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Hoeven: Congress Approves FY19 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Provides Strong Support for Farmers, Ranchers and Rural America

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today outlined important priorities he worked to include in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food...

Hoeven Statement on DHS Funding Agreement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following after the Senate passed an agreement to fund border security and the remaining 25 percent of government through September 30, 2019: “We...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms William Barr as U.S. Attorney General

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after joining a bipartisan majority of senators in confirming William Barr as Attorney General (AG) of the United States. Hoeven...

Hoeven Introduces Peter Welte at Senate Judiciary Hearing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced Peter Welte, the nominee to serve as the U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and called...

Hoeven: President Renews Nomination of Drew Wrigley to be U.S. Attorney for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the president renewed his nomination of former Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley to again serve as the U.S. Attorney for...

Hoeven: Bipartisan Lands Package Will Help Advance Title Transfer for Oakes Test Area, Improve & Expand North Country Scenic Trail

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today helped pass bipartisan legislation to improve federal and state public lands management, transfer lands to state and local control to support economic development and...

Hoeven: President Invites NDSU Bison Football Team to the White House

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the President Donald J. Trump has invited the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison football team to be honored at the White...

Hoeven Statement After Meeting with Attorney General Nominee William Barr

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after meeting with William Barr, who has been nominated to serve as Attorney General of the United States.  “Bill Barr has...

Hoeven, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Section 48A Clean Coal Tax Credit

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Carbon Capture Modernization Act, legislation to modernize the Section 48A tax credit for clean coal facilities to better...

Hoeven Arranges Meeting Between F-M Region Leaders & OMB, Presses for Inclusion of Flood Protection Project in President’s FY2020 Budget

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined local leaders from the Fargo-Moorhead region, including Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling and Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd, in urging...

Hoeven Statement After Meeting with Border Security Professionals

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after being briefed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) career professionals on priorities for securing the border. Today’s briefing was scheduled...

Hoeven, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Transfer Title for Oakes Irrigation Site to Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week introduced legislation to transfer the title for the Oakes Test Area, an irrigation research site, from the Bureau of Reclamation...