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Hoeven Offers Amendments to New Energy Legislation to Promote Jobs, Economic Growth, National Security

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, today offered amendments to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, that will help to streamline...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.7 Million in Federal Funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in Jamestown

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,745,426 in federal funding to support Head Start and Early Head...

Hoeven: We Must Reduce the Regulatory Burden, Empower Our Energy Industry to Compete in the Global Market

WASHINGTON – During a Senate Energy Committee hearing this week, Senator John Hoeven drove home the importance of empowering America’s energy industry to compete in the global market. While speaking...

Hoeven Statement Following Commissioner Tony Clark’s Announcement That He Will Not Seek Another Term at the FERC

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement today after Commissioner Tony Clark announced he would not seek another term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): “Commissioner Tony...

Hoeven, Heitkamp Congratulate North Dakota Students Selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today announced that the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has selected Sara Hatlewick of Jamestown and Alexis Vannett of Fargo...

Hoeven Continues Efforts to Repeal Waters of the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, speaking on the Senate floor today, urged his colleagues to override President Obama’s veto of Congress’ Resolution of Disapproval to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Updated Coal Ash Recycling Legislation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation that will create a states-first approach to regulating coal ash that provides both certainty for...

Hoeven: Ag Committee Votes Unanimously to Advance Child Nutrition Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the committee has unanimously approved the “Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016.”...

Hoeven: Minot Awarded $74.3 Million in HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition

WASHINGTON  – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the city of Minot has been awarded $74.3 million in the National Disaster Resilience Competition...

Hoeven: Agreement Reached on School Nutrition Standards

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that he and colleagues have reached an agreement to improve nutrition standards for school meals. The...

Hoeven Statement in Response to the Administration Moratorium on Federal Coal Leases

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement that it will review the federal coal program and suspend issuing new coal leases:...

Hoeven Announces More Than $500,000 Grant for NDSU to Develop Improvements For Wind Farm Power Grids, Educate K-12 Students

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Electrical, Community and Cyber Systems (ECCS) has...