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Hoeven Statement on President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of the U.S. Congress: "This evening President Obama laid out his plan for America's future but he needs to focus more on building a strong business climate and private-sector investment, as we have in North Dakota. We need to provide the kind of business environment and opportunity in our country that will unleash the creativity an… Continue Reading
01.23.12
Hoeven: Tony Clark Nomination to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Expected Today
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven announced today that President Barack Obama is expected to nominate North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) later today. Senator Hoeven worked with Clark when Hoeven was governor, and he recommended him to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who nominated Clark for the Administration's consideration. Hoeven said Clark is the right person for the job of helping to build our national energy fu… Continue Reading
01.23.12
Hoeven: CRS Report Supports Congress's Authority to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today said a report issued Friday by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) supports his view that Congress has the authority to approve international projects like the Keystone XL pipeline under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Hoeven requested the research from CRS in the process of drafting contingency legislation in the event that the president denied the project, as he did last week. After reviewing a range of decisions dating b… Continue Reading
01.20.12
Hoeven: Four Bears Pipeline Means Fewer Trucks, More Oil Moving to Market
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today said that the Four Bears Pipeline is a key addition to the state's oil transportation infrastructure. He joined state and local officials and industry leaders at an open house celebrating the 77-mile Four Bears Pipeline, which is designed to move up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day through Dunn and McKenzie counties to existing pipeline infrastructure near Belfield. "This Four Bears Pipeline is an efficient means of moving Bakken sweet crude from N… Continue Reading
01.20.12
Hoeven: New Gas Plant Means More Energy, Less Flaring
WATFORD CITY, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today said that the new Garden Creek natural gas plant is a welcome addition to the Bakken shale region, and demonstrates North Dakota's commitment to developing all of its energy resources in an environmentally sound way. The senator joined local and state officials and energy industry leaders for the grand opening of the plant, which was completed earlier this month. "The Garden Creek plant is an important addition to the region for two reasons: One, b… Continue Reading
01.20.12
Delegation Announces Nearly $10 Million in Emergency Relief for Spirit Lake Reservation, Theodore Roosevelt Park Roads
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today announced the awarding of nearly $10 million in federal highway funding to repair roadways on the Spirit Lake Reservation and in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. "Last year's flooding posed tremendous challenges to North Dakota's infrastructure and damaged roadways that our residents rely on for daily travel and recreation. These funds make it possible to repair and maintain these roads and increase travel safet… Continue Reading
01.19.12
Delegation Announces Nearly $80 Million in CDBG Funding for North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today announced almost $80 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster funding for Minot and other North Dakota communities impacted by flooding last year. That represents approximately 20 percent of the total funding available for disaster-affected states across the country. U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan outlined the state's allotment during a conference call toda… Continue Reading
01.18.12
Hoeven Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Discusses Iranian Nuclear Threat and Energy Security
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven this week met in Jerusalem with high ranking Israeli leaders to discuss mutual security issues, including efforts to deter Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and strategies to increase U.S. and Israeli energy independence, specifically by reducing or eliminating their dependence on Middle Eastern oil. He also met with the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority to discuss the status of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The American Israeli Educa… Continue Reading
01.18.12
Hoeven: President's Decision Not in the National Interest
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama rejected a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline: "At a time when our nation needs jobs, when our economy is stagnant, and conflict with Iran in the Middle East is threatening our national security and may drive the price of gasoline at the pump to $5 a gallon by summer, the President has decided to say no to the Keystone XL pipeline. This is a shovel-ready project that will create thousands of Ame… Continue Reading
01.14.12
U.S. Senator John Hoeven Delivers Weekly Republican Address
BISMARCK, ND - U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) released the following weekly Republican address: "Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a study identifying 351 energy projects that are stalled nationwide because of over-regulation and a bureaucratic permitting process. "According to the Chamber, those delays are costing the American economy $1.1 trillion in lost economic impact. More importantly, they're costing us nearly two million jobs every year. "Yet with n… Continue Reading
01.13.12
Delegation Calls on Postmaster General to Reconsider Proposed AMP Closures
