Press Releases

Hoeven: USGS Finds Substantial New Reserves in the Williston Basin

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has determined that there are approximately 7.4 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil, more than twice...

Hoeven Sees Off 188 Air Defense Artillery Regiment on Deployment to Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined with state and community leaders to honor members of the North Dakota National Guard’s (NDNG) 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at...

Hoeven Statement on the Passing of Former North Dakota Governor Bill Guy

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to learning of the death of former North Dakota Governor Bill Guy: “One of my earliest memories of...

Hoeven, Heitkamp, Cramer Call on President to Approve North Dakota’s Request for Emergency Declaration

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer today called on President Barack Obama to approve the State of North Dakota’s request for an emergency declaration...

Hoeven Announces Senate to Take Up Water Resources Development Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that in the first week of May the full U.S. Senate will vote to take up the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Nominee for the EPA, Gina McCarthy

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to a discussion he had this week with Gina McCarthy, the president’s nominee for administrator of the Environmental...

Hoeven Joined By U.S. Chamber, Labor Group to Press for Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON – With the 45-day public comment period on the Keystone XL pipeline project now closed, Senator John Hoeven today was joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the...

Hoeven, Klobuchar, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce The Dependable Air Service Act

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and a bipartisan group of senators today introduced the Dependable Air Service Act. The legislation would give the Federal Aviation Administration...

Hoeven Supports Missile Silo Retention, Opposes DOD Plan to Reduce Them

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today told Lieutenant General James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, that the nation’s missile silos are a long-term defense asset that should...

Hoeven Presses VA Secretary to Improve Veterans Services

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week pressed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to provide greater security and care for North Dakota’s veterans. At a hearing of the...

Hoeven, Klobuchar Statements on Increased Funding for Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Project

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) today released the following statements regarding the Administration’s decision to increase funding for the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Project....

Hoeven: Corps Agrees to Provide $7.4 Million for Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project from 2013 CR

WASHINGTON – Subsequent to Senator John Hoeven’s meeting this week with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director nominee Sylvia Burwell and Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Commander...