Press Releases

Hoeven Presses Corps Division Commander for Any Necessary Flood Protection in Spring, Access to Missouri River Water

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week pressed the Corps of Engineers on several North Dakota priorities during a meeting with Northwestern Division...

Hoeven: NDSU Awarded with Federal Funding for Microbe Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that North Dakota State University (NDSU) has been awarded nearly $150,000 in federal funding. The...

Hoeven: Good Luck to NDSU Bison in NCAA Tournament

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement as the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison prepare to meet the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first round of the...

Hoeven: USDA to Finance Rural Water Expansion Projects

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a loan of $2,311,769...

Hoeven Holds Hearing on Secret Service

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who chairs the subcommittee that oversees funding for the United States Secret Service (USSS), held a hearing today on problems at the agency highlighted by...

Hoeven Announces Pay Rate Increase for 160 Federal Workers at MAFB, Across Western North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved a special rate increases for 160 federal employees at Minot Air Force Base (MAFB)...

Hoeven Meets with VA Secretary Robert McDonald on Senators’ Bill to Give Vets Better Access to Long-Term-Care Services

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today said Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is supportive of his efforts to give veterans better access to long-term-care (LTC) services near friends and...

Hoeven Marks National Agriculture Day

WASHINGTON – In recognition of National Agriculture Day, Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement: “Agriculture is North Dakota’s top industry,” Hoeven said. “Our state is home to nearly...

Hoeven: USDA Announces $96 Million in Available Funding to Support Local Food, Specialty Crops and Farm to School Efforts

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made almost $96 million available for innovative...

Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Veterans Access to Extended Care Act

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act, bipartisan legislation they authored to allow veterans greater access to long...

Hoeven, Tester, Boozman, Brown Named Co-Chairs of Senate Air Force Caucus

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Boozman (R-AR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will lead the Senate Air Force Caucus in the 114th Congress. The bipartisan group...

Hoeven Amendment Makes North Dakota Eligible to Apply for Grants from New $35 Million Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has introduced an amendment to the Senate’s human trafficking bill that would help North Dakota victims of human trafficking and child...