Press Releases

Hoeven Pressing Biden Administration to Hold Oil & Gas Lease Sales

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today continued his efforts to push back on the Biden administration’s harmful policies, which are undermining domestic U.S. energy production and resulting in higher prices...

Hoeven: DoL Extends Moratorium on Duplicative Requirements for VA Community Providers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has extended for two years, the moratorium on burdensome and duplicative requirements for health care facilities,...

Hoeven: Army Corps Chief Confirms that Red River Valley Flood Protection a First-in-the-Nation Project, Will Bring Corps Leadership to FM Area to See Project

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven discussed with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief LTG Scott Spellmon progress on the Red River Valley’s comprehensive flood protection, including: How the project is...

Hoeven Working with Corps to Advance Flood Protection for Minot Region

WASHINGTON – At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven worked with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief LTG Scott Spellmon to advance...

ND Delegation Urges FEMA to Abandon or Delay Proposed Flood Map for Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to abandon or delay its implementation of a new...

Hoeven Marks Grand Opening of Magic City Discovery Center, Outlines Benefits to Families in the Minot Region

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today marked the grand opening of the Magic City Discovery Center, an interactive children’s museum that provides science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM)...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from BOR Commissioner to Work on Funding ENDAWS

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week secured a commitment from Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Camille Touton to work with him on funding the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply...

Hoeven Statement on South Korean President’s Address to Congress

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress. Hoeven traveled to Seoul and the demilitarized zone (DMZ) two...

Hoeven Statement on ERA

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA):  “Everyone should be treated fairly and with respect as required under the law. It is...

Hoeven Presses Army Corps Leadership to Complete DAPL Environmental Impact Statement

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, for...

Hoeven Urges VA Secretary to Help Secure Permanent Regulatory Relief for Long-Term Care Providers Serving Veterans

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven urged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough...

Hoeven Votes to Overturn EPA’s Costly Regulation on Heavy-Duty Vehicles

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today voted for legislation to overturn a Biden administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions that would place costly new requirements on the trucking industry. Hoeven...