Press Releases

Senate Passes Measure to Eliminate 1099 Requirement in the Federal Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the United States Senate’s passage of the Stabenow amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration’s reauthorization bill....

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Ruling in Florida that the Health Care Law’s Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the decision today by U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson that the individual mandate in the...

HOEVEN NAMED TO FOUR KEY COMMITTEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Republican Conference today reported that Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) has been named to four key committees: Appropriations; Energy and Natural Resources; Agriculture; and Indian Affairs....

HOEVEN NEWS CONFERENCE VIDEO ON BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attached is a video link to the news conference held at noon today in the Senate Press Gallery by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas),...

Hoeven Cosponsors Elimination of 1099 Provision in Health Care Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today announced he is cosponsoring a bill advanced by Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns to eliminate a burdensome reporting requirement for small businesses embedded last...

HOEVEN COSPONSORS BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today announced he is cosponsoring a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution. Hoeven and 18 other Senators are sponsoring the proposal, which...

RESPONSE OF SEN. JOHN HOEVEN TO THE PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven tonight issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Job creation needs to be job number one....

HOEVEN: EPA E15 WAIVER EXPANSION MOVES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today said the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to extend its E15 waiver to model year 2001 vehicles, including light trucks, is a step in...

Hoeven, Dalrymple: FEMA Agrees to Make $5.8 Million in Hazard Mitigation Grants Available to Help Minnewaukan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven and Gov. Jack Dalrymple today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved their request to make Hazardous Mitigation Grants available to...

HOEVEN: SUCCESSFUL OPEN SEASON FOR TRANSCANADA MEANS MORE CAPACITY FOR ND PRODUCERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven said TransCanada Corp.’s announcement today that it has concluded a successful binding “open season” for its new Bakken Marketlink pipeline project in eastern Montana...

Hoeven, Local and Tribal Leaders Voice Opposition to Corps’ Plan to Charge for Missouri River Water

Bismarck, N.D. – At a roundtable meeting this afternoon in Bismarck with Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District Commander Col. Robert Ruch, Sen. John Hoeven and leaders from communities and...

Hoeven Statement on the Announced Retirement of Sen. Kent Conrad

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven issued the following statement in response to Sen. Kent Conrad’s announcement today that he will retire from the U.S. Senate at the end of...