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Hoeven's Long-Term Care Legislation Gaining Momentum, Veterans Affairs Secretary Urges Senate Support
WASHINGTON - At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Veterans Affairs, VA Secretary Robert McDonald urged the Senate to support Senator John Hoeven's Veterans Access to Extended Care Act, a measure that will help veterans access nursing homes and extended care facilities in their communities near loved ones and friends. The senator is working to get a vote on the bill soon. The senator outlined his legislation at a gathering of the North Dakota Disabled American Veterans Conventio… Continue Reading
04.24.15
Hoeven Presses Corps to Expedite Permits for Highway 85 Four-Lane Project in Lake Sakakawea Region
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week pressed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the permitting process for the Highway 85 four-lane project in the Lake Sakakawea area and to issue temporary or conditional permits now so that work can get underway this construction season. The Corps must approve both a Section 404 permit to allow dredging, as well as a construction permit. Hoeven met with Colonel Joel Cross, Army Corps Commander for the Omaha District, to make the case. "We have … Continue Reading
04.24.15
Hoeven: HHS Announces Federal Funding for North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $76,680.00 to the North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project's (P&A) Assistive Technology (AT) Advocacy Program. P&A advocates for North Dakotans with disabilities and helps them to get the services and resources they need, and the AT Advocacy Program aims to improve the availability of assistive technology s… Continue Reading
04.23.15
Hoeven: U.S. Hunters No Longer Required to Register With IRS to Take Personal Firearms on International Hunts
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer require U.S hunters traveling internationally to obtain an IRS identification number in order to bring personal weapons on hunting trips outside the U.S. At a meeting early Wednesday with U.S. CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, Hoeven secured a commitment from the agency to return to the paper process … Continue Reading
04.22.15
Hoeven, Klobuchar Water Heater Efficiency Legislation Passes House, Goes to President for Signature
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that the House of Representatives has passed their Water Heater Efficiency legislation. The bill enables rural electric power cooperatives and their members to continue using large, energy-efficient water heaters in "demand response" conservation programs. The measure passed the Senate last month and now goes to the president's desk for his signature. The legislation addresses the Department of Energy's (DOE)… Continue Reading
04.22.15
Hoeven: Senate Passes Legislation to Support Victims of Human Trafficking, Child Pornography
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Senate has passed legislation he is cosponsoring to help victims of human trafficking and child pornography. The measure also includes an amendment authored by Hoeven that helps North Dakota access federal funding to help victims of human trafficking and the law enforcement officers who are working to stop it. The Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act, introduced by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), … Continue Reading
04.21.15
Hoeven: Quadrennial Energy Review Affirms the Need for Infrastructure as Part of Energy Plan for Nation
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the Senate Energy Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the administration's release of the first Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) from the Department of Energy (DOE). The senator proposed a quadrennial energy review in his legislation, the Domestic Jobs and Energy Act (DEJA), and also pushed the administration to hold QERs three years ago. "The Quadrennial Energy Review the administration issued today affirmed what we have… Continue Reading
04.21.15
Hoeven: HHS Awards More Than $280,000 to University of North Dakota to Support Alzheimer's Research
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $283,925 to the University of North Dakota (UND) to support aging research. Specifically, the funds will be used to test how diets rich in palmitate, a vitamin A compound, increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. "Alzheimer's disease affects thousands of North Dakotans and their families, and it's important to invest in research that will help us to better understand h… Continue Reading
04.21.15
Hoeven Supports Agricultural Trade With Cuba, But Also Presses for Human Rights Changes
WASHINGTON - At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, Senator John Hoeven pressed federal officials to ensure measures are in place to compel reforms in the Cuban government's policies regarding human rights as part of opening more agricultural trade. "Americans and Cubans would benefit from increased agricultural trade, but Cuba should make key reforms, including changing its approach to human rights and providing greater freedom to its people," Hoeven said. "As we expand agriculture t… Continue Reading
04.21.15
Hoeven Working to Advance Cavalier Air Force Station
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today met with Colonel John Shaw, commander of the 21st Space Wing, to receive an update on Cavalier Air Force Station. The 21st is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is responsible for a variety of Air Force radar sites, including one at Cavalier Air Force Station. Cavalier Air Force Station is home to the 10th Space Warning Squadron, which uses Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization (PARCS), a sophisticated radar system to detect missi… Continue Reading
