Press Releases

Hoeven Presses Corps to Issue Easement, Resolve Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week met with the head of the Army Corps of Engineers, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lowry Crook,...

Hoeven Announces More than $2.5 Million in USDA Funds for North Dakota Specialty Crops

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

Hoeven: Veterans Care Coordination Initiative Will Help Veterans Access Health Care Closer to Home

WEST FARGO, N.D. – At a North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs conference today, Senator John Hoeven outlined a new pilot program he pressed to implement called the Veterans Care...

Hoeven: Fire Departments Can Apply for FEMA Firefighter Assistance Grants

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...

Hoeven Discusses Efforts to Expand Access to Palliative Care at North Dakota Cancer Summit

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today outlined his efforts to expand palliative care, including cosponsoring a bill to improve palliative and hospice care. He discussed his work on the...

Hoeven Helps Break Ground for New Williston Airport

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today helped break ground on the Williston Basin International Airport (XWA), a new $231 million facility that will accommodate the economic and demographic growth...

Hoeven Statement on Appellate Court’s Decision to Allow Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to Continue

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after an appellate court issued a decision upholding U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg’s ruling that construction on the Dakota...

Hoeven Announces More than $290,000 in Grants to Support Substance Abuse Services

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Mental Health Services has...

Hoeven Working to Support Farmers and Ranchers, Create Strong Business Climate, Provide Veterans with Care Close to Home

LANGDON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today hosted a roundtable discussion with Langdon community leaders to outline his efforts in Washington to help North Dakota farmers and ranchers; create a...

Hoeven: North Dakota’s Coal Industry Continues to Lead in Innovation, Needs Regulatory Certainty

BISMARCK, N.D. – At the Lignite Energy Council’s annual meeting today in Bismarck, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to support the state’s energy industry and ensure that affordable and...

Hoeven Announces More than $1.7 Million in USDA Funds for Rural Economic Development in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a loan of $1,000,000 to...

Hoeven, Daines Introduce Legislation to Encourage Carbon Sequestration

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today announced that they have introduced legislation to encourage carbon sequestration. The CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2016 aligns tax...