Press Releases

Hoeven Working to Meet Needs of Williston Area

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today spoke at the Williston Rotary Club, providing updates to community and business leaders on a range of topics, including the farm bill negotiations,...

Hoeven: Regional USPS VP Visits Williston to Provide Update About Western North Dakota Postal Service Improvements

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today hosted Drew Aliperto, United States Postal Service (USPS) vice president of area operations for the western area, to see firsthand the tremendous commercial...

Hoeven: We Need To Get a Farm Bill, Goal is to Get Agreement to House Floor By Second Week of December

MINOT, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today told a large gathering of Farmers Union members that we need to get a farm bill yet this year. The goal, he said,...

Hoeven Statement on the Vote to Change the Rules of the Senate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in response to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) move to change the rules of the Senate to allow confirmation of...

Hoeven, Heitkamp, Cramer Work to Enhance Future of GFAFB

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer Tuesday joined representatives from the Grand Forks Base Realignment Impact Committee (BRIC) in meetings at the Pentagon, pressing...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce the Water Heater Efficiency Act

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and a bipartisan group of senators today introduced the Water Heater Efficiency Act, an energy conservation bill that would enable rural electric power cooperatives...

Hoeven Statement on ONEOK Partners Announced New Projects in the Williston Basin

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement in response to ONEOK Partners announced plans to invest an additional $650 to $780 million in the Williston Basin to...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group of Senators Push Bill on Senate Floor to Prevent Increase in Flood Insurance Rates

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators today took to the Senate floor to gather support for legislation that would prevent the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Hoeven Statement in Honor of Veterans, Families

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day: “With courage and selflessness, the men and women of the Armed Forces and their...

Hoeven Nominates Six Students for Military Academy Appointments

students for appointment to our nation’s military academies. Hoeven nominated: Chandler Vercher of Minot, Jacob Santer of Fargo and Anthony Coronato of Fargo to the United States Naval Academy; Leah...

Delegation Announces Approval of Recovery Plan Totaling $24 Million in CDBG Funds for ND, Including $20.4 Million for Minot

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved two disaster recovery plans...

Hoeven, Baucus Continue Partnership to Press for Keystone XL Project

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) continued their drumbeat for the Keystone XL pipeline project as a Canadian trade delegation arrived in Montana. The energy-focused...