Press Releases

Hoeven: Congress Passes 2012 Defense Authorization Bill With Priorities Important to North Dakota and the Nation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said the U.S. Senate has passed, 86 to 13, the FY 2012 Defense Authorization bill, which includes measures to strengthen the nation’s Intercontinental Ballistic...

Hoeven Statement on Death of Capt. Anne Rockeman Montgomery

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today made the following statement upon learning that Capt. Anne Rockeman Montgomery, a 25-year-old native of North Dakota, was killed Monday in a helicopter accident...

Delegation: EPA Administrator Jackson to Respond in 30 Days on State Implementation Plan and Study for Regional Haze

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today met with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to reach agreement on a plan to reduce regional...

North Dakota Leaders: Devils Lake Air Service to Begin This Week

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven, Congressman Rick Berg and Governor Jack Dalrymple received word today that Great Lakes Aviation will begin service into Devils Lake this Saturday,...

Hoeven Congratulates National Guard on 375 Years

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 375th birthday. “As our nation’s oldest military organization, the National Guard...

Delegation Announces $10 Million To Help Raise Rail Line Near Devils Lake

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $10 million in federal resources to help upgrade...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on the MF Global Bankruptcy

WASHINGTON – Senator Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to testimony at the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on MF Global, a brokerage firm that...

Delta, Devils Lake Reach Plan on Air Service

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad, Congressman Rick Berg and Governor Jack Dalrymple today said that Delta Air Lines and Devils Lake have arrived at a plan that...

Hoeven Urges Nearly 1,400 ND Students to Pursue Leadership, Public Service

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today encouraged students attending the North Dakota Association of Student Councils annual fall conference to dedicate their lives to leadership and service in their...

Delegation Announces More Than $5.6 Million to Offset Cost of Flood Prevention Clean Up in Bismarck-Mandan

Washington – Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $5.6 million in federal resources...

Delegation, Lt. Gov. UAS Team Meet with FAA to Help Make Grand Forks Region Premier Hub for UAS Operations

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad, Congressman Rick Berg, Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley and the North Dakota UAS Integration Team today met with Michael Huerta, Acting Administrator of...

North Dakota Leaders Work to Resolve Minot Flood Recovery Issues

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad, Congressman Rick Berg and Governor Jack Dalrymple, along with Minot community leaders, today met with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig...