Press Releases

ND Delegation: CBP Agrees to Expand Operating Hours at Maida, Northgate and Sherwood Ports of Entry in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agreed to temporarily expand operating hours at Maida, Northgate...

Hoeven Announces $15.9 Million to Grand Forks International Airport for Taxiway Reconstruction

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $15.9 million to...

Hoeven Joins Colleagues Calling for Special Counsel Authority for Hunter Biden Prosecutor

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, along with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), this week pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to extend special counsel protections to U.S. Attorney David Weiss as he...

Hoeven Welcomes 1-188th ADA Battalion Back to North Dakota Following Third Deployment to Washington, D.C.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – At a welcome home ceremony today, Senator John Hoeven thanked the members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s (NDARNG) 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery...

Hoeven Resolution Honors 75th Anniversary of U.S. Air Force

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, along with his fellow U.S. Senate Air Force Caucus Co-chairs Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), this week introduced a...

Hoeven: America Benefits from Strong Farm Policy, Hard Work of Ag Producers Every Single Day

FARGO, N.D. – At a farm bill roundtable today, Senator John Hoeven outlined the importance of maintaining strong farm policy, which supports the hard work of the nation’s farmers and...

Hoeven Presses Administration to End Head Start Covid Mandates

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra pressing the administration to rescind its one-size-fits-all mask and...

Hoeven Congratulates Schools in Larimore, Linton and Bismarck Named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Awards

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today congratulated Larimore Elementary School, Linton Public School and Bismarck’s Roosevelt Elementary School on being designated by the U.S. Department of Education as 2022 National...

Hoeven Helps Introduce Bill to Remove Burdensome Regulations on Trucking Industry

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in introducing the Trucking Regulations Unduly Constricting Known Service-providers (TRUCKS) Act. At a time when the American Trucking Association...

Hoeven & Cramer Statement on Nomination of Mac Schneider as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer today issued the following statements after the president nominated McLain “Mac” Schneider to serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota.  “The...

Hoeven Outlines Impact of Persistent Inflation on American Consumers, Farmers, Ranchers & Energy Industry

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, outlined the harmful impact of President Biden’s tax-and-spend policies, which have led to record-high inflation and skyrocketing...

Hoeven: Taiwan to Purchase $3.2 Billion of U.S. Agriculture Products, Including Soybeans, Corn and Wheat

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined agriculture representatives from the United States...