Press Releases

Hoeven Announces $5.9 Million DOT Grants for Fargo, Williston, Hettinger Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $5.9 million in grants to Hector International Airport in Fargo, Sloulin Field...

Hoeven Announces $177,614 Grant to Benefit Native Americans Job Creations

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Coalition of Indian Housing Authorities of North Dakota (CIHAND) has been awarded a federal grant totaling $177,614. The federal funding, which...

Hoeven: USDA to Host Listening Sessions July 31 in Fargo

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today encouraged North Dakota producers to attend an upcoming listening session with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) State Conservationist Mary Podoll to share comments...

Hoeven Announces Dam Rehabilitation Funds for Renwick Dam, Pembina County

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced nearly $300,000 in grant funds for the Pembina County Water Resource District to renovate the Renwick Dam on Tongue River, a tributary of...

Hoeven Presses BNSF to Catch Up on Ag Shipments Before Harvest

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week pressed BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose to relieve backlogs on agriculture shipments prior to the fall harvest season. BNSF committed to spot...

Hoeven Announces BNSF, RRVW Agreement to Provide Rail Service to James Valley Grain

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that BNSF Railway and RRVW Railroad Company have reached an agreement to provide shuttle train service to James Valley Grain’s proposed shuttle facility...

Hoeven: FY15 Defense Appropriations Bill Bolsters National Security, Supports Missions at North Dakota Bases

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today worked to include provisions in the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill that will...

Hoeven Meets with Microsoft’s Fargo Leader

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with Don Morton, Microsoft’s Fargo Campus Site Leader, to discuss operations at the company’s North Dakota site. Morton said Microsoft does not expect...

Hoeven Statement on Vote to Defend Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after a vote in the U.S. Senate to reject legislation aimed at overturning the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the...

Hoeven Seeks Angels in Adoption Nominees

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he is accepting nominations of North Dakota residents and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their work on behalf of adopted children,...

Hoeven Requests Meeting with DEA Administrator to Press for Support to Combat Drug Crime in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today requested a meeting with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart to ensure that DEA is providing the necessary support to local and state...

Hoeven Announces Grant to Support Education Achievement at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has awarded a $260,910 grant to Sitting Bull College to provide GED tutoring and...