Press Releases

Hoeven Visits Port of Pembina, Working to Secure $5.7 Million for New APHIS Inspection Facility

PEMBINA, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today visited the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations at the Pembina Port, the fifth busiest port along the U.S./Canadian border. Specifically, Hoeven reviewed...

Hoeven Working to Support Domestic Manufacturers Like Motor Coach Industries in Pembina

PEMBINA, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today visited the Motor Coach Industries, Inc. (MCI) plant in Pembina, where he outlined his work to help companies like MCI grow and thrive....

Hoeven Announces $2.4 Million in HHS Funds for Head Start, Diabetes Programs in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants totaling...

Hoeven Continuing Effort on Appropriations to Secure Funding for Red River Valley, Minot Area Flood Protection

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven met again today with Col. Daniel Koprowski, Commander of the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers, to advance permanent flood protection for the Red River...

Hoeven: HHS Awards More Than $1 Million to Support Head Start Programs in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families/Office of...

The Senate Should Give the People a Voice on the Next Supreme Court Appointment

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said the people should have a voice in who will replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Under the U.S. Constitution, the president...

Hoeven Statement on the Passing of Sheila Schafer

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven extended his condolences today to the family and friends of Sheila Schafer, who spent a lifetime promoting North Dakota, notably the historic western city of...

Hoeven Statement on National Agriculture Day 2016

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate to recognize and thank the nation’s farmers and ranchers on National Agriculture Day. The...

Hoeven Announces $1.5 Million FEMA Grant to Fund Flood Protection for Fargo Wastewater Treatment Plant

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1.5 million to the City of Fargo from its...

Hoeven Presses VA Secretary to Support Veterans Choice Improvement Bill, Resolve Issues With Third Party Administrators

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, Senator John Hoeven pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald to improve the Veterans...

Hoeven: HHS Awards More Than $1 Million to Cankdeska Cikana Community College

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Indian Affairs Committees, today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children...

Hoeven Asks USDA Secretary Vilsack to Help With ARC Payments

WASHINGTON – During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to make sure that...