Press Releases

Delegation Announces More Than $2.2 Million in Federal Funding for Mandan Flood Clean Up

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that the State of North Dakota has been awarded $2,289,270 in federal funding to help the...

Hoeven: New Libya Faces Substantial Challenges

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said Libya faces significant political and humanitarian challenges in the post-Moammar Gadhafi era, but the nation has made progress toward recovering its oil economy...

Hoeven: Cairo Meetings, Egyptian Statements Encouraging for NGO Situation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said recent statements by Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) regarding nongovernmental organization (NGO) operations in the nation are encouraging for American NGO workers,...

Hoeven: Meeting With Netanyahu Reaffirms Need for Full and Timely Iran Sanction

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said that his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reaffirmed the need to fully implement U.S. sanctions on Iran in a timely manner....

Delegation Announces Close to $2.9 Million in Federal Funding to Repair Longfellow Elementary

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that the State of North Dakota has been awarded $2,899,504 in federal funding to help repair...

Hoeven Meets with Fargo Native Haag, Egyptian Leaders in Cairo

CAIRO – Senator John Hoeven met with North Dakota native Staci Haag Monday at the United States Embassy in Egypt. Haag is one of seven American nongovernmental organization (NGO) workers...

Hoeven, Senators Meeting with Middle Eastern Government Officials on Security, Cooperation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is participating in a bipartisan Senate delegation to meet with Egyptian and other government officials in the Middle East to discuss...

Highway Administration Approves New Plan to Fund Statewide Emergency Road Repairs

BISMARCK, N.D. – Governor Jack Dalrymple, Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. John Hoeven and Rep. Rick Berg, announced today that the Federal Highway Administration has approved a new plan to fund...

Hoeven Statement on Passage of the Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Insurance Extension

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, as well as address...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Iran Nuclear Sanctions Resolution

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators today held a press conference announcing their introduction of a formal resolution urging the U.S. to prevent Iran...

Delegation Presses Air Force Leadership on Defense Priorities

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today met with top Air Force leadership – including Air Force Secretary Michael Donley – to reemphasize the...

Hoeven: DOE Report Shows Keystone XL Would Lower Gas Prices

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to pursue energy infrastructure projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline, citing an Energy Department report...