Press Releases

Hoeven Tours Marathon Renewable Diesel Refinery, Discusses Partnerships with ADM Soybean Crushing Facility

DICKINSON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today toured the Marathon refinery in Dickinson and discussed the company’s joint venture with ADM using North Dakota-processed soybean oil for renewable diesel production. Marathon...

Hoeven Nominates Three Students to U.S. Military Academies

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has nominated three students for appointments to the nation’s military academies. Hoeven nominated Ian Busche of Hazen to the U.S. Air Force...

ND & MN Senators Urge OMB Director to Support Funding for Red River Valley Flood Protection

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven, Amy Klobuchar, Kevin Cramer and Tina Smith today urged Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young to: Support $180 million in funding...

Hoeven Statement After Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes House of Representatives

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure package that does not raise taxes: “This legislation is actually the regular...

Hoeven, Heinrich: Senate Passes Resolution Designating November 6 as National Bison Day

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced that the Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution they introduced to designate November 6, 2021, as National Bison...

Hoeven Leads Legislation to Ensure Biden Administration Does Not Unilaterally Cut U.S. Nuclear Forces

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, this week led legislation to prevent the Biden administration from making any unilateral cuts to the nation’s...

ND Delegation Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to State-Owned Minerals, Generate Revenue for State

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week introduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, bicameral legislation to authorize the State of North Dakota to relinquish state-owned...

Hoeven & Klobuchar Secure Approval of Michael Connor as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) this week secured Senate approval of Michael Connor as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the top civilian...

Hoeven Urges Federal Workforce to Return to In-Person Work

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in urging the heads of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office...

Hoeven Joins Daines in Introducing Legislation to Block Taxpayer Funded Payments to Illegal Immigrants

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven this week joined Senator Steve Daines in introducing a bill to block President Biden’s reported plan to pay $450,000 per person in taxpayer dollars to illegal immigrants. The senators are introducing both...

Hoeven Helps Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Nullify President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven helped introduce bicameral legislation, led in the Senate by Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), to disapprove and nullify President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employees under...

Hoeven Pressing for NDAA Passage, Strong Funding to Keep Nuclear Modernization Efforts on Schedule

WASHINGTON – At a press conference with his Senate Republican colleagues today, Senator John Hoeven pressed for the U.S. Senate to bring up and promptly pass the National Defense Authorization...