Press Releases

Hoeven Nominates Five Students for Military Academy Appointments

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has nominated five North Dakota students for appointment to our nation’s military academies. Hoeven nominated: Austin Greenheck and Quinn Greenheck of...

Hoeven Working to Attach Measure Lifting the Oil Export Ban to Highway Bill

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven will address a large gathering of oil industry leaders this evening, telling them that lifting the 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil would be...

Hoeven: Senate Approves National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes the nation’s military programs. The House...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $125K USDA Grants to Support Development of New Agricultural Products

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded three grants totaling $124,182...

Hoeven to Thank and Honor Veterans and Their Families on Veterans Day

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven will speak tomorrow at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Fargo Veterans Memorial Auditorium to pay tribute to our nation’s veterans. Hoeven will provide...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $350K Grant to Support Research at the University of North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of...

Hoeven Calls on FSA Administrator to Use State Yield Estimates for ARC Program

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, today called on Farm Service Administrator Val Dolcini to use yield estimates submitted to them by the...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Senate has approved the Military Construction and Veterans...

Hoeven: General Atomics Training Academy Helps Us Build Grand Forks’ Status as Premiere Hub of UAS Industry

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined executives from General Atomics and state and local officials to break ground on the company’s $2.5 million training facility for unmanned...

Hoeven Announces $3.6 Million in Federal Funding for Fort Totten School District

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the Impact Aid Coalition, today announced that the Department of Education (ED) has awarded $3,615,250 to...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Denial of a Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s denial of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline project: “President Obama’s denial of...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee, today announced that the Senate has unanimously passed S.Res.307, legislation designating November as National Native American Heritage...