Press Releases

Hoeven Statement after President Trump Delivers 2019 State of the Union

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump delivered the 2019 State of the Union address: “The President outlined a positive, common sense...

Hoeven: Senate Approves Legislation to Enhance U.S. Security Efforts with Allies in the Middle East

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate approved the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East (SASME) Act of 2019. The legislation includes a measure...

Hoeven Working to Expand TRICARE Eligibility to National Guard & Reservists, Regardless of Civilian Occupation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to extend eligibility for the TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) program to all National Guardsmen...

Hoeven Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee and the Senate Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition, today released the following statement after the President announced...

Hoeven to Host Bethlehem Gronneberg at 2019 State of the Union

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he will host Bethlehem Gronneberg, Founder and CEO of uCodeGirl, as his guest at the President’s State of the Union Address on...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $65 Million in Trade Promotion Funding for Agriculture Organizations Serving North Dakota Farmers and Ranchers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has...

Hoeven Announces More Than $2.5 Million for Mountain-Plains Consortium at NDSU

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 more than...

Hoeven Statement After First Meeting of the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the first meeting of the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee: “Today’s meeting provided an opportunity to lay out our priorities...

Hoeven: EU to Accept U.S. Soybeans for Biofuel Production

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the European Union (EU) Commission approved the use of U.S. soybeans for the production of biofuels. The Commission began...

Hoeven, Cramer & Armstrong Urge Expedited Environmental Review for Little Missouri River Bridge in Billings County

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao urging her to expedite...

Hoeven Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal Death Tax

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today helped reintroduce legislation with Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) to permanently repeal the federal estate tax. Hoeven has supported efforts to repeal the death tax...

Hoeven Cosponsors Savanna’s Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today released the following statement after Savanna’s Act was reintroduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Catherine...