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Hoeven Presses Army Corps Major General Wehr to Continue Progress on Fargo Permanent Flood Protection

FARGO – Senator John Hoeven today pressed Maj. Gen. Michael C. Wehr, Commander for the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to continue moving forward on...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $17 Million in Bureau of Reclamation Funding for Rural, Tribal Water Projects

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota an additional $10.3 million in...

Hoeven Statement on the Death of Robert Hanson

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the death of Robert Hanson, former State Treasurer, Tax Commissioner, and Commissioner of Veterans Affairs: “Bob Hanson...

Hoeven: Bipartisan House Measure Fully Funds DHS, Blocks President’s Executive Order on Immigration

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a minority of senators again blocked debate and a vote on bipartisan House legislation to fund the Department of...

Indian Affairs Committee Approves Hoeven’s Native American Children’s Safety Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has approved the Native American Children’s Safety Act, legislation he authored to implement protections for...

Hoeven: Senate Needs to Vote on Bipartisan House Measure Funding the Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a minority of senators blocked a vote on bipartisan House legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security: “The...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s 2016 Budget

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal: “We need to reduce our tax burden, reduce our regulatory burden...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Bill to Improve Mental Health Care, Suicide Prevention Services for Veterans

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Senate has passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act, legislation he co-sponsored that increases access to mental...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $2 Million in Head Start Grants for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two grants totaling nearly $2 million for early childhood education in...

Hoeven Announces $1 Million Head Start Grant for Southwest North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1 million for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs...

Hoeven Statement on Senate Passage of His Keystone XL Approval Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by the senator to approve the cross-border Keystone XL pipeline project. The...

Hoeven, Heitkamp: Senate Passes Resolution Celebrating Fourth Consecutive NDSU Bison Football National Championship

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today announced the Senate has passed a resolution they authored to honor the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison football team for...