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Hoeven Presses EPA Administrator to Continue Providing Regulatory Relief, Approve ND's Application to Regulate Class VI Injection Wells
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today met with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to discuss the agency's progress in rescinding regulations, including the Waters of the U.S rule and the so-called Clean Power Plan. Hoeven also pressed Administrator Pruitt to approve the State of North Dakota's application to be the primary regulator of Class VI injection wells, which will provide certainty and help to advance carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies for … Continue Reading
05.03.17
Hoeven Provision for Williston Airport Included in FY17 Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the funding agreement Congress is working to pass this week includes a provision he authored to help existing airports, like Williston's Sloulin Field International, that are in critical need of expansion or relocation, but unable to grow their current facilities due to physical constraints. The measure directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure sufficient funding is a… Continue Reading
05.03.17
Hoeven: FY17 Funding Bill Includes $6 Million to Develop CO2 Capture Technology
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Fiscal Year 2017 funding bill includes $6 million in competitive grant funding to develop commercially-viable carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. The funding will support the initial engineering, testing and design work for a commercial-scale, carbon capture project on an existing coal-fueled generating unit, similar to Project Tundra, which is being developed by Allete Clean Energy, Minnkota Power and BNI Coal. As a memb… Continue Reading
05.03.17
Hoeven: Funding Agreement Provides $8 Million to Keep CBP UAS Training in Grand Forks
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Fiscal Year 2017 funding agreement includes $8 million in funding for a new facility for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) training out of Grand Forks, allowing the agency to retain its training program at the air base. "Due to growth on the base, CBP's current UAS training facility is no longer available," said Hoeven. "This funding is … Continue Reading
05.02.17
Hoeven Secures Provision in Funding Agreement to Allow Drayton to Permanently Keep Levee
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that he secured a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 funding agreement that allows Drayton to permanently keep its earthen levee as part of the city's flood protection. The levee was built on land acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and over the past year, Hoeven secured two extensions to delay the removal of the structure as required by Federal Emergenc… Continue Reading
05.02.17
Hoeven: FY17 Funding Agreement Supports Agriculture, Rural Communities
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Rural Development and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Fiscal Year 2017 funding agreement provides strong support for North Dakota's and the nation's farmers, ranchers and rural communities. "As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, I worked to ensure that our farmers and ranchers have the support they need given the challenges facing farm country due to lo… Continue Reading
05.01.17
Hoeven: Funding Agreement Provides Flexibility in School Meal Programs
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that he secured language in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funding agreement that provides schools with greater flexibility in meeting the whole grains and sodium requirements under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) school meal programs. "The language included in the fun… Continue Reading
05.01.17
Hoeven Secures Funding to Help with DAPL Protest Costs
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that North Dakota will receive up to $15 million in federal funding to help reimburse the state for costs incurred as a result of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Hoeven worked to include grant funding in the Department of Justice's budget as part of the Fiscal 2017 funding legislation announced today. The state must submit an application to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which will provide $… Continue Reading
04.29.17
Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Help Veterans at Disabled American Veterans Annual Convention in Mandan
MANDAN, N.D. - At the Disabled American Veterans annual convention today, Senator John Hoeven outlined his work to provide veterans with timely, quality health care options closer to home. Last week, the President signed legislation Hoeven cosponsored to extend the Veterans Choice Program, which was set to expire in August. Hoeven also continues his efforts to build on the success of the Veterans Care Coordination initiative at the Fargo VA, which he secured and worked to implement with federal … Continue Reading
04.28.17
Hoeven Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives in Urging Secretary of Defense to Replace UH-1N Helicopters
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and chairman of the Senate Air Force Caucus, this week joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging Secretary of Defense James Mattis to replace old UH-1N "Huey" helicopters with newer, more capable helicopters. Huey helicopters provide security for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) located around Minot Air Force Base. "We need to replace the Air Force's old and outdated Huey helicopte… Continue Reading
04.26.17
