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Senators John Hoeven and Tammy Duckworth today announced unanimous approval by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the Mental Health in Aviation Act. This bipartisan legislation, which modernizes the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approach to mental health and medical certification, will now move to