Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Government Funding

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate approved a laddered approach to fund the government and provide Congress...

Hoeven Joins Risch, Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Hold China Accountable, Not Make Concessions

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Republican colleagues in releasing the following statement ahead of the...

Hoeven, Luján Introduce Legislation to Improve DOE/USDA Coordination, Address Ag Research Needs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today introduced the Department of Energy (DOE) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Interagency Research Act to...

Hoeven Travels to Israel in Show of Support, Pledges to Work with Key Ally to Defeat Terrorist Threats

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this weekend traveled to Tel Aviv as part of a bipartisan, bicameral group in support of Israel,...

Hoeven Statement Honoring Veterans Day

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day. “We are...

Hoeven Nominates Six Students to U.S. Military Academies Class of 2028

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven announced today that he has nominated six North Dakota students for appointments to the U.S. military academies. Hoeven nominated Ayden Frohlich and Ethan Kawecki of...

Hoeven Introduces Turtle Mountain Chairman at SCIA Hearing, Discusses Efforts to Stop Flow of Fentanyl into U.S. and Tribal Communities

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) this week, Senator John Hoeven introduced Jamie Azure, Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians,...

Hoeven Statement on Vote to Block Biden Rule Favoring Chinese EV Chargers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, today issued the following statement after voting against the Biden administration’s rule sending U.S. taxpayer dollars to China...

Hoeven to DHS Secretary: Secure the Border, Enforce the Law and Provide Metrics Proving Illegal Crossings Are Being Stopped

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take real steps to secure...

Hoeven, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Allow Fingerprinting of Migrant Minors to Stop Child Recycling

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced legislation, led by Senator Marsha Blackburn, to combat trafficking and child recycling by giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to...

Hoeven: Security Funding Request Should Include Policies Needed to Stop Illegal Crossings at Southern Border

WASHINGTON – During remarks delivered on the Senate floor, Senator John Hoeven discussed the administration’s supplemental funding request to provide aid to Israel and Ukraine. In particular, the senator outlined...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group Working to Ensure Farmer & Rancher Feedback on Major Ag Worker Program Reforms

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week joined a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), in requesting that two federal agencies give farmers and ranchers more...