Hoeven Announces More Than $1.9 Million in Health Research and Head Start Funding
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences have awarded two grants totaling $1,906,918 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and North Dakota State University (NDSU) respectively. Details of the awards are as follows: • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians - $1,471,918 Head Start Grant - The fu… Continue Reading
04.26.17
Hoeven Outlines Importance of North Dakota's Air Force Missions in Meeting with USAF Secretary Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Hoeven this week met Heather Wilson, the nominee to serve as secretary of the U.S. Air Force, to underscore the importance of North Dakota's Air Force missions in defending the nation. Hoeven pressed for Wilson's support to continue modernizing the nuclear mission at Minot, Global Hawk and unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in Grand Forks, as well as a future Arctic mission, and the North Dakota Air Guard's Intelligence Targeting mission. Wilson, an Air Force… Continue Reading
04.26.17
Hoeven Statement on President's Executive Order Promoting Agriculture, Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the President signed an executive order today recognizing the importance of the nation's agriculture industry and creating a taskforce, led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, to promote agriculture and rural America. The executive order requires an interagency review to identify improvements to promote American agriculture and improve quality of life in rural America. "Our nation's farmers and ranchers pro… Continue Reading
04.24.17
Hoeven: Secretary Perdue Will Be Good Advocate for Agriculture, Rural America
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Georgia Governor George "Sonny" Perdue to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Hoeven has been working to move Perdue's nomination through the Senate to ensure that the nation's agriculture sector is well-represented. "I look forward to working with Secretary Perdue to support our nation's farmers, ranchers and rural communities," said Hoeven. "Secretary Perdue has committed to adva… Continue Reading
04.21.17
Hoeven: Northrop Grumman Facility Will House Pilot Training and UAS Research and Development
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined state, local and industry leaders in celebrating the grand opening of Northrop Grumman's new 36,000 sq. ft. facility at the Grand Sky Technology Park. The global aerospace and defense technology giant's new building will be used to conduct unmanned aerial systems (UAS) research and development, pilot, operator and maintenance training, mission analysis and aircraft maintenance. The company expects the facility to house 100 employees by the end… Continue Reading
04.20.17
Hoeven Joins Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing at Celebration of 30th Anniversary and Expansion of Its Dickinson Facility
DICKINSON, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing (KMM), as well as state and local officials, at a celebration of KMM's 30th anniversary and of the grand opening of an expansion of its facility in Dickinson. "Today we celebrate the hard work and innovation that has characterized the work of KMM and its employees over the last 30 years, and there is no more fitting way to celebrate this important anniversary than with the grand opening of an expansion of KMM's D… Continue Reading
04.20.17
Hoeven: North Dakota Receives $2 Million in Cures Act Funding to Combat Opioid Addiction
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded North Dakota $2 million in funding to help fight opioid addiction. This is the first year of funding that is provided under the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation that Hoeven worked to pass in December, and can be used to support treatment, prevention and recovery activities, such as prescription drug monitoring programs, training health care providers and expanding access to opioi… Continue Reading
04.19.17
Hoeven Outlines Work to Support North Dakota's Coal Industry
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy Committee, spoke at the Lignite Energy Council's annual meeting and outlined his efforts to support the state's lignite industry. The senator's work includes stopping the stream buffer rule, beginning the roll back of the so-called clean power plan, rescinding the moratorium on federal coal leasing and repealing the royalty rate increase for federal coal. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hoeven has also been w… Continue Reading
04.19.17
Hoeven-Cosponsored Legislation to Extend Veterans Choice Program Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that legislation he cosponsored and Congress passed earlier this month to extend the Veterans Choice Program, which was set to expire in August, has been signed into law by the president. Hoeven was invited to the White House for the bill signing, but was unable to attend due to obligations in North Dakota. "Our legislation to extend the Veterans Choice Program is part of our efforts to expand veterans' access to health care options closer to ho… Continue Reading
04.18.17
Hoeven Honors UND Center for Innovation Director Bruce Gjovig
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined the community in honoring Bruce Gjovig, director of the University of North Dakota's (UND) Center for Innovation. Gjovig, who founded the Center for Innovation in 1984, is retiring in May. "Bruce has served UND and North Dakota with dedication, and we are grateful for the work he has accomplished," said Hoeven. "For more than three decades, Bruce has cultivated the Center into an award-winning innovation hub that has helped more than a thou… Continue Reading