Press Releases

Hoeven Working to Improve Access to Health Services for Native Americans

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Mary Smith, Principle Deputy Director for the Indian Health Service (IHS), to address issues that...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Drug Addiction, Help Law Enforcement Combat Drug Crime

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate has passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), bipartisan legislation to help combat the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing...

Hoeven Announces Availability of $62 Million to Support Competitiveness of Special Crops

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $62 million in...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from Bureau of Reclamation to Work on Solutions to Lake Tschida Trailer Issue

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee hearing this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan Lopez to work with him...

Hoeven: HHS Awards More Than $540K to Spirit Lake Tribe

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) Indian Health Services Office...

Hoeven Presses Energy Secretary to Support Programs to Develop Carbon Capture Technology, Drive Down Costs

WASHINGTON – During a hearing of the Senate Energy Committee last week, Senator John Hoeven urged Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to support programs that help develop commercially viable technologies that...

Hoeven, Burr, Ayotte and Tillis Introduce Veterans Choice Improvement Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Richard Burr (R-NC), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today introduced the Veterans Choice Improvement Act of 2016. This legislation makes the Veterans...

Hoeven Pushes for TSA Improvements

WASHINGTON – As head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven this week chaired an appropriations hearing on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) budget...

Hoeven Working to Ensure Farm Bill Programs Address Challenges of Low Commodity Prices

WASHINGTON – During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee last week, Senate John Hoeven drove home the importance of ensuring that farm bill programs are implemented in...

Hoeven Works to Secure Additional Corps Funding for Permanent Flood Protection in Minot

WASHINGTON – At an appropriations hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2017 budget, Senator John Hoeven worked to secure additional funding to advance permanent flood protection for the...

Hoeven Statement on the Passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement on the passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan: “President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy were a team, and together,...

Hoeven Honors Deploying Army Reserve Members, Families at Send-Off Ceremony

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined the community in honoring members of the Bismarck-based U.S. Army Reserve Unit 945th Engineer Platoon (Asphalt), who will deploy soon for a...