Press Releases

Hoeven: Air Force Secretary Announces Move to Strengthen ICBM Force

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today commended a move by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to continue efforts to improve...

Hoeven Holds Forum on Veterans Health Care, Gets Briefing on Fargo VA System Report

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held a forum in Fargo to review the results of a recent evaluation of the Fargo Veterans Medical Center. The event featured a...

Hoeven Announces Additional Flood Protection Infrastructure Funding

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a more than $1.5 million grant to fund...

Hoeven: USDA Designates Prairie Grasslands, Including Red River Valley, A Critical Conservation Area

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated the Prairie Grasslands, which includes the Red River Valley, a critical conservation area under...

Senator Hoeven Observes Memorial Day in Fargo this Monday

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued his public schedule for Monday, May 26, as well as the following statement in observance of Memorial Day: “It is fitting and...

Hoeven: Congress Passes WRRDA, Includes Fargo-Moorhead Flood Protection, Hoeven Language Blocking Fees for Missouri River Water

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Congress has passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The measure includes two top priorities for North Dakota that Hoeven...

Hoeven: Appropriations Committee Supports Acre-for-Acre Mitigation, Water Management, Strong Ag Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the committee has approved the Fiscal Year 15 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug...

Hoeven Works Through Appropriations Committee to Address Veterans’ Health Care Concerns

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, on which he serves, has worked to address serious concerns at the  U.S. Department of...

Hoeven Works Through Appropriations Committee to Secure $10.8 Million in Funding for Regional ND National Guard Facility

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, on which he serves, has approved $10.8 million in the Fiscal Year 2015 appropriation...

Hoeven: Senate Expected to Take Up WRRDA Bill on Thursday

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Water Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA), which includes two top priorities for North Dakota: authorization...

Hoeven, Hess Corp. Officials Celebrate Completion of Tioga Gas Plant Expansion

TIOGA, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven and a host of industry and government officials today gathered to celebrate the Hess Corporation’s recently completed expansion of its Tioga Gas Plant, which...

Hoeven Again Meets with Canadian Foreign Minister, Ambassador to Continue Effort to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week met with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer to continue the effort to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The...