Press Releases

Hoeven Breaks Ground on New Unity Medical Center in Grafton

GRAFTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined local leaders and health care professionals in Grafton to break ground on the new Unity Medical Center (UMC). The $23 million facility...

Hoeven Announces More Than $6.5 Million in Funds for Replacing Bridges Across Rural 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’s (DOT) Competitive Highway Bridge Program...

Hoeven Announces Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Authorization for General Atomics at Grand Sky UAS Park

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – At the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit and Expo today, Senator John Hoeven announced that General Atomics, a tenant of the Grand Sky UAS Research and...

Hoeven Secured $27 Million for New Indoor Firing Range at Minot Air Force Base, Helps Break Ground on Project

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today helped local and military leaders break ground on a new indoor firing range at the Minot Air Force Base. As a member of...

Hoeven: Trade Agreement to Open Up Japanese Market to $7 Billion in U.S. Agriculture Products

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today after the President announced a trade...

Hoeven Announces FCC Authorizing $591 Million in Funding for Rural Broadband in North Dakota Over the Next Decade

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized $591 million in funding over the next decade to support broadband in rural North Dakota....

Hoeven Delivers Keynote at Burdick Job Corps Graduation

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today delivered the keynote graduation address to the summer 2019 class of the Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps, and commended the 74 graduates for...

Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Bolster Voluntary, Locally-Led Conservation Programs

BISMARCK, N.D. – At the America’s Grasslands Conference today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to make the conservation title under the 2018 Farm Bill more farmer-friendly, while also bolstering...

Hoeven Working to Ensure DOE Awards $10 Million for Final Phase of Project Tundra’s Design Study, Promptly Funds 3rd Phase of Carbonsafe Initiative

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today brought U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials to North Dakota to highlight the efforts of the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC)...

Hoeven: Aldevron Groundbreaking Highlights Benefits of Tech Entrepreneurship

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today helped break ground on the first phase of Aldevron’s 189,000 square foot expansion, which will consist of increased production capacity, warehouse space and...

Hoeven: FAA Issues Waiver for North Dakota IPP, XCEL Energy to Conduct Broader Range of UAS Flights Without Visual Observer

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued waivers for both the North Dakota’s Integration Pilot Program (IPP) and Xcel Energy, allowing them...

Hoeven Secured $32 Million for New National Guard Readiness Center

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined North Dakota National Guard leaders to break ground on a new Readiness Center for the Army National Guard. As a member of...