Press Releases

Hoeven: DOE Awards $2.5 Million to Advance CCUS at Marathon Renewable Diesel Facility in Dickinson

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2.5 million...

ND Delegation: President Issues Major Disaster Declaration for Spring Flooding in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today issued the following statement after the president approved a major disaster declaration for spring flooding that...

Hoeven Statement Celebrating Independence Day

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement in honor of Independence Day 2023: “For nearly 250 years, our nation has stood as a beacon of freedom, granting...

Hoeven Announces $600,000 Grant to Advance North Dakota’s Coal Ash Recycling Effort

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today announced a $617,648 grant for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality to establish a coal combustion residual (CCR) state program. The...

Hoeven Statement on SCOTUS Overturning Biden Student Loan Debt Cancellation

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a decision overturning President Biden’s student loan debt cancellation plan. Hoeven has...

Hoeven to USFWS: Work tith Landowners, Ranchers & County Officials to Mitigate Impacts Of Lake Ilo Water Issues

DUNN CENTER, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today met with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) representatives, Dunn County Commissioners, state legislators and ranchers to discuss the seepage at Lake...

Hoeven: New Dunn County Roadway Building Example of Benefits of Oil Production on Federal Lands

KILLDEER, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined Dunn County leaders at a ribbon cutting for the new Dunn County Roadway Building, a 23,500-square-foot building with state-of-the-art technology including a...

Hoeven Statement on Minnkota Power Cooperatives Advancement of Project Tundra

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Minnkota Power Cooperative announced new affiliates to advance Project Tundra, their carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project,...

Hoeven Discusses Efforts to Secure North Dakota Ag Research Priorities, Establish NDSU Ag Policy Research Center

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today held a meeting with former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and North Dakota State University (NDSU) leadership to discuss efforts to: Ensure strong...

Hoeven Congratulates Farm Rescue for Completing 1000th Farm Family Assist

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today congratulated Farm Rescue on the completion...

Hoeven Discusses Efforts to Strengthen Support for Law Enforcement, Enhance Access to Training, Tools & Resources

FARGO, N.D. – At the North Dakota Chiefs of Police Association Conference today, Senator John Hoeven highlighted the essential work of North Dakota’s law enforcement officers in responding to a...

Hoeven Advances More Than $50 Million in Ag Research Funding for North Dakota in Senate’s FY24 Ag Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that he: Has advanced more than $50 million in agriculture research funding for North Dakota...