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Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline in New Congress

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project under Congress’s authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of...

Hoeven Statement on the President’s Threat to Veto His Keystone XL Approval Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to White House spokesman Josh Earnest’s statement that President Obama won’t sign the senator’s Keystone XL approval bill...

Hoeven: Congress Takes First Step to Eliminate Proposed Waters of the U.S. Regulation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said he is working on a two-step process to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Waters of the U.S. regulation, which would bring...

Hoeven Statement on President Obama’s Remarks Today on the Keystone XL Pipeline

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s remarks about the Keystone XL pipeline: “After six years of delay, President Obama’s...

Hoeven: Congress Supports Global Hawk, Invests in UAS Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with members of the Grand Forks Base Realignment Impact Committee (BRIC) to outline key provisions in the Fiscal Year 2015 omnibus funding bill...

Hoeven Statement in Response to the President’s Announcement of a Change in Cuba Policy, the Release of Alan Gross

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement that he will change U.S. policy toward Cuba: “Like all of us, I...

Hoeven: Senate Passes Tax Increase Prevention Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that Congress has passed the Tax Increase Prevention Act, legislation that will extend through the end of 2014, certain tax credits and deductions...

Hoeven Worked to Include $4 Million in Water Bank Funding for Farmers and Ranchers in Omnibus Approps Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the omnibus appropriations bill Congress approved last weekend included $4 million for 2015 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water Bank...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $1.2 Million Grant for Flood Mitigation, Home Buyouts in Cass County

HOEVEN ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1.2 MILLION GRANT FOR FLOOD MITIGATION, HOME BUYOUTS IN CASS COUNTY WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding nearly $1.2...

Hoeven Pushes on Senate Floor to Pass Tax Increase Prevention Act, Including Extension of Section 179

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Monday spoke on the Senate floor to press for a vote on the Tax Increase Prevention Act, legislation that will extend through the end of...

Hoeven Statement on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Plan to Make Keystone XL First Order of Business in New Congress

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the plan to make Hoeven’s Keystone XL approval legislation the first order of business in the 114th...

Hoeven Announces $310,000 in Economic Development Grants for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding grants totaling $310,000 to help support economic development in North Dakota communities. The grants...