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Hoeven Presses Indian Health Service to Address Deficiencies, Improve Access to Quality Care

WASHINGTON – At a recent hearing of the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven pressed officials from the Indian Health Service (IHS) to address deficiencies in the management of...

Hoeven: North Dakotan Dr. Andrea Travnicek Hired as Deputy Assistant Secretary at Department of Interior

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Dr. Andrea Travnicek was hired as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from RMA Administrator to Ensure Crop Insurance Adjustors, Prevent Delays for Ag Producers Facing Drought

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week secured a commitment from the head of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to ensure there are loss adjustors to assess drought damage in...

Hoeven Announces $2.1 Million for Rural Health Information Hub at Center for Rural Health at UND

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) has...

Hoeven Statement on New Draft Health Care Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Senate Leadership released a new draft health care reform bill: “As I’ve said all along, our overall goal for...

Hoeven: HUD Provides Waiver for LaGrave on First, Allows Project to Move Forward

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has...

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.7 Million in Head Start Funding for Minot School District

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Head Start has awarded $1,725,909 to the...

Hoeven Statement on Presidential Disaster Declaration for North Dakota Flooding

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement today after the President approved the request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of North Dakota. The disaster declaration...

Hoeven: USDA Allows Insurance Providers to Waive Livestock Risk Protection Requirements

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow insurance providers under the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program to waive the 30-day ownership...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms Neomi Rao as OIRA Administrator, Chief Regulatory Authority

WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Neomi Rao as head of the central authority for reviewing rules and regulations...

Hoeven: USDA Approves Emergency Haying of CRP Acres in Drought-Stricken Counties Beginning July 16

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved his request to allow emergency haying of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres beginning July...

Hoeven: NRCS Wetland Acres Available for Grazing and Haying in Drought-Stricken Counties

BISMARCK, N.D. – Following a meeting today with the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and ranchers, Senator John Hoeven announced that producers impacted by drought may hay or graze NRCS Wetland Restoration...