Press Releases

Hoeven Cosponsors CRA to Stop Unattainable, Costly EPA Standard for U.S. Energy Producers & Manufacturers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week cosponsored a Congressional Review Act resolution, introduced by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to rescind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new changes...

Hoeven Introduces Laken Riley Act to Force Ice to Detain, Deport Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined U.S. Senators Katie Britt and Ted Budd in introducing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to...

Hoeven, Colleagues Press Biden Administration to Increase Agricultural Exports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senators John Thune (R-S.D.); John Boozman (R-Ark.),...

Hoeven Statement on Passing of Former First Lady Grace Link

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of former First Lady Grace Link. “At 105 years old, Grace was witness to pivotal moments...

Hoeven, Crapo, Colleagues Urge Freeze to Ag Wage Rate That Could Threaten America’s Food Security

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and 14 additional senators in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging the inclusion of a freeze to the Adverse...

Congress Passes Hoeven Language Directing NPS to Maintain Wild Horses at TRNP

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Congress has passed a provision he authored directing the National Park Service (NPS) to maintain the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National...

Hoeven Secures Funding for New Ag Policy Center at NDSU, More Than $50 Million in Ag Research Funding for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, the lead Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today helped secure passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill with important provisions...

Hoeven: Congress Passes Six FY24 Appropriations Bills, Reduces Spending by $10 Billion

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today helped secure Senate approval for six of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations bills. The Senate approved...

Hoeven Statement on the State of the Union

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address: “President Biden and his administration continue to take our country in the wrong...

Hoeven, Colleagues to Air Force Secretary: Implement Cold Weather Pay for Servicemembers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week sent a letter, led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall pressing the Air Force to begin implementing...

Hoeven Statement on SCOTUS Overturning Efforts to Disqualify Former President Trump From Ballot

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a unanimous decision overturning the State of Colorado’s disqualification of former President Trump...

Hoeven Statement on FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The text of the...