Press Releases

Hoeven, Cantwell Introduce the Farm and Small Business Expensing Tax Relief Act

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have introduced the Farm and Small Business Expensing Tax Relief Act, legislation that eases the burden of unfair and onerous...

Hoeven: BNSF Says it will Devote Unit Trains, Necessary Crews to Help Catch Up on Fertilizer Deliveries

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven spoke to BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose on the phone this weekend to urge the railroad to do everything it can to ensure timely...

Hoeven, Vitter, Cochran to FEMA: Quit Stalling on Flood Insurance Policy Protection

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), David Vitter (R-La.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) Thursday sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate requesting a meeting...

Hoeven Announces Farmers and Ranchers Can Sign-Up for Livestock Indemnity Program Beginning April 15

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced North Dakota farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock losses can contact their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office beginning April 15 to sign...

Hoeven: Air Force Expects to Sign Final Enhanced Use Lease for Grand Sky in Early June

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee this week, Senator John Hoeven thanked Kathleen I. Ferguson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Air...

Hoeven Calls on Transportation Sec. Foxx to Keep Moving Forward on Comprehensive Plan to Improve Rail Safety

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today again pressed federal regulators to continue moving forward on a comprehensive plan to enhance safety measures for transporting petroleum products by rail. Testifying at...

Hoeven, Klobuchar Driver Privacy Act Moves Forward, Passes Committee

WASHINGTON – The Driver Privacy Act, introduced by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), moved a step closer to passage today when the Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously...

Hoeven to Corps: Be Prepared for Possible Spring Flooding

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today met with Col. Joel Cross, Omaha District Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, and other Corps officials to review the spring weather forecast...

Hoeven Presses for More Blender Pumps at Gas Stations

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee today, Senator John Hoeven pressed the importance of advancing biofuel use across the country using market-based solutions, specifically by increasing...

Hoeven, Heitkamp: Administration Backs Off Missile Silo Reductions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today announced that the Pentagon has decided to preserves all of the nation’s missile silos in the military’s new strategic force...

Hoeven, Klobuchar Wager Home State Delicacies on Frozen Four

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that they have agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of the April 10 NCAA Frozen Four...

Hoeven Calls on Fellow Appropriations Committee Members for More Rail Inspectors, Support for Rail Safety

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called on fellow members of the committee to include funding for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the...