Press Releases

Hoeven Cosponsors Legislation to Allow Year-Round E15 Sales, Provide Certainty to Ethanol Producers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today cosponsored the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation introduced by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to allow the year-round...

Hoeven Statement on Burdensome & Duplicative BLM Methane Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a proposed rule to impose burdensome and duplicative methane emission regulations on energy...

Hoeven Statement Observing Thanksgiving Day in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement to wish all North Dakotans a safe and happy Thanksgiving: “Happy Thanksgiving, North Dakota. In all things we’re called...

Hoeven, Lummis Call on STB to Restore Coal Producer Representation on Energy Transportation Advisory Committee

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in calling on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to fill the three vacant seats on the STB’s Rail Energy...

Hoeven Continuing Efforts to Advance Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) awarded $3.4 million in federal funding for the demolition and redevelopment of the...

Hoeven, Colleagues Push Back on Burdensome EPA Regulations, Outline Impact on Nation’s Supply Chain

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to avoid placing overly burdensome emissions regulations on...

Hoeven Addresses I-BAND Annual Meeting

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today addressed the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota’s (I-BAND) annual meeting, where he discussed his efforts as the Ranking Member of the Senate...

Hoeven Outlines Priorities for Next Farm Bill, Efforts to Protect Private Property Rights

BISMARCK, N.D. – At the North Dakota Farm Bureau annual convention today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts as the lead Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a...

Hoeven Statement on ND Supreme Court Gerald VandeWalle Retirement

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle announced his upcoming retirement: “A lifelong North Dakotan, Justice VandeWalle has...

Hoeven to DOE Nominees: The Grid Needs Reliable Baseload Power Sources, Like Coal; Work with ND to Advance CCUS

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today, Senator John Hoeven: Stressed the importance of maintaining reliable baseload power sources, like coal-fired electricity. Pressed...

Hoeven Statement on Respect for Marriage Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after voting in opposition to the Respect for Marriage Act. “Same-sex marriage is protected under the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision and the Fourteenth Amendment. My concern...

Hoeven Statement After Vote to End COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week voted for a resolution to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency declaration, and help limit the Biden administration’s overreaching policies. Emergency declarations provide expanded...