04.20.15
Hoeven Announces More Than $118,000 in Grants to End Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have made $118,741 available to help veterans find permanent homes. The funds are made available through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, which combines HUD rental assistance with VA case management and clini… Continue Reading
04.18.15
Hoeven Addresses Knights of Columbus, Outlines Bills to Improve Extended Care, Health Care Services for Vets
MANDAN, N.D. - Speaking at a gathering of the Knights of Columbus, Senator John Hoeven this evening outlined legislation he is working to get passed that will help veterans in North Dakota and across the nation have better access to health care. The first bill provides veterans with more options for long-term care (LTC) services in their home communities, and the second gives veterans greater access to local services when a Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) hospital or clinic is unable to pr… Continue Reading
04.17.15
Hoeven: Energy Information Administration Finds Crude Oil Exports Will Lower Fuel Prices at the Pump
WASHINGTON - At a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources committee, Senator John Hoeven this week questioned the head of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the impact to consumers of lifting the ban on crude oil exports. EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski testified that because the price of gasoline at the pump is keyed to global crude oil prices, exporting more U.S. oil would increase supply on the world market, resulting in lower gasoline prices for American consumers at the pu… Continue Reading
04.17.15
Hoeven: Canadian Pacific Railway Commits to Keeping Key Crossing in Enderlin Open
ENDERLIN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway has committed to modifying its operations in the city of Enderlin so that trains will no longer block a key thoroughfare through the city. When a westbound train is stopped in town, CP has directed its engineers to park it on the east side of the Broadway crossing; eastbound trains will stop on the west side of the Broadway crossing, which will enable vehicles, especially emergency vehicles, to cross town in… Continue Reading
04.16.15
Hoeven: FlightSafety International Looking at Joining Grand Sky Tech Park
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that FlightSafety International, a leading aviation training company, is looking at joining Grand Sky, Grand Forks County's new technology park. Hoeven met with company Vice President General Ray Johns (retired) to encourage the move and offer support for the effort. FlightSafety International trains pilots for all aircraft types - fixed-wing, rotorcraft and tilt-rotor - and delivers more than a million hours of professional instruction each year… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Hoeven Announces Northrop Grumman Has Signed Lease with Grand Forks to Be Anchor Tenant in Grand Sky
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that Northrop Grumman has signed a lease agreement that would make the global aerospace and defense technology giant the anchor tenant in Grand Sky, Grand Forks County's new technology park. Hoeven spoke this afternoon with Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush, who told the senator that the company has signed the lease with the Grand Sky Development Corporation. Bush said the project will be built in three phases: Groundbreaking for the initial office b… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Hoeven Statement on Senate Passage of the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Senate passage of the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act by a vote of 92 to 8. The measure repeals the long-troubled Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cap, which is the formula used to reimburse health-care professionals for treating seniors under Medicare. It creates greater certainty for physicians and implements incentives to reward them for quality care and good value. The bill also reauthorizes the Children's … Continue Reading
04.13.15
Hoeven: North Dakota Receives More than $138,000 in Federal Funding to Support Highway Safety
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $138,095.35 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation/Office of Traffic Safety. The funding announced today is awarded by the DOT's National Highway Safety Administration and comes through two grant programs: State and Community Highway Safety Grants and Occupant Protection Grants. "As North Dakota grows, we are seeing more… Continue Reading
04.13.15
Hoeven Meets with ND National Guard Aviators Deployed to Texas in Support of Border Patrol
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), met Friday in Laredo, Texas with a unit of 35 North Dakota Army National Guard (NDANG) members who were deployed to the southwest border in January to support DHS aerial operations. NDANG's First Battalion 112th Aviation Regimen based out of Bismarck has been stationed in Laredo through June to fly day and night helicopter reconnaissance missions. "Whenever… Continue Reading
04.13.15
Hoeven: Corps to Help Spray for Mosquitoes on Federal Lands in Western ND
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Army Corps of Engineers, at the senator's request, has agreed to provide funding to help spray for mosquitoes on more than 100,000 acres of federal lands in Western North Dakota. Hoeven pressed for the Corps' support during a meeting with Northwestern Division Commander John Kem, who oversees the upper Missouri River basin and several Corps of Engineers projects in North Dakota. The Corps has previously supported the spraying operations … Continue Reading
