News Releases
Hoeven Pushing Back on Regulatory Blizzard Being Imposed on U.S. Energy Production by Biden Admin
WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven pushed back on harmful policies being advanced by the Biden administration restricting access to taxpayer-owned energy resources and increasing the cost of producing energy in the U.S. The senator stressed how such policies ultimately result in increased prices for consumers, while undermining the economic and national security of the U.S. and its allies. In particular, Hoeven called out the foll… Continue Reading
05.08.24
Hoeven: No Place for Anti-Semitism on College Campuses or Anywhere in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven this week spoke on the Senate floor to call out anti-Semitic protests taking place around the country. Hoeven joined Senator Tim Scott in a colloquy to call for passage of their resolution condemning anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses and pressing officials to take action to protect Jewish students. “The rise of anti-Semitism in our society and particularly what we are seeing on college campuses is deeply troubling. I never thought I would see anti-Semitism … Continue Reading
05.08.24
Hoeven, Peters, Collins Call on Postmaster General to Pause Mail Processing Changes, Ensure No Harm to Local Mail Delivery
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined an effort led by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to pause the implementation of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). The senators outlined the potential impact of moving mail processing out of local communities, like Grand Forks and Bismarck, on … Continue Reading
05.08.24
Hoeven, Bicameral Colleagues Press Senate & House Armed Service Committees to Reject Flawed Air Force Proposal
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven, alongside 81 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues, sent a letter led by Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Jason Crow calling on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposal would ignore precedent by transferring U.S. National Guard units executing space missions to the … Continue Reading
05.07.24
Hoeven to VA Secretary: Continue Working With Community to Develop Enhanced Facilities at Fargo National Cemetery
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, secured a commitment from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough for the VA to continue working with stakeholders in the region to build a Veterans Cemetery Center on the newly purchased land that expands the Fargo National Cemetery from 5 to 35 acres. Hoeven pressed for the VA’s continued support with the upcoming departure of Under Secretary … Continue Reading
05.06.24
Hoeven Honors William S. Gussner Elementary School for Designation as 2023 National Blue Ribbon School
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to the students, educators and families of William S. Gussner Elementary School in honor of their designation as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School. As a special symbol representing the school’s exemplary teaching and learning, the National Blue Ribbon School flag will be displayed along with the U.S. flag presented by Senator Hoeven. This is the second time that Gussner Elementary has received this prestigi… Continue Reading
05.06.24
Hoeven to Interior Secretary: Stop Locking Up Energy Development on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pressed U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Interior Department officials to stop locking up federal lands and blocking energy development and other uses. Specifically, Hoeven pushed back on the Interior Department’s draft North Dakota Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently finalized Public Lands Rule. “We are pushing back on the Inter… Continue Reading
05.03.24
Hoeven Secures American Aviator Act In FAA Reauthorization Bill, Extends Vets2Wings Through Fy28
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today outlined priorities he secured in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation, which passed a preliminary vote of 81-10 in the U.S. Senate on Thursday and needs to be completed by the House and Senate next week, to strengthen the University of North Dakota’s (UND) role as a leader in aviation research, development, training and operations. Hoeven addressed students enrolled in UND’s Vets2Wings program, a pilot training initi… Continue Reading
05.03.24
Hoeven Secures Over $5 Million For CO2 Sequestration & Monitoring at Largest Coal-Based CCUS Project in The World
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced a $5.1 million award to advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) monitoring at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The monitoring and sequestration project, which is being led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), is key to the development of commercially-viable CCUS. Further, the project will advance the expansion of CCUS at the Dakota Gasification Company’s (DGC) Great Plains Synfuels Plant, which would make… Continue Reading
05.03.24
Hoeven, Scott Condemn Campus Antisemitism, Urge Biden Administration to Take Action
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing a resolution to condemn antisemitism on U.S. college campuses and university officials that refuse to take action against antisemitic violence that is endangering Jewish students. The resolution also calls on the Biden administration’s Department of Education to make sure colleges and universities are complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students. “University officials must restore order… Continue Reading
05.02.24
Hoeven, Barrasso Introduce Legislation to Rescind Costly EV Tax Credit
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing legislation to end the federal electric vehicle (EV) and charging stations tax credit. The Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act (S. 4237) stops taxpayer money from subsidizing the purchase of luxury electric vehicles for high-income individuals and corporations. This bill specifically repeals the: $7,500 tax credit for new EVs. Tax credit for purchasing used EVs… Continue Reading
05.02.24
Hoeven, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Protect and Serve Act
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week helped introduce the Protect and Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. The legislation, led by Senator Thom Tillis, is also cosponsored by Senators Tom Cotton, Joe Manchin, Kevin Cramer and Steve Daines. “Each and every day, our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line as they work to protect our communities and keep us safe,” sa… Continue Reading
05.01.24
Hoeven, Cotton to Biden Administration: Protect Jewish Students From Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs
WASHINGTON — Senator John Hoeven and a group of 25 other senators, led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to protect Jewish students being targeted by pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic mobs and to restore order to the college campuses that have been shut down by ongoing protests. “You need to take action to restore order and protect Jewish students on our college campuses,” wrote the senators. “President Biden issued a statemen… Continue Reading
05.01.24
Hoeven, Ricketts, Sullivan Introduce CRA Resolutions to Overturn De Facto EV Mandates
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today helped introduce two bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval to rescind de facto electric vehicle mandates being imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Together, these Biden administration rules would require up to two-thirds of new cars and nearly 40 percent of trucks sold in the U.S. to be electric vehicles (EVs) in eight years. Such fede… Continue Reading
04.30.24
Hoeven: Biden Administration Once Again Undercuts U.S. Energy Security, Imposes Higher Costs on Americans
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized a rule imposing new restrictions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on fossil fuel and related infrastructure projects. The rule runs counter to the law passed by Congress last year to set timelines for federal reviews, including two years for an Environmental Impact Statement (… Continue Reading
04.25.24
Hoeven: NPS to Maintain Wild Horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service (NPS) to maintain the wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). The NPS will immediately terminate its proposed removal of horses at TRNP under the environmental assessment (EA) process initiated in 2022, and as a result, the existing management plan for the wild horses will remain in place. This will allow for a healthy herd of wild horses to be maintained at the park, … Continue Reading
04.25.24
Hoeven Statement on Biden EPA MATS, Power Sector Rules Imposing Costly Regulations on Coal-Fired Electric
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulations aimed at the nation’s power sector. This includes a new Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule that imposes costly and overly-stringent Obama-era regulations on coal-fired electric power plants. When first advanced in 2012, this rule contributed to the closure of numerous power plants before being struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015. Hoeven … Continue Reading
04.23.24
Hoeven Statement on National Security Supplmental
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Congress approved national security supplemental funding legislation. “With increasing unrest around the globe, including Iran’s recent attack on Israel, it’s more important than ever that we stand with Israel as they defend themselves against Hamas. At the same time, I continue to believe that U.S. support for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan should be focused on military … Continue Reading
04.22.24
Hoeven, Colleagues to VA: Provide Non-Opioid Pain Management Options for Veterans
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN), pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to provide veterans with access to non-opioid pain management options through the VA system to help prevent addiction before it starts. “Active-duty service members, veterans, retirees and their families are not immune to the opioid addiction… Continue Reading
04.19.24
Hoeven Statement on FISA
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after voting against legislation to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). “We supported additional reforms to the FISA process that would have further ensured the privacy rights of Americans, however these amendments were blocked. For that reason, I did not support this legislation,” said Hoeven. “Going forward we’ll continue working to protect both the security and civil liberties of Americans.” -###-… Continue Reading
