Press Releases

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Extension of the Comment Period for the Waters of the U.S. Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to extend the comment period for its proposed Waters of the United States rule:...

Hoeven Kicks Off Rail Safety Training in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – As part of the senator’s ongoing efforts to improve rail safety in the state and across the nation, Senator John Hoeven today kicked off a hands-on rail...

Hoeven, Heitkamp, Cramer and Dalrymple Unveil Agenda for 2014 Great Plains & Empower ND Energy Conference

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, Congressman Kevin Cramer and Governor Jack Dalrymple today announce the agenda for the eighth annual Great Plains & EmPower ND Energy...

Hoeven Working to Prevent Implementation of EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Rule

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today told members of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) and the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) that they are good stewards of...

Hoeven Announces ARC-PLC Signup Process Starts October 6

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that North Dakota farm owners can begin working with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) to take the first step toward signing up...

Hoeven Announces Recipients of $3.1 Million in Grants for Specialty Crops

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that 37 recipients have been selected to receive more than $3.1 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...

Hoeven Announces Grant to Improve Health Care Access for Benson County Veterans

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant totaling $50,000 to the Robert Tovsrud VFW Post 757 to improve...

Hoeven Working to Build States-First Energy Plan for the Nation

BISMARCK, N.D. – Speaking today at the Lignite Energy Council’s annual meeting, Senator John Hoeven drove home the importance of building the kind of energy plan for the country that...

Hoeven: Small Business Administration Recommends EPA Withdraw Waters of the U.S. Rule

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven said the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule....

Hoeven Announces Nearly $400K to North Dakota for Youth Offender Supervision

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded nearly $400,000 in formula funds to...

Hoeven Statement on Norsk Hostfest

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement to mark this year’s opening of the annual Norsk Høstfest Scandinavian Festival scheduled to begin today in Minot: “Over...

Hoeven: Manvel Elementary, Sweetwater Elementary Named National Blue Ribbon Schools

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today congratulated Manvel Elementary and Sweetwater Elementary Schools on being designated as 2014 National Blue Ribbon School Award Winners by the United States Department...