Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Health Care Reform Debate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate ended debate on health care reform legislation:  “Obamacare is harming individuals and families in North Dakota and...

Hoeven: Senate Approves New Sanctions for Iran, Russia & North Korea

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today voted with a bipartisan majority to pass legislation placing additional sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea. The bill was amended and approved by...

Hoeven: DOT Provides Regulatory Relief for Ranchers & Motor Carriers to Help Move Hay, Livestock During Drought

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a Regional Declaration of Emergency and...

Hoeven Announces $150,000 Research Grant for NDSU

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) National...

Hoeven: CJS Funding Bill Supports New Detention Facility for Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Senate’s Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018...

Hoeven: BLM Proposes to Rescind Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today issued the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a...

Hoeven Statement on Debating Health Care Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to debate health care reform legislation:  “Obamacare has raised costs and limited choices for individuals and...

Hoeven: Judge Ralph Erickson Exceptionally Qualified to Serve on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced United States District Judge Ralph Erickson, who has been nominated to serve on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, at a U.S. Senate...

Hoeven, Cramer Secure $250,000 in FY2018 Agriculture Appropriations Legislation to Prevent Blackbird Damage to Crops

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced that both the Senate and House Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Agriculture Appropriations...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $900,000 Grant for Cavalier Airport

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $882,541 to the Cavalier Municipal Airport Authority....

Hoeven Announces More Than $5 Million to Support Emergency Preparedness in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $5,061,993 to the North...

Hoeven, Rounds Reintroduce Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) recently reintroduced the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act, which expands veterans’ access to long-term...