Press Releases

Hoeven Presses Treasury to Ensure 45Q Tax Credit Works for Energy Producers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today pressed U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide regulatory certainty when implementing the recently renewed 45Q tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration...

Hoeven Statement on Attorney General Sessions’ Announcement in Fargo Today

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven issues the following statement today after Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement in Fargo regarding federal, state and local efforts to combat the opioid abuse...

Hoeven Makes Case for North Dakota Military Construction Projects

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven made the case for important military construction projects for the...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms Pompeo as Secretary of State

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mike Pompeo as U.S. Secretary of State. Prior to his confirmation, Pompeo served as...

Hoeven: FEMA Announces Valley City to Keep Its Floodwall

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has officially announced that Valley City can keep its floodwall. Last month, Hoeven passed legislation enabling...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from U.S. Forest Service Chief to Visit North Dakota

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from acting U.S. Forest Service Chief Victoria Christiansen to...

Hoeven to Perdue: Ensure Strong Farm Safety Net

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today secured a commitment from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary...

Hoeven Secures Commitments from Key Army Corps Officials to Advance Flood Protection for Minot Region, Red River Valley

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven reaffirmed the support of R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for...

Hoeven Introduces Basin Electric Senior VP at Senate Energy Hearing, Outlines Work to Develop Commercially-Viable CCS Technology

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week introduced Matt Greek, Senior Vice President of Research Development and Technology for Basin Electric Cooperative, at a hearing of the Senate Energy and...

Hoeven: VA Reimburses North Dakota Veterans Home Nearly $630,000 for Recently Completed Renovations

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

Hoeven Secures Commitment form National Park Foundation President to Help Advance Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Will Shafroth, President and CEO of the National...

Hoeven: Enhancing Tribal Self-Governance Builds Strong Tribal Communities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today convened an oversight hearing titled “The 30th Anniversary of Tribal Self-Governance: Successes in Self-Governance and...