Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Reclamation Conducting Critical Step for Eastern ND Water Supply Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) announced that it...

Hoeven Leads Senators in Urging Defense Secretary to Restore Education Benefits for Guard & Reserve Members

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today led 12 of his fellow senators in urging Defense Secretary Mark Esper to restore full education benefits for members of the National Guard and...

Hoeven Announces USDA Investment for City of Reeder

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded an $118,000 grant and an...

Hoeven Outlines Concerns to Corps About Missouri River Levels

BISMARCK – Senator John Hoeven spoke with John Remus, Chief of Missouri River Water Management Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to outline concerns about high Missouri River...

Hoeven Announces More Than $21 Million in DOT Grants for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – 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 grants totaling...

Hoeven: THUD Appropriations Bill Invests in UAS Operations, North Dakota Transportation Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week helped advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations legislation, which: Supports the safe integration of unmanned aerial...

Hoeven Meets with Air Force Secretary Nominee to Secure Support for North Dakota Nuclear & UAS Missions

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week met with former Ambassador Barbara Barrett, the nominee to serve as Secretary of the Air...

Hoeven Statement Observing POW/MIA Recognition Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in observance of POW/MIA Recognition Day.  “Today we mark the legacies of our servicemembers who have endured unspeakable conditions or...

Hoeven: FY2020 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Provides Strong Support for Farmers and Ranchers, Rural America

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, outlined key provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related...

Hoeven, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Give Veterans Greater Access to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer today introduced the TBI and PTSD Treatment Act, bicameral legislation to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide hyperbaric...

Hoeven: Taiwan to Purchase $3.6 Billion of U.S. Agriculture Products, Including Soybeans and Wheat from North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today helped announce that Taiwan will purchase $3.6 billion of...

Hoeven Meets with 5th Bomb Wing Commander, Outlines Efforts to Advance Modernization of Nuclear Forces

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week met with Colonel Bradley Cochran, commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at the Minot Air Force Base. Hoeven and Cochran discussed ongoing efforts...