News Releases
Hoeven Statement on Government Funding
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after Congress passed legislation to fund the government through December 20: “While the Senate Appropriations Committee has worked to approve eleven of the twelve appropriations bills, Leader Schumer has not brought them before the full Senate. We need to get back to regular order and debate and pass these bills on the floor. That is how we’ll be able to reduce spending and control our debt and deficit.” -###--… Continue Reading
09.25.24
Hoeven: Project Tundra Receives First Portion of $350 Million Award, Supporting Final Stage of Development
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that Project Tundra, a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) effort led by Minnkota Power Cooperative, has received an initial $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The funds come as part of a $350 million award Hoeven secured for the project last year, with Hoeven having: Worked to fund DOE’s Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program. … Continue Reading
09.25.24
Hoeven: Project ULTRA Moves to Next Phase, Conducting UAS Test Flights Moving Cargo Between Grand Forks & Cavalier
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today announced that that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tasked Project ULTRA with conducting demonstration flights using unmanned aircraft to move cargo between Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cavalier Space Force Station. The flights: Are supported by $3.5 million in funding Hoeven secured in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations legislation. This builds upon Hoeven’s previous effort… Continue Reading
09.25.24
Hoeven, Cortez Masto Bill to Strengthen Tribal Public Safety Passes Committee
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs voted to approve their bipartisan Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act. Specifically, the BADGES for Native Communities Act would support the recruitment and retention of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers, bolster federal missing persons resources and give Tribes and s… Continue Reading
09.24.24
Hoeven, Grassley Urge Biden-Harris Admin to Address Abuses in Unaccompanied Migrant Children Program
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 43 bicameral Republican colleagues in sending a letter calling on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to root out abuses in their administration’s unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s cover-up of the crisis. HHS has failed to comply with two out of three Department of Homeland Security (DHS) subpoenas and other information requests issued ami… Continue Reading
09.24.24
Hoeven Statement on Identification of ND WWII Servicemember Charles R. Reiser, Lost During Operation Forager
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the service of Army Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Reiser, a native of Washburn, North Dakota who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was lost during Operation Forager on the island of Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of Reiser, 20, were accounted for on June 25, 2024.… Continue Reading
09.23.24
Hoeven Congratulates Lincoln Elementary, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public, and Red Trail Elementary Schools on Designation as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today congratulated Lincoln Elementary School in Beach, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School in Mohall and Red Trail Elementary School in Mandan on being designated by the U.S. Department of Education as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Since 1982, the Blue Ribbon School award has honored public and private schools across the country that display overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps. “This Blue Ribbon designation recognizes the… Continue Reading
09.20.24
Hoeven Meets with General Brown, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on Updating U.S. Forces
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown on supporting Israel and Ukraine, and the importance of updating U.S. forces and developing new capabilities to ensure the U.S. has the tools and resources necessary to keep the nation safe. Hoeven stressed the role of nuclear modernization and developing new unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies in deterring threats and protecting the nation, including: Utilizing Project Ultra… Continue Reading
09.20.24
Hoeven Secures Nearly $12 Million DCIP Grant to Establish Grand Sky, GFAFB Fire Station
EMERADO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured an $11.6 million grant to establish a fire station serving Grand Sky and the Grand Forks Air Force Base. As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to advance the award under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP), which the senator has supported through annual appropriations legislation. Hoeven also made the case for the project to Department of Defense (DoD) officials, including … Continue Reading
09.19.24
Hoeven: OSHA Heeds Senators’ Call to Protect Volunteer Firefighters from Burdensome Regulations
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to calls from Hoeven and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, led by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), to reevaluate and exempt volunteer fire departments from parts of a proposed rule that would put burdensome regulations on volunteer fire departments across the country. Earlier this year, OSHA proposed a new rule requiring fire departments to furnish new r… Continue Reading
