Press Releases

ND, Minnesota Delegations, ND Governor: WRDA Legislation Key for Permanent Flood Control in Red River Valley

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven, Heidi Heitkamp and Amy Klobuchar and Congressmen Kevin Cramer, Collin Peterson and Governor Jack Dalrymple met with Fargo and Cass County leaders to strategize efforts...

Senators Hoeven, Manchin Introduce Legislation to Implement All-of-the-Above Approach for Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today introduced The All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013, legislation that would improve the energy efficiency of federal...

Hoeven: No-Cost Sugar Program Cost-Effective and Fair, Serves the American People

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, stressing the importance of continuing the no-cost...

Hoeven Honors Soldiers, Families at Freedom Salute Ceremony

WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined the community to honor members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 818th Engineering Company (Sapper) who recently returned home following an...

Hoeven: Senate Confirms Moniz as Energy Secretary

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the United States Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz to be U.S. Secretary of Energy. Hoeven, who is a member of the Senate Energy...

Hoeven Statement in Response to the Interior Department’s New Draft Rule on Energy Development on Federal and Tribal Lands

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to the new draft federal rule on hydraulic fracturing published by the U.S. Department of the Interior: “America...

Senators’ Bipartisan Amendment to Block Proposed Corps Missouri River Surplus Water Fees Passes Senate

WASHINGTON – The States’ Water Rights Act, an amendment sponsored by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), and cosponsored by Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and...

Hoeven: Full Senate Passes WRDA Bill with Authorization for Fargo-Moorhead Permanent Flood Protection

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes authorization for permanent flood protection in the Red River...

Hoeven Statement on Peace Officers Memorial Day

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day: “Today, I wish to join the many Americans from across our country who...

Hoeven: U.S. Senate Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has passed the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, which saves more than $24 billion...

Hoeven: Bobcat’s $20 Million Expansion in Bismarck Will Spur Innovation and Job Growth for North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today marked the continued expansion of North Dakota’s economy while helping to break ground on the new $20 million Bobcat Company Acceleration Center located...

Hoeven Presses USDA Secretary for Enhanced Crop Insurance, Workable Prevented Plant Rules

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack for strong crop insurance programs and a commitment to make the prevented plant...