Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s 2017 Budget

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget proposal: “The budget that President Obama released today does not recognize the...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $200K in Federal Funding to Promote Community and Economic Development in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a total of $198,000 to the Lake...

Hoeven Presses for Great Accountability and Empowerment at Indian Health Service

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing last week, Senator John Hoeven pressed officials from the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Hoeven Statement on HHS’ Announcement It Will Not House Unaccompanied Children from Central America in Grand Forks

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will not use Grand Forks Airforce Base (GFAFB)...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Proposed $10 Per Barrel Tax on Crude Oil Production

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposal to impose an additional tax of $10...

Hoeven Announces $200K in Federal Funding to NDSU to Support Ag Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, as well as the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...

Hoeven: Grand Forks Air Force Base Well Positioned for Future UAS Training, Arctic Missions

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Thursday discussed key missions for Grand Forks Air Force Base with General Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, following the general’s visit...

Hoeven Introduces North Dakota Native Dr. Mary Wakefield at Senate Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced Devils Lake, North Dakota native Dr. Mary Wakefield at a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing and urged his colleagues to confirm her to...

Hoeven Announces More Than $673K in Federal Funding to Support NDSU Agriculture Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, announced today that the National Science Foundation has awarded $673,606 to North Dakota State University...

Hoeven Announces More Than $2 Million in Federal Funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in Dickinson Area

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the Community Action Partnership in Dickinson with $2,081,217 in federal funding...

Hoeven Meets with New Air Force Under Secretary Lisa Disbrow

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven met with newly confirmed Under Secretary of the Air Force Lisa Disbrow to discuss key defense issues and North Dakota’s role ahead of her upcoming...

Hoeven Announces $9 Million in Available Funding to Ease Wetland Compliance

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service...