Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Biden Administration’s Final WOTUS Rule

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final rule to...

Hoeven, Tester Lead Colleagues Calling on Administration to Support Northern Border Priorities

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) led their colleagues in urging U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young to prioritize including resources to...

Hoeven: SCOTUS Ruling to Maintain Title 42 a Win For Border Security; Biden Administration Needs to Enforce Our Laws

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling to maintain the Title 42 Public Health Order while litigation on the...

Hoeven Leading Efforts to Stop Defense Department’s Costly Green New Deal Mandates

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, is leading efforts to stop the Department of Defense (DoD) from imposing a new environmental rule on...

Hoeven: North Dakota’s Rising Population Due to Strong Economy, Pro-Growth Business Climate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the U.S. Census Bureau released estimates showing North Dakota with a record population of 779,261 residents in 2022. “We’ve worked...

Hoeven Statement After Voting Against $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement opposing the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill: “With American families facing higher costs due to inflation, Congress needs to stop spending,” said...

Hoeven Statement on Resignation of Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford, Appointment of Tammy Miller

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford announced his resignation and Governor Doug Burgum appointed Tammy Miller to the...

Hoeven Welcomes Valley City High School Student to Senate Page Program

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Abby Redfearn of Jamestown has been selected to participate in the U.S. Senate Page Program’s fall 2022 session. A junior at Valley...

Hoeven Joins Colleagues Calling on Pentagon to Reinstate Soldiers Discharged Due to Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in urging U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to freeze all COVID-19 vaccine-related discharges, and to establish a...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from Interior Deputy Secretary to Expedite Review of BNI Mine Plan

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau...

Hoeven Statement on Passage of the Water Resources Development Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after helping to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)...

Hoeven: Senate Approves National Defense Authorization Act with Hoeven Priorities

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today outlined provisions he was able to secure in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization...