Press Releases

Hoeven: Administration Announces Final Details on Export of US Beef to China

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement today after the Administration announced that it has...

Hoeven: FEMA Nominee Commits to Work Toward Affordable Flood Insurance for North Dakotans

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week met with Brock Long, nominee to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and pressed the nominee to ensure the agency’s flood maps...

Hoeven Secures Commitment from OMB Regulatory Nominee to Address Benefit-Cost Ratio, Give Credit to Non-Federal Funding Sources in Army Corps Projects

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs this week, Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Neomi Rao, nominee to head...

Hoeven Statement on Nomination of Judge Ralph Erickson to Serve on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated United States District Judge Ralph Erickson to serve on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.  “Judge Erickson...

Hoeven to Continue Pressing Administration to Ensure Mexican Sugar Dumping Stops Under New Agreement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said he will continue pressing the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent Mexico from...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Accountability at the Veterans Affairs Administration

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to improve and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provide the VA...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $6.9 Million in Emergency Preparedness Funding for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations and Homeland Security Committees, today announced that North Dakota will receive a total of $6,863,889 in Federal Emergency Management...

Hoeven: Red Trail Energy to Deploy Advanced Carbon Capture Technology at Richardton Ethanol Plant

RICHARDTON, N.D. – At a roundtable of energy industry leaders, agriculture producers and state and local officials at Red Trail Energy in Richardton today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his efforts...

Hoeven Statement on the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. “As written, the Paris Climate...

Hoeven: New North Dakota National Guard Maintenance Facility in Valley City Will Support Our Guard’s Vital Work

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) officials in dedicating their new $13 million vehicle maintenance facility in Valley City. As a member...

Hoeven: Move America Can Help Reduce Local Cost Share for Permanent Flood Protection in Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. – At a roundtable with state, local and private industry leaders today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his bipartisan legislation, the Move America Act, which would help reduce the...

Hoeven: FEMA Allows Drayton to Permanently Keep Levee

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given permission to Drayton to...