Press Releases - John Hoeven

January 31st, 2014

Hoeven, Heitkamp Hold Farm Bill Roundtable with ND Ag Groups

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today convened a roundtable with North Dakota agriculture groups to outline highlights of the five-year farm bill recently approved by the...

January 31st, 2014

Hoeven Holds Roundtable with North Dakota Ag Groups to Discuss Farm Bill Progress

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today convened a roundtable with North Dakota agriculture groups to outline highlights of the five-year farm bill recently approved by the House-Senate conference committee,...

January 30th, 2014

Hoeven Calls on HUD Secretary to Extend CDBG Eligibility for Homeowner Repairs Following Minot Flood

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven has called on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan to extend to 36 months the period of eligibility for Community Development Block Grant...

January 30th, 2014

Hoeven: Senate Passes Legislation Preventing Flood Insurance Rate Increases

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, legislation he has been pressing to approve in order to prevent...

January 30th, 2014

Hoeven: MDU Resources’ New Pipeline the Kind of Energy Infrastructure America Needs

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said MDU Resources Group’s planned 325 mile Upper Midwest natural gas pipeline is the vital kind of energy infrastructure North Dakota and the nation...

January 30th, 2014

Hoeven Welcomes HHS Decision to Provide $3.4 Million in Energy Assistance to North Dakotans Facing Cold Weather, Propane Shortages

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on its decision to distribute $3.4 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program...

January 29th, 2014

Hoeven Statement on House Passage of the Five-Year Farm Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a five-year farm bill. “House passage of the federal five-year compromise farm bill...

January 29th, 2014

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress and the American...

January 28th, 2014

Hoeven: FMCSA Grants Waiver from Hours of Service Regulations for ND to Help Address Propane Shortage

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has answered his request that she declare an emergency in the Western Service...

January 27th, 2014

Hoeven: Senate-House Conference Committee Agree on Long-Term Farm Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he and his colleagues on the House-Senate farm bill conference committee approved the farm bill conference report after arriving at a bipartisan...

January 27th, 2014

Hoeven: Bill Preventing Flood Insurance Rate Hikes Moves to Senate Floor, Hoeven Continues Push for Passage

WASHINGTON- Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate voted this afternoon to bring the bipartisan Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act to the floor for debate, moving it one...

January 27th, 2014

Hoeven: Postal Service Postpones Consolidation of Minot Area Mail Processing Center

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has postponed its scheduled second round of mail processing center closures and consolidations, meaning it has postponed consolidation...