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Hoeven: Senate Passes Resolution Repealing EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate has passed a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of...

Hoeven Pushes for Passage of Legislation to Repeal the Waters of the U.S. Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the Senate floor to push for passage of the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, legislation that would rescind the proposed Waters of...

Hoeven Working to Ensure Domestic Honey Producers Receive Fair Compensation from Unfair Trade Practices

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees, has outlined his efforts to help honey producers receive fair compensation for unfair trade practices...

Hoeven Recruits Business for Grand Sky at Google Unmanned Aerial Systems Airspace Seminar

WASHINGTON – At the Google Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Airspace Seminar, Senator John Hoeven pitched Grand Forks County’s new business and technology park, Grand Sky, as an up and coming...

Hoeven Statement on TransCanada Suspending Its Application for a Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the decision by TransCanada to suspend its application for a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline...

Hoeven Statement on the Agreement to Raise the Debt Ceiling and Spending Caps through 2017

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to his vote against suspending the debt ceiling until March 2017 and lifting the Budget Control Act (BCA)...

Hoeven Working to Expand Cooperative Agreements Between National Energy Labs and N.D. Universities

WASHINGTON – During a Senate Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water hearing last week, Senator John Hoeven said he worked to include funding in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill...

Hoeven Congratulates Air Force on Bomber Program Announcement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today congratulated the Air Force for awarding a contract to produce the nation’s newest long-range bomber. Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, pledged...

Hoeven Advances Flood Protection for Red River Valley, Flood Study for Minot Region

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week advanced flood protection for the Red River Valley and a flood study for the Minot region and secured support for the projects in...

Hoeven Announces $50K in Federal Funding to Assist Low-Income Homeowners in Pembina County

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $50,000 to...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from Interior Assistant Secretary to Visit North Dakota Before Issuing Final Stream Protection Rule

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Energy Committee hearing this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider to reject a one-size-fits-all approach to regulating...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Short-Term Highway Bill to Ensure Funding While the House Finishes Long-Term Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed a short-term bill to ensure highway funding while the House of Representatives works to finalize its own...