Press Releases

Hoeven: Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Opening Four Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota for Sport Fishing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand fishing opportunities at four wildlife refuges in the Devils Lake Wetland Management...

Hoeven Amendment Seeks Larger Role for Air National Guard Units in Global Hawk UAS Mission

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven has introduced an amendment that seeks to give Air National Guard units a larger role in the Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems mission. The measure...

Hoeven: NASA Awards Up to $750,000 to North Dakota to Promote Aerospace Technology Research and Development

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that NASA has awarded up to $750,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND) to...

Hoeven: EPA Study Confirms Safety of Hydraulic Fracturing

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hoeven today welcomed a new study released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that confirmed the safety of hydraulic fracturing. According to the EPA, hydraulic...

Hoeven Announces More than $220,000 in Funding for Minot State University to Support Senior Medicare Patrol Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Minot State University...

Hoeven Announces More than $1.4 Million in Grants for Mandan, Mott Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded two grants totaling $1,417,110 to the airport authorities of Mandan and Mott. The awards...

Hoeven Announces More than $1.4 Million in DOT Grants for North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $840,280 to the City of Minot and $600,000 to the Washburn Municipal Airport Authority....

Hoeven Announces More Than $3.3 Million Grant to Support Head Start in Minot Schools

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,391,762 grant to the Minot Public School District. The grant will...

Hoeven, Cramer Announce Passage of Native American Children’s Safety Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced that both the Senate and House have now passed the Native American Children’s Safety Act. Hoeven authored and introduced...

Hoeven Makes Case for Grand Sky as Ideal Location for FlightSafety International

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today led a meeting in Grand Forks with leaders from Grand Sky and FlightSafety International in a bid to recruit the company to...

Hoeven Statement on the EPA’s Final Waters of the U.S. Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS): “Today, the...

Hoeven Outlines New Commercial UAS Bill, FAA’s UAS Center of Excellence at UND

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – At a roundtable with the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to continue building the region’s leadership in unmanned aerial...