Press Releases

Hoeven: Highway Bill to Restore $3 Billion Cut in Crop Insurance Made in Budget Agreement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven announced that the new five-year highway bill Congress is on track to pass this week restores $3 billion that was cut from crop insurance in...

Hoeven Announces $306 Million in Available Funding to Improve Fire Safety, Encourages Local Fire Districts to Apply

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making $306 million in funding...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1 Million in Head Start Grants for TGU School District

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,075,793 for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs operated...

Hoeven Congratulates Northern Plains Test Site Director Bob Becklund on Promotion to Brigadier General

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued this statement following the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Colonel Robert Becklund, director of the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial Systems test site in Grand...

Hoeven Announces More Than $860K in Federal Funding for North Dakota State University

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a University Transportation Centers (UTC) grant...

Hoeven: FEMA Awards More Than $3.1 Million to City of Minot Water Treatment Plant for Flood Protection

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $3.1 million to the City of Minot through...

Hoeven Announces More Than $250K to North Dakota Housing Authorities to Promote Family Self-Sufficiency

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded three grants totaling $255,502...

Hoeven Thanksgiving Statement

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement to wish North Dakotans a happy Thanksgiving: “This year again, North Dakotans will gather with family and friends on...

Hoeven Receives UAS From Altavian in Recognition of His Work to Grow North Dakota’s Leadership in UAS Sector

FARGO, N.D. – At the Drone Focus monthly meetup today, Senator John Hoeven received one of the first unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufactured in North Dakota from Altavian and ComDel...

Hoeven: Entrepreneurs Play a Vital Role in Growing the Economy, Creating New Job Opportunities

FARGO, N.D. – At the first-ever 1 Million Cups (1MC) Reunion in Fargo today, Senator John Hoeven commended Emerging Prairie for their commitment to the entrepreneurial community in Fargo and...

Hoeven Donates Computers to Five Schools in North Dakota

McClusky, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today visited McClusky High School to present the school with five computers that he secured through the Senate Computers for Schools Program. The senator...

Hoeven Celebrates Washington Elementary’s Designation as National Blue Ribbon School

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined the Valley City community in congratulating the students, educators and families of Washington Elementary School on their designation as a 2015...