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Hoeven Organizes Meeting Between F-M Leaders & OMB Director, Working to Secure Funding for Comprehensive Flood Protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today met with Office and Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney and Fargo-Moorhead leaders, including Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and Moorhead Mayor Del...

Hoeven: Xcel Energy Wind Project Example of All-of-the-Above Energy Policy

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today welcomed Xcel Energy’s announcement that they will build a total of seven wind farms in the Upper Midwest, including in Dickey, Morton and...

Hoeven: Budget Proposal Does Not Work for Agriculture

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to the president’s proposed budget: “The president’s proposed budget reduction for agriculture...

Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Dan Coats to be Director of National Intelligence

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed former Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) to be Director of National Intelligence: “During his time in the Senate,...

Hoeven: Move America Act Gives States Flexibility, Lowers Infrastructure Costs Through Public-Private Partnerships

WASHINGTON – At a recent hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Senator John Hoeven outlined the Move America Act, legislation he plans to reintroduce with Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)....

Hoeven Joins Senator Lankford in Introducing Small Business Regulatory Relief Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, legislation that requires federal agencies to...

Hoeven: Congress Protects Multiple Use on Federal Lands, Repeals BLM Planning Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today voted to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0” rule under the Congressional Review Act. Hoeven cosponsored the Senate’s companion resolution and...

Hoeven Statement on Administration’s Revised Executive Order on Refugee Vetting

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s revised executive order on screening of foreign nationals: “Keeping Americans safe is our top priority....

Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Rick Perry as U.S. Secretary of Energy

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves as a member of the Senate Energy Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Senate confirmation of former Texas Governor...

Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): “Safe and affordable housing...

Hoeven Urges Interior Secretary to Balance Multiple Uses on Federal Lands, Avoid One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Energy Development

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to be U.S. Secretary of the Interior: “Having served Montana, Secretary Zinke...

Hoeven Announces $80 Million in USDA Rural Development Loans for Kem and Roughrider Electric Cooperatives

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a total of $80 million in...