Press Releases

Hoeven: North Dakota’s First VA National Cemetery Will Help Give Veterans the Recognition & Honor They Deserve

HARWOOD, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today helped dedicate the first Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery in North Dakota. As a member of the Senate Military Construction and...

Hoeven: Veterans in North Dakota, Western Minnesota to Have Access to Local Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Facility

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has added the Fargo VA Health Care System to its hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) clinical...

Hoeven Announces Over $4 Million to Improve Access to Opioid Abuse Treatment in North Dakota

BISMARCK – 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 $4,020,043.00 to the State...

Hoeven Working to Empower Economic Growth, Improve Public Safety & Ensure Better Access to Education, Health Care & Housing for Tribal Members

BISMARCK, N.D. – At United Tribes Technical College’s (UTTC) Tribal Leaders Summit today, Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, outlined his ongoing efforts on behalf...

Hoeven Receives Top Honor From National Guard Association of the United States

DENVER, COLO. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today received the National Guard Association of the United States’ (NGAUS) Harry S. Truman Award for...

North Dakota Delegation Statement on Sandia Study on Bakken Crude

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven, Kevin Cramer and Representative Kelly Armstrong released the following statement regarding Sandia National Laboratories’ study that found Bakken crude has comparable physical, chemical and...

Hoeven Announces More Than $2.6 Million to Support Rural Infrastructure Development in North Dakota Communities

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 a total of $2,629,853 in...

Hoeven Working to Fill Vacant Forest Service Positions in North Dakota, Alleviate Energy Permit Delays

WATFORD CITY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held a roundtable with U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Vicki Christiansen and local ranchers and energy producers in Watford City. As a...

Hoeven Statement on EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule Update

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator Hoeven today issued the following statement regarding the EPA’s proposed methane rule update: “This revision of the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the Oil...

Hoeven Working to Maintain Supreme Court Independence, Urges Justices to Rule Impartially & Uphold the Constitution

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined his Senate Republican colleagues in opposing threats to pack the U.S. Supreme Court and, in a letter to the Supreme Court, urged...

Hoeven Statement on Nomination of Daniel Traynor to be U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota

BISMARCK – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump nominated Daniel M. Traynor to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota....

Hoeven Marks Completion of CBP Unmanned Aerial Systems Training Center at Grand Forks Air Force Base

EMERADO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today marked the completion of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) newly-renovated unmanned aerial systems (UAS) training center at the Grand Forks Air...