Press Releases

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...

Hoeven: Growth in State’s Tech Sector Continues to Augment Primary Industries Like Agriculture, Create New Economic Opportunities

FARGO, N.D. – At the 2019 State of Technology Conference today, Senator John Hoeven outlined the intersection between North Dakota’s growing technology sector and the state’s primary industry of agriculture....

Hoeven: YWCA’s Grace Garden Will Help Provide Affordable Housing for Families

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today spoke at the grand opening of Grace Garden, a YWCA supported residence that will provide homes and supportive services for more than...

Hoeven: National Weather Service Has Adjusted Minot Nexrad to Provide Better Weather Radar Coverage for Western North Dakota

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the National Weather Service (NWS) has completed its adjustment of the radar system in Minot to expand low-level coverage in western...

Hoeven Announces Summer Interns in his Bismarck, Fargo, and Washington D.C. Offices

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Caroline Cahill, Ethan Leingang, Jack Sell, Jacob Peterson, Jacob Smith, Katelyn Heley and Maxwell Jencks are interning in his Washington, D.C. office,...

Members of North Dakota, Montana & Ohio Delegations Lead Bicameral Effort Urging Federal Agency to Preempt Washington Crude-By-Rail Ban

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Congressmen Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio), this week...

Hoeven Highlights Combined Housing & Supportive Services Programs, Gives Local Officials Opportunity to Provide Input to HUD Secretary

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today brought U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to Grand Forks and the Spirit Lake Reservation to see local housing...

Hoeven Holds Roundtable with FSA Administrator Fordyce on Second Round of MFP Paymnets, Farm Bill Implementation

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today held a roundtable with U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Hoeven Announces Agenda for 2019 State of Technology Conference

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced the agenda for his 2019 State of Technology Conference, which is being held at the Avalon Events Center in Fargo on Wednesday,...

Hoeven: U.S. Has Finalized Withdrawal From INF Treaty

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the administration finalized the nation’s withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty as a result of Russia’s refusal...

Hoeven Pressing FAA to Ensure North Dakota can Operate UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight on a Routine Basis

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven urged Ali Bahrami, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety at the...