Press Releases

Hoeven to DHS Secretary: Secure the Border, Enforce the Law and Provide Metrics Proving Illegal Crossings Are Being Stopped

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take real steps to secure...

Hoeven, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Allow Fingerprinting of Migrant Minors to Stop Child Recycling

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced legislation, led by Senator Marsha Blackburn, to combat trafficking and child recycling by giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to...

Hoeven: Security Funding Request Should Include Policies Needed to Stop Illegal Crossings at Southern Border

WASHINGTON – During remarks delivered on the Senate floor, Senator John Hoeven discussed the administration’s supplemental funding request to provide aid to Israel and Ukraine. In particular, the senator outlined...

Hoeven, Bipartisan Group Working to Ensure Farmer & Rancher Feedback on Major Ag Worker Program Reforms

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week joined a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), in requesting that two federal agencies give farmers and ranchers more...

Hoeven Votes to Confirm General Allvin as Air Force Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement after voting to confirm General David Allvin as Air Force Chief of...

Hoeven, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Require Biden Administration to Make Catch-and-Release Data Public

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today introduced the Southern Border Transparency Act, legislation led by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to...

Hoeven Helps Secure Nearly $115 Million for Talon Metals to Establish Battery Minerals Facility in Mercer County

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has helped secure nearly $115 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for Talon Metals to establish a battery materials processing...

Hoeven, Colleagues Push Back on Biden Administration’s Costly, Unrealistic Energy Efficiency Standardsfor Homes

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today pushed back on the Biden administration’s proposal to place costly and unrealistic energy efficiency standards on new single and multifamily homes that are insured...

Hoeven Statement After Senate Approves FY24 Agriculture, Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, Transportation Appropriations Bills

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today helped secure full Senate approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs...

Hoeven Pressing Biden Administration to Secure the Border as the U.S. Works to Aid Israel, Ukraine

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Biden administration officials to secure the border and enforce the law. The senator made...

Hoeven Pressing Biden Administration to Secure the Border as the U.S. Works to Aid Israel, Ukraine

WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Biden administration officials to secure the border and enforce the law. The senator made...

Hoeven, Heinrich: Senate Passes Resolution Designating November 4 as National Bison Day

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced that the Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution they introduced to designate November 4, 2023, as National Bison...