Press Releases

Hoeven Delivers George Washington’s Farewell Address

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today delivered President George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address on the floor of the U.S. Senate to honor the nation’s first president. Hoeven was selected to...

Hoeven Working on Senate Energy, Appropriations Committees to Protect Energy Jobs in North Dakota, Maintain Affordable Electricity Prices

CENTER, N.D. – At a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Milton R. Young Station today, Senator John Hoeven discussed his ongoing work in the U.S. Senate to support North Dakota’s...

Hoeven Announces More Than $160 Million in Available Funds Through USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has made more than $160 million available through six...

Hoeven Announces More Than $23 Million in HUD Grants for North Dakota Native American Tribes

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that North Dakota Native American housing authorities have received more than $23 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

Hoeven to Meet with Nuclear Oversight Board to Highlight Importance of Minot Air Force Base Nuclear Missions

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven will meet tonight with members of the Air Force’s Nuclear Oversight Board to press for support in making necessary upgrades to equipment and facilities...

Hoeven Announces Over $200K in National Cancer Institute Funds for NDSU

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the National Cancer Institute has awarded a $211,568 grant to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for cancer treatment research. The research, directed...

Hoeven Worked to Secure Grand Sky Enhanced Use Lease Signed Today, Bring Anchor Tenant Northrop Grumman to Park

GRAND FORKS – At a celebration at Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB) today, Senator John Hoeven marked the signing of the base’s Enhanced Use Lease (EUL), which allows for...

Hoeven to U. Mary Leadership Students: Have a Vision and Follow It Through the Tough Times

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today encouraged a University of Mary Leadership class of about 50 students and 100 guests to find a vision and see it through tough...

Hoeven Announces $2.7 Million in Head Start Grants for Tribes in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants totaling $2.7 million for early childhood education for two...

Hoeven Statement on Federal District Court’s Ruling Against President Obama’s Executive Overreach

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today issued the following statement after a federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction against President Obama’s executive action on immigration. The legal challenge...

Hoeven Cosponors Sportsmen’s Bill to Support Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Recreation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is again cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to improve opportunities for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation. The Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 reauthorizes important...

Hoeven Statement on FAA’s Release of New Guidance on UAS Use in the National Airspace

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new guidance on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the United States and...