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today said they've called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to reconsider the proposed closure of the Area Mail Processing (AMP) facilities in Grand Forks, Minot, and Devils Lake. Timely, reliable postal service is important to the people of North Dakota, and for the USPS's future competitiveness. In a letter to Donahoe delivered today, they wrote: "While we understand that identifying cost savings and network opti… Continue Reading
01.11.12
Hoeven: Pipeline Will Transport Bakken Crude More Safely and Efficiently, Provide Greater U.S. Energy Independence
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven was joined today by TransCanada's President (Energy and Oil Pipelines) Alex Pourbaix and MDU Resources President and CEO Terry Hildestad to underscore the importance of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Along with transporting Canadian crude, the pipeline will carry 100,000 barrels per day of oil from the U.S. Bakken to Oklahoma and Gulf Coast refineries, reducing truck traffic and improving crude prices in North Dakota while providing good jobs and greater energy in… Continue Reading
01.09.12
Hoeven Discusses Farm Bill Priorities with Ag Leaders
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today met with a broad range of North Dakota agriculture group leaders to gather input for the next farm bill, which Congress will work to reauthorize in 2012. Hoeven called today's meeting because the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, on which he serves, will take up the work on the Farm Bill later this month. Hoeven also serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Agriculture. Prior to the roundtable meeting, the senator also toured the North D… Continue Reading
01.09.12
Hoeven: Air Service Availability is Essential for Jamestown
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today met with Jamestown Regional Airport and local officials to discuss regional air service, which was interrupted last month by Delta because deicing equipment was unavailable for its planes. Hoeven worked to get Delta officials to provide Jamestown with the necessary deicing equipment, as well as to restore interrupted air service to Devils Lake. Hoeven has been working with both Delta Air Lines and Great Lakes Airlines to ensure quality service and a … Continue Reading
01.09.12
Hoeven Works to Improve Rural Health Care
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today met with Jamestown Regional Medical Center and local officials to underscore the importance of ensuring access to quality rural health care and providing reliable Medicare reimbursement to North Dakota hospitals and doctors. Hoeven, as a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, supported provisions in the 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services funding measure to advance rural health care priorities. Hoeven, who is also a member of the Senat… Continue Reading
01.07.12
Hoeven Congratulates Bison on NCAA Division 1 FCS Championship Win
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today congratulated the North Dakota State University Bison and coach Craig Bohl on the team's 17 to 6 win over the Sam Houston State Bearkats in the NCAA division 1 FCS championship in Dallas this afternoon. NDSU had a record of 13-1 going into the game. This is the first FCS title game win for the Bison, who moved up to Division I in 2004. Senator Hoeven attended the game today in Frisco, Texas. Representative Rick Berg also attended. "Today, every North Dako… Continue Reading
01.06.12
Delegation Announces More Than $275 Million in Emergency Highway Funding for North Dakota
Washington - Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today announced the awarding of $276,119,862 in federal highway funding to shore up roadways throughout the state that were damaged by floodwaters earlier this year. This is part of more than $316 million North Dakota will receive in federal Emergency Relief (ER) funding, a record for the state, and nearly 25 percent of all federal emergency relief funding to be distributed nationwide. "Flooding in nearly every corner o… Continue Reading
01.06.12
Conrad and Hoeven Wage Friendly Bet With Texas Senators on Upcoming Championship Football Game
Washington - Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven are predicting a Bison victory when North Dakota State University (NDSU) takes on top-seeded Sam Houston State in the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game this Saturday, January 7. The North Dakota Senators applauded the tremendous spirit of Bison fans, alumni and students and said they have placed a friendly wager with their friends and colleagues from Texas, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn. Senator… Continue Reading
12.27.11
Hoeven: Defense Appropriations Bolster National Security, Strengthen Role of Minot Air Force Base
MINOT, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today said federal legislation recently approved by Congress will strengthen America's national security and support a robust role into the future for the Minot Air Force Base. Senator Hoeven serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and was also a conferee on the joint committee that reconciled the Senate and House versions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, which included the defense appropriation. The measure includes funding to suppor… Continue Reading
12.23.11
Delegation, Governor Announce Plan to Move Forward on Devils Lake Rail LIne Project
WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad, Congressman Rick Berg and Governor Jack Dalrymple today announced they have a plan in place to move forward on upgrading the Amtrak-BNSF Railway near Devils Lake. Rising floodwaters in the Devils Lake basin have threatened the rail lines and bridges near Churchs Ferry, forcing Amtrak to suspend service on its Empire Builder line earlier this year. Hoeven spoke Monday with BNSF Railway CEO Matt Rose, who said construction could begin this sprin… Continue Reading
