Press Releases

Hoeven Announces the Veterans Care Coordination Initiative at Fargo VA Hospital

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced a new pilot program, called the Veterans Care Coordination initiative. Effective this week, veterans seeking care through the Veterans Choice Program will...

Hoeven Announces $625,000 in DOJ Grants to Support Grand Forks and West Fargo Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded two grants totaling $625,000 to the Grand Forks...

Hoeven: Congress Passes Legislation to Help Ensure Airport Space Remains Available for National Guard RPA Missions

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Air Force Caucus, today announced that Congress has passed legislation to allow Air Force and Air National Guard units to...

Hoeven Announces $200,000 USDA Grant to Support Rural Communities 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 $200,000 to the North Dakota...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $500,000 in DOT Grants to NDSU, State of North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) has awarded...

Hoeven: Senate Designates October 26 as ‘Day of the Deployed’

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D), along with Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kans.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), today announced that the U.S Senate has passed...

Hoeven Encourages Ag Researchers, Industry to Apply for Specialty Crop Funding

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at the...

Hoeven Announces $2.1 Million in FEMA Funding to North Dakota Department of Emergency Services

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2.1 million to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES). The funds are...

Hoeven Statement on Voting to Continue U.S. Government Operations, Support Veterans and Combat the Zika Virus

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after voting to approve compromise legislation that will fund the continued operation of the United States government, provide record funding...

Hoeven Statement on Senate Override of the President’s Veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate overrode President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA): “With today’s vote,...

Hoeven Statement on a Measure to Continue Government Operations that Did Not Get Enough Votes to Pass Today

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after legislation to fund the continued operation of the United States government did not get enough votes to pass in...

Hoeven Welcomes DOD Secretary’s Commitment to Updating Nation’s Nuclear Triad During Minot Visit

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Air Force Caucus, today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to Minot Air Force Base...