Press Releases

Hoeven Secures North Dakota Priorities in FY24 Defense Funding Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today helped secure Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, which provides increased support for North Dakota’s servicemembers and their missions....

Hoeven Presses FERC Nominees to Support Access to Baseload Power Sources

WASHINGTON – At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator John Hoeven pressed nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure the stability...

Hoeven: Senate Passes CRA to Stop Biden Administration From Allowing Beef Imports From Paraguay

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today helped pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA)...

Hoeven: $3.2 Million Awarded by FAA for North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $3.2 million to six airports across North Dakota. These grants will provide the...

Hoeven Statement on EPA Finalizing Rule to Limit American Consumer Vehicle Choice, Impose EV Mandate

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Biden administration finalized a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule requiring unworkable emissions reductions for light- and medium-duty vehicles...

Hoeven, Barrasso Call for DOL To Halt Mandates on National Apprenticeship System

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) insisting that the Biden administration retract its intended changes to...

Hoeven Secures Approval of Federal Mine Plan for Coyote Creek Mine

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured approval of a new federal mine plan for Coyote Creek Mine in Zap, North Dakota, allowing for the development...

Hoeven Cosponsors CRA to Stop Unattainable, Costly EPA Standard for U.S. Energy Producers & Manufacturers

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week cosponsored a Congressional Review Act resolution, introduced by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to rescind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new changes...

Hoeven Introduces Laken Riley Act to Force Ice to Detain, Deport Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today joined U.S. Senators Katie Britt and Ted Budd in introducing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to...

Hoeven, Colleagues Press Biden Administration to Increase Agricultural Exports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senators John Thune (R-S.D.); John Boozman (R-Ark.),...

Hoeven Statement on Passing of Former First Lady Grace Link

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of former First Lady Grace Link. “At 105 years old, Grace was witness to pivotal moments...

Hoeven, Crapo, Colleagues Urge Freeze to Ag Wage Rate That Could Threaten America’s Food Security

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and 14 additional senators in sending a letter to Senate leadership urging the inclusion of a freeze to the Adverse...