Press Releases

Hoeven to Vilsack: Crop Insurance Needs to Be Number One Priority in New Farm Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today told U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that a strong crop insurance program needs to be the number one priority in developing the new...

Hoeven Meets with FEMA Official to Stress Need for Flexible Home Buyout Policy in Minot

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven met yesterday with James Walke, Risk Reduction Division Director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to stress the importance of flexibility in using FEMA...

ND Leaders Review Strategy to Raise DL Rail Line

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today met with the leaders of Amtrak and BNSF Railway to review plans to raise a rail line...

Hoeven Seeks to Attach Keystone Legislation to Highway Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline to the country’s energy independence and job creation, describing it...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Budget Released Today

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in response to the budget President Barack Obama released earlier today:  “The budget that the president released today does not...

Hoeven Meets With Corps, Fish and Wildlife Service Officials on Flood Management for Souris River Basin

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with officials of the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss comprehensive flood management for the Souris River...

Hoeven Calls on Egyptian Government to Free Fargo Native, All American Detainees

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today in a pointed letter to Egyptian ambassador to the United States Sameh Shoukry demanded that the Egyptian government release North Dakota native Staci Haag...

Delegation Announces Nearly $2 Million for Minot Sewer Project

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that $1.9 million has been allocated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support the...

Delegation Congratulates North Dakota Students Named Top Volunteers

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that Hope Reis of Bismarck and Taytum Jones of Minot have been named North Dakota’s top...

Hoeven Cosponsors Legislation to Protect Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven is cosponsoring legislation that would protect the rights of religious institutions to provide insurance or services that align with their guiding values and deeply held...

Delegation Announces More Than $10 Million for Garrison Diversion Water Project

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that $10.9 million in federal funding has been allocated by the U.S. Department of Interior to...

Hoeven Contacts ADM to Discuss Options for Walhalla Plant

WASHINGTON – Following Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) announcement today that ADM plans to close its Walhalla ethanol facility in April, Senator John Hoeven called on a senior company official to...