Press Releases

ND Delegation Calls on EPA Administrator to Withdraw Duplicative, Burdensome Methane Rule

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw the agency’s proposed rule imposing...

Hoeven Continues to Call Attention to Crisis at the Southern Border

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week joined his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to enforce the law and secure the southern border. The senator called...

Hoeven: BLM Proposed Rule Will Further Limit Oil & Gas Leasing, Drive Up Energy Production Costs on Federal Lands

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Biden administration issued a proposed rule to further limit Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas leasing...

Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Provide Drought Relief, Allow Flexibility for Emergency CRP Haying

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today helped introduce the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Flexibility...

Hoeven Helps Introduce Resolution Affirming American Support for Israel

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senator Tom Cotton in introducing a resolution reaffirming American support for Israel. Specifically, the resolution states Israel is not a racist state,...

Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Ensure Farm Bill Conservation Programs are Farmer-Friendly

BISMARCK, N.D. – At the National Association of Conservation Districts summer meeting today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts as a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee to ensure...

Hoeven Statement on Death, Critical Injury of Fargo Police Officers

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Fargo Police Department confirmed the death of one officer and the injury of two other officers and...

Hoeven Introduces ND University & School Lands Commissioner at Senate ENR Committee Hearing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week introduced North Dakota Commissioner of University and School Lands Joseph Heringer at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, where the commissioner...

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...