Press Releases

Hoeven Invites Interior Nominee Jewell to North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today invited Sally Jewell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, and Gina McCarthy, the president’s nominee to be Environmental...

Hoeven: Park Service Will Open Painted Canyon Overlook for Season

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said the U.S. Park Service has agreed to open the Painted Canyon Overlook in the North Dakota Badlands beginning May 25. The overlook will...

Hoeven Congratulates West Fargo STEM Center Middle School for Winning National Mobile App Competition

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today congratulated a team of students from West Fargo’s STEM Center Middle School for winning a national mobile application design competition. The students designed...

Hoeven and U.S. Park Service Director Working with State, Badlands Communities to Keep Painted Canyon Overlook Open

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said U.S. Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis has agreed to work with the senator to come up with options to keep the Painted Canyon...

Legislative Update: Building a National Energy Plan

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held an energy roundtable in Bismarck to update industry and the public on legislation he is working to pass in the U.S. Senate....

Hoeven: Students, School Officials Support Sensible School Lunch Act

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today was joined by students and school officials at Davies High School to show support for the Sensible School Lunch Act, legislation he introduced...

Delegation, Governor Announce More Than $40 Million in Additional CDBG-DR Disaster Aid for Minot, Ward County

MINOT, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, Congressman Kevin Cramer and Governor Jack Dalrymple today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded...

Hoeven: Students, School Officials Support Sensible School Lunch Act

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today was joined by students and school officials at Magic City Campus to show support for the Sensible School Lunch Act, legislation he introduced...

Hoeven: Energy Infrastructure Crucial Part of Growing Economy

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today delivered remarks at the dedication and ribbon-cutting of Central Power Cooperative’s new power substation, located southwest of Minot. In addition to the $7...

Hoeven, Officials Break Ground on New Dakota Prairie Diesel Refinery

DICKINSON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined officials from MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Partners to break ground for a new, $300 million diesel refining facility...

Hoeven Presents Donald Diederich WWII Military Honors

DICKINSON, N.D. – At a ceremony in Dickinson today, Senator John Hoeven presented former Technical Sergeant Donald Diederich with a host of medals Mr. Diederich earned for valor in the...

Hoeven Statement on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution that Passed on A Party-Line Vote Today

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement regarding his vote on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution, which passed along party lines in the U.S. Senate early this...