Press Releases

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.3 Million in Additional Funding for New Williston Airport

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $1,312,194 in entitlement funding to...

Hoeven Marks Grand Opening of General Atomics Flight Test and Training Center

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today marked the grand opening of General Atomics’ new Flight Test and Training Center at the Grand Sky Technology Park. Hoeven held multiple...

Hoeven Recognized as Energy Champion by EERC

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today was awarded the “Energy Champion” Award by the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND). The...

Hoeven Hosts FEMA Administrator in Minot to Ensure Accurate Flood Maps, Develop Additional Funding Opportunities for Flood Protection

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today held a roundtable in Minot with Administrator Brock Long of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Col. Sam Calkins, Commander of the U.S....

Hoeven Statement on the Passing of North Dakota Representative William E. Kretschmar

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement on the passing of former North Dakota Representative William E. Kretschmar: “With 30 years in the state legislature, William Kretschmar...

Hoeven: Argentine Market Open to U.S. Pork

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the administration successfully negotiated access...

Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Address Opioid Abuse, Drug Trafficking

FARGO, N.D. – At the Drug Free Communities (DFC) and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) State Meeting today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts to ensure health care providers...

Hoeven: G.I. Education Bill Makes Guard Members Deployed Domestically Eligible for Education Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the President has signed into law legislation, unanimously passed by the Senate, to improve the G.I. bill, including a provision to...

Hoeven Announces $20 Million in Funding to Build New Williston Airport

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $20...

Hoeven Announces $2.75 Million Research Award for UND to Test Rare Earth Element Recovery from Coal

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2,750,000 to the University of North...

Hoeven Hosts Seventh Annual State of Technology Conference, Continues Advancing New Connections to Spark Innovation in North Dakota’s Tech Sector

FARGO, N.D. – At the 2017 State of Technology Conference today, Senator John Hoeven drove home how technological innovations are reaching all corners of North Dakota, acting as the third...

Hoeven Announces More Than $340,000 in Rural Development Funds for Expansion of Tharaldson Ethanol Plant in Casselton

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office...