Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on the Administration’s Proposed Action on Methane Emissions

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s proposed actions on methane emissions: “The Obama administration today announced that it intends to...

Hoeven: USDA Awards $12 Million for Flood Protection, Water Management in Red River Valley

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $12 million to the Red River Retention Authority (RRRA) for water management and flood protection...

Hoeven Announces $2 Million Grant for Fargo to Improve Sewer System

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding $2 million to the City of Fargo to make improvements to the city’s sanitary...

Hoeven-Manchin Legislation to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline Overcomes Key Hurdle

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hoeven today announced that bipartisan legislation he and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project has overcome a key hurdle...

Hoeven to Deliver National Republican Weekly Radio Address Saturday

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven will deliver the National Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, January 10. He will discuss the importance of approving the Keystone XL pipeline and why it...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Nebraska Supreme Court Decision

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision: “Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the governor and legislature...

Hoeven, Kirk Bet on this Weekend’s NCAA Division I Football Championship

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven challenged Illinois Senator Mark Kirk to a friendly wager for this weekend’s NCAA Division I Football Championship. Hoeven predicts that the North Dakota State University...

Hoeven: Energy and Natural Resource Committee Passes Hoeven-Manchin Bill to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has passed legislation that he and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced to approve the...

Hoeven Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Set Clear Timeline for LNG Export Applications

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Energy Committee, this week joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation to improve the approval process for...

New Majority Calls for Swift Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and John Hoeven, R-N.D., today encouraged their Senate colleagues to support newly-reintroduced legislation to approve the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. Murkowski joined...

Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline in New Congress

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project under Congress’s authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of...

Hoeven Statement on the President’s Threat to Veto His Keystone XL Approval Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to White House spokesman Josh Earnest’s statement that President Obama won’t sign the senator’s Keystone XL approval bill...