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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...

Delegation, Governor Call on Top Air Force Leaders to Base the KC-46 Tanker in Grand Forks

WASHINGTON – In a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh, Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, Congressman Kevin Cramer...

Hoeven Meets with OMB Nominee Sylvia Burwell

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with Office of Budget and Management (OMB) Director nominee Sylvia Burwell prior to her Senate confirmation hearing. The senator stressed the need to...

Hoeven: IRS Agrees to Extend Filing Deadline, Waive Late Penalties Due to Severe Winter Storm in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has agreed to his request to extend the deadline and waive penalties for filing tax returns in...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Bombing at the Boston Marathon

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the heinous bombing at the Boston Marathon: “I know I speak for all North Dakotans when I...

Hoeven Meets with Canadian Ambassador, Alberta Premier to Advance Keystone XL Pipeline Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Wednesday met with Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer and Alberta Premier Alison Redford to advance the Keystone XL pipeline project. The senator and Canadian officials pledged...

Hoeven: Pipelines the Safest Means of Transporting Oil

WASHINGTON – Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Senator John Hoeven rebutted claims by opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline that recent spills in Arkansas and Texas...

Hoeven Presses Case With Air Force Secretary, Chief of Staff for KC-46 Tanker Mission at Grand Forks

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven this week spoke with U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh to again press the case...

Hoeven Presses DOE Nominee Moniz to Support States-First Approach to Hydraulic Fracturing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven yesterday pressed Ernest Moniz, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy, to support a states-first approach to hydraulic fracturing should he be confirmed...

Delegation Statement on the President’s Failure to Include Funding for the F-M Diversion in His Budget

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s failure to include funding for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms Jewell as Interior Secretary

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today voted in favor of confirming Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Department of Interior. The Senate confirmed Jewell in an 87-11...

Hoeven: Forest Service to Expedite Landowners’ Claims for Damages Incurred in the Pautre Fire

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said Charlie Richmond, U.S. Department of Agriculture director of the Forest Service, has agreed to expedite the claims process for landowners who incurred losses...