Press Releases

Hoeven: Amtrak to Begin Normal Operations Saturday

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said he has been notified that Amtrak will resume normal operations through Grand Forks, Devils Lake and Rugby in North Dakota Saturday, March 1....

ICBM Coalition Senators Press DOD to Retain Silos

WASHINGTON – At a meeting Wednesday afternoon, members of the Senate ICBM Coalition, including Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), John Walsh (D-Mont.)...

Hoeven Welcomes EPA Administrator McCarthy to ND, Showcases State’s Clean Coal Technologies, Good Environmental Stewardship

BEULAH, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today welcomed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to North Dakota to highlight the state’s high-tech energy development and good environmental stewardship. Hoeven,...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Inspector General Report Finding No Conflict of Interest

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement regarding the State Department’s second inspector general (IG) report exonerating Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the consulting firm that completed the...

Hoeven Announces New Agreement to Recruit and Retain Rural Postal Carriers in Western ND

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rural Letter Carriers Association that will grant pay...

Hoeven, Heitkamp Announce North Dakota Delegates to U.S. Senate Youth Program

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today announced the selection of students Bethany Berntson and Tyler Toepke-Floyd to serve as North Dakota delegates to the 52nd Annual United...

Hoeven Joins Roberts, Tester, Bipartisan Group to Introduce Bill to Protect Rural Hospitals and Patients

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Monday joined Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to introduce bipartisan legislation to protect rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and their patients by...

Delegation Announces $450,000 CDBG Grant for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced the awarding of a $450,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe....

Hoeven: Freight Railroads To Implement New Voluntary Operating Practices for Rail Transport of Crude Oil

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who has been working with federal regulators and railroad industry leaders, said today’s announcement that the nation’s major rail carriers will implement new voluntary operating...

Hoeven and Heitkamp Call on Defense Dept to Follow Law, Halt Environmental Study of ICBM Silos

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp today called on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to follow federal law and halt any move to conduct an environmental...

Hoeven, Google Lead Internet Safety Program at Wachter Middle School

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined Wachter Middle School students and school officials, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and Google representatives to lead a...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Nebraska Court Decision Regarding Gov. Heineman’s Approval of Revised Keystone XL Route

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a Nebraska judge’s ruling that the state Public Service Commission, rather than Governor Dave Heineman, has the authority to...