Press Releases

Hoeven Working to Secure More BIA Law Enforcement Officers to Address Pipeline Protests

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) last week met with Interior Department nominee Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) and the new Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bruce Loudermilk....

Hoeven Announces More Than $920,000 to Address Emergency Housing Situation in Nelson County

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $922,100 to the Nelson...

Hoeven Cosponsors Bipartisan Resolution Condemning U.N. Interference in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today cosponsored a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) objecting to the passage of United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

Hoeven Meets with Energy Secretary Nominee Rick Perry

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has been nominated to serve as Secretary of the U.S Department of Energy (DOE). Hoeven highlighted...

Hoeven: Air Force Secretary’s Visit to Minot Highlights Importance of Nuclear Mission

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said that U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James’s visit to Minot Air Force Base underscores the importance of the nation’s nuclear triad and...

Hoeven Sworn in for Second Term as U.S. Senator for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today was sworn into office by Vice President Joseph Biden for his second term in the United States Senate. Hoeven took the oath of office...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $200,000 in Awards for Rural North Dakota Communities to Attract Investment, Create Jobs

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded two grants totaling $198,000 to the Lake Agassiz...

FAA Notifies Hoeven that Authorization for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Operability is Approved

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a certificate of authorization (COA) for the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to oversee unmanned...

Hoeven Announces More than $1.9 Million in HUD Funding for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $1,903,991...

Hoeven Brings USAF Chief of Staff to N.D. to See One-of-a-Kind Capabilities of Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky Tech Park

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today led a roundtable with U.S. Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff General David Goldfein and officials from Grand Sky, the Grand Forks...

Hoeven-Manchin States-First Coal Ash Recycling Legislation Passes as Part of New Water Bill

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held a roundtable to outline coal ash recycling legislation he and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) worked to pass as part of the new...

Hoeven: Administration’s Stream Buffer Rule Doesn’t Work for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Administration’s final Stream Buffer Rule, which fails to account...