09.19.24
Hoeven: OSHA Heeds Senators’ Call to Protect Volunteer Firefighters from Burdensome Regulations
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to calls from Hoeven and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, led by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), to reevaluate and exempt volunteer fire departments from parts of a proposed rule that would put burdensome regulations on volunteer fire departments across the country. Earlier this year, OSHA proposed a new rule requiring fire departments to furnish new r… Continue Reading
09.17.24
Hoeven: National Park Service Awards Nearly $1 Million for Fort Ransom State Park Campsites
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources and Appropriations Committees, today announced that nearly $1 million in funding from the Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) is being awarded by the National Park Service to the North Dakota Department of Parks & Recreation for water and electrical upgrades at Fort Ransom State Park. The grant includes $921,663.50 to renovate approximately 23 campsites by upgrading electrical service and adding new… Continue Reading
09.16.24
Hoeven Statement on Identification of Remains of ND WWII Servicemember Edward D. Johnson, Lost During Attack on Pearl Harbor
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the service of Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson, a Hurdsfield, North Dakota native who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of Johnson, 24, were accounted for on September 29, 2020. Johnson was serving on the USS Oklahoma… Continue Reading
09.13.24
Hoeven Statement After Court Blocks BLM’s Venting and Flaring Rule
BISMARCK - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court temporarily blocked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing its natural gas venting and flaring rule. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by the State of North Dakota, along with Montana, Texas, Wyoming and Utah. Hoeven has pressed back on the rule, which places burdensome and duplicative methane emission regulations on t… Continue Reading
09.13.24
Hoeven Sponsoring Legislation to Support More Reliable, Drought-Resistant Water Supplies in North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week introduced bipartisan legislation to support more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies in North Dakota, while helping to fulfill federal compensation that was promised to the state and tribes upon the construction of the Garrison Dam and Oahe Dam. Specifically, Hoeven’s bill would: · Amend the Dakota Water Resources Act (DWRA) to increase authorizations under the Municipal, Rural, and Industrial (MR&I) water supply grant program for Nor… Continue Reading
09.12.24
Hoeven: In a World of Increased Uncertainty for Ag Producers, We Need to Get the Farm Bill Done
WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the need for Congress to pass a Farm Bill that makes key investments in the farm safety net. To this end, Hoeven is working to advance the following priorities, among other efforts: Maintaining and strengthening crop insurance, the primary risk management tool for many producers. Improving the affordability of higher levels of coverage, consistent with Hoeven’s FARMER Act, will bet… Continue Reading
09.11.24
Hoeven Statement on the Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement marking the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “As more than two decades have passed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we must never forget the tragic events that took place that day. We look back and remember the horrific attacks against our nation, mourn the lives lost, honor the victims’ memory and express our deep gra… Continue Reading
09.09.24
Hoeven: FAA Awards Over $24 Million For North Dakota Airports, Including $8.5 Million For Hector International Terminal Expansion
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, today announced over $24 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards for North Dakota airports, including $8.5 million for Hector International’s Airport Terminal Expansion Project. Senator Hoeven is working to fulfill the project’s federal cost share, now having secured almost $34 million for the effort to date. Additionally, the FAA is awarding Minot International Airport and Bismarck … Continue Reading
09.05.24
Hoeven Statement on USPS Decision to Retain Local Mail Processing in Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced that the Bismarck mail processing facility will retain local originating and destinating processing operations. Hoeven spoke with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy this week to discuss the decision, which follows the USPS roundtable the senator organized in Grand Forks last week. In particular, Hoeven stressed to DeJoy: The importance of ensuring timely delivery for local news… Continue Reading
08.27.24
Hoeven Outlines Impact of New Heart of America Medical Center on Rural Health Care in Rugby Region
RUGBY, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the completion of the Heart of America Medical Center (HAMC), outlining this important investment in the future of rural health care in the region. As Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to secure more than $55 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loans for HAMC to construct a new hospital, clinic and long-term care facility. The new medical center: Has a footprint of nearly 80,000 sq. ft. … Continue Reading
