Press Releases

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...

Hoeven Statement on Peace Officers Memorial Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day: “Mikey and I are honored to join our fellow North Dakotans and Americans...

Hoeven Announces $17 Million in DOT Grants for North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $17 million in grants with funds appropriated by Congress to improve airports in Minot,...

Hoeven: Northrop Grumman On Schedule to Sign Historic Lease Next Month

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week met with Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush to help advance the unmanned aerial systems industry in Grand Forks and to discuss the future...

Hoeven: We Need to Support Our Airmen, Maintain a Credible Nuclear Deterrent

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Task Force 21 in a meeting at the Pentagon with Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Larry Spencer,...

Hoeven to Host U.S. Forestry Chief Tidwell in N.D.

WASHINGTON– Senator John Hoeven today announced that U.S. Forestry Chief Tom Tidwell will visit North Dakota at the senator’s invitation to meet with North Dakota’s grazing associations and individual ranchers...

Hoeven Announces United Airlines to Add New Air Service Between Williston and Houston

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that United Airlines will add daily United Express service from Williston to Houston beginning August 19 with one daily roundtrip on a 50-seat...

Hoeven: Committee Reaches Deal on WRDA Bill, Includes Authorization for Fargo-Moorhead Flood Protection

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate-House joint conference committee has come to an agreement on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and the measure includes...

Hoeven Statement on Senator Reid’s Procedural Vote This Evening on the Energy Efficiency Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Senator Harry Reid’s procedural vote this evening to block amendments to the energy efficiency bill: “The vote Senator Harry...

Hoeven Announces USDA Funding for Central Power

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated more than $29 million in a loan guarantee to Central Power Electric Cooperative, Inc. to...

Hoeven, Western Caucuses Urge EPA to Halt “Waters of the U.S.” Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven has joined Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Western Caucus co-chairs Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and 43 additional Western Caucus...

Hoeven: FEMA to Bill Flood Insurance Premiums at Pre-Biggert-Waters Rates

WASHINGTON – Following a meeting this week with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Associate Manager Dave Miller, Senator John Hoeven said the agency will bill flood insurance premiums this year...