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Hoeven Introduces Legislation to Allow Homeowners to Purchase Lots at Jamestown Reservoir

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven recently introduced legislation that would allow homeowners at the Jamestown Reservoir to purchase their lots from the federal government and transfer all remaining Bureau of...

Hoeven: Clare Carlson Named as Rural Development State Director, Brad Thykeson as FSA State Director

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the following key positions were...

Hoeven: Dakota Prairie Grasslands Signs New Ten Year Demonstration Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has signed a new ten-year agreement for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Demonstration Project. Hoeven’s office has been...

Hoeven Joins DOT Secretary at Launch of FAA Drone Integration Pilot Program, Working to Secure North Dakota’s Role in New Projects

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta in marking the launch of the FAA’s new drone integration pilot...

Hoeven Announces $46 Million in Loans for North Dakota Electric Cooperatives to Improve Infrastructure

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

Hoeven Announces More Than $280,000 in Funding for UTTC and Sitting Bull College

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

Senate Passes Hoeven Resolution to Designate November 4th as National Bison Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution he introduced designating November 4th as National Bison Day. The resolution celebrates the...

Hoeven Urges Head of HHS, CMS to Delay Rule that Would Financially Burden Small, Rural Long-Term Care Facilities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven recently led 23 of his fellow senators in urging Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Seema Verma, Administrator of the...

Hoeven: Vice President’s Visit Highlights MAFB Importance as Only Dual Nuclear Mission Base in America

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and co-chair of the Senate Air Force Caucus, today joined Vice President...

Hoeven Working to Secure Grand Forks Role as Part of President’s UAS Executive Order

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week invited unmanned aerial systems (UAS) leaders from Grand Forks to Washington to outline North Dakota’s UAS expertise and infrastructure to the Federal Aviation...

Hoeven: President Declares Opioid Abuse Epidemic a Nationwide Public Health Emergency

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the President declared the opioid abuse epidemic a Nationwide Public Health Emergency. The declaration, which comes at the recommendation...

Hoeven: Empower Small Businesses to Invest and Grow Through Tax Relief

WASHINGTON – Speaking on the Senate floor today, Senator John Hoeven outlined important tax reform priorities for North Dakota families and small businesses, including the state’s farmers and ranchers. The...