Press Releases

Hoeven Calls For Vote To Continue Funding For Military Pay, Keep Government Operating

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the floor of the U.S. Senate today, Senator John Hoeven called for a vote to keep the federal government operating, pay our military, and at the...

Hoeven: Ensure Military Members Pay If Government Shuts Down

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to ensure our men and women in uniform, both at home and abroad, continue to receive military pay and allowances...

Hoeven Again Urges FEMA to Move Quickly on Presidential Disaster Declaration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today again called Federal Emergency Management Administrator Craig Fugate to urge quick approval of the state’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Although Fugate...

Hoeven: FEMA Needs Flexibility to Provide Common Sense Flood Protections in Red River Valley

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this afternoon, Senator John Hoeven highlighted legislation he has authored to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Hoeven Offers Three-Part Strategy to Create Jobs and Build the National Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven today offered a three-part strategy to get America working again. He cited North Dakota’s proactive approach to job creation, and called for the application...

Hoeven Meets With Top U.S. Air Force General

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today met with General William Fraser, Commander, Air Combat Command with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, regarding issues affecting the Combat Command...

Hoeven Cosponsors Amendment to Curb EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases and to Promote Domestic Energy Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today voted to pass an amendment that will add a new section to the Clean Air Act making certain that it is up to...

Hoeven: Federal Emergency Assistance By FEMA En Route

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continuing his push for a Presidential Disaster Declaration, Senator John Hoeven today was told by Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 8 Administrator Robin Finegan that an agency...

Hoeven Again Presses White House, FEMA for Presidential Disaster Declaration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today again pressed the White House and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate for a prompt Presidential Disaster Declaration to assure residents...

Hoeven: Congress Passes Final Measure to Repeal 1099 Reporting Requirement for Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today said the U.S. Senate has reconciled and passed separate U.S. Senate and House bills designed to eliminate the burdensome 1099 reporting requirement in...

Hoeven Asks for FEMA Rule Change to Allow Permanent Levees on Bought-Out Land, Will Introduce Legislation to Modify Current Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Hoeven in a meeting today asked Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to work with him to change a current FEMA rule that...

Hoeven to Host US Geological Williston Basin Survey Meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven will host a meeting on April 28 in Bismarck to meet with leaders of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to urge the agency to...