind production tax...

Hoeven Announces Head Start Funding for Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Head Start has awarded $1,743,299 to...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $40 Million in Loans for Rural Electric Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Nodak Electric Cooperative more than $29.7...

Hoeven Pressing FERC to Fairly Value Coal as Baseload Power, Urges Treasury Secretary for Timely Implementation of 45Q Tax Credit

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, this week continued his efforts to support coal’s contributions to the reliability of the...

Hoeven: Air Force Secretary to Review Nuclear Missions in Minot

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today announced that Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett will visit the Minot Air Force Base this Thursday....