Press Releases

Hoeven Calls for Additional Drug Enforcement Agents in Western North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today called on the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to better support local and state officials in fighting drug crimes and to provide additional DEA agents...

Hoeven, McCain, Murkowski, Barrasso Introduce the North Atlantic Energy Security Act

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today introduced the North Atlantic Energy Security Act, a measure that would cut the...

Hoeven Announces Grant to Improve Health Care Access for North Dakota Veterans

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs a more than $375,000 grant...

Hoeven Calls for Senate to Stand Up for Farmers and Ranchers and Vote on Amendment to Eliminate Proposed Waters of the U.S. Rule

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator John Hoeven called on the Senate to stand up for farmers and ranchers and vote on an amendment he is...

Hoeven Continues to Push for Nuclear Force Improvement, B-52 Modernization

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said he is working with Air Force officials to authorize and fund a number of initiatives to improve the nation’s nuclear fleet, weapons systems...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $400 Thousand in Conservation Funds for North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded nearly $400 thousand from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for conservation and...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $1.5 Million in HHS Grants for Northland Healthcare Alliance, UND Nursing

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to foster innovation in health care...

Hoeven Presses Ag Secretary on Waters of the U.S. Rule

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday to work with him to eliminate the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule and...

Hoeven Working to Keep Minot Area Processing Facility Operating

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today spoke with Drew Aliperto, United States Postal Service (USPS) vice president of area operations for the western area, to press for the continued...

Senator John Hoeven’s Statement for Independence Day 2014

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in commemoration of our nation’s independence: “The anniversary of our independence provides us all with an opportunity to reflect...

Hoeven: Farm Bill Tools Can Help to Address Upstream Concerns

MOORHEAD, MINN. – Senator John Hoeven today said he worked on the Senate Agriculture Committee and joint Senate-House conference committee to include programs in the Farm Bill to help provide...

Hoeven, Delegation Push for N.D. Corngrowers’ BId to Host National Agricultural Genotyping Center at NDSU

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven and the North Dakota congressional delegation are pushing to make the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA–ARS) facility on the campus of North...