Press Releases

Hoeven Presents Military Medals to North Dakota WWII, Gulf War Veterans

MINOT, N.D. – At a medal presentation ceremony in Minot today, Senator John Hoeven presented military service medals to Gulf War veteran James J. Capps, World War II veteran Loren...

Hoeven Honors Ward County Couple for Adoption Work

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today recognized Rod and Tracey Belzer as Angels in Adoption at a ceremony held in Minot to honor their outstanding commitment to adoption. Hoeven...

Hoeven Calls on FAA to Expedite UAS Test Flight Approvals

BISMARCK, N.D. – In a letter sent last week to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Michael Huerta, Senator John Hoeven said the nation’s six designated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) test...

Hoeven Announces More Than $344,000 in Grants to Enhance Highway Safety in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $344,092 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation to enhance highway safety. The funding...

Hoeven, Heitkamp: BNSF to Accelerate Steps to Improve Safety on Casselton Stretch of Rail

CASSELTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today announced that BNSF Railway will accelerate steps to enhance rail safety in a stretch of track through Casselton, N.D. that has...

Hoeven Announces Additional SAFE Acres to Help ND Producers Optimize CRP Acreage

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allocate an additional 32,800 acres for the State Acres for Wildlife Program (SAFE) in...

Hoeven Worked to Ensure CRP Works For Farmers, Ranchers, Sportsmen

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today told members of the N.D. Association of Soil Conservation Districts that he worked to ensure that the...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1 Million, Five-Year Head Start Grant for TGU School District

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a five-year grant of more than $1 million to Early Explorers,...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Unilateral Action on Immigration

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration: “In the recent election, the people of America spoke. They said clearly...

Hoeven Celebrates Sweetwater Elementary’s Education Achievements, Designation as National Blue Ribbon School

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – At a ceremony today in Devils Lake, Senator John Hoeven congratulated the students, educators and families of Sweetwater Elementary School on their designation as a 2014...

Hoeven Announces New Support for Telemedicine, Commemorates Rural Health Care Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement to mark National Rural Health Day, Thursday, November 20. Hoeven cosponsored a resolution introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and...

Hoeven Statement on Keystone XL Approval Vote

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate fell short of passing his Keystone XL approval bill: “Today, we did not gain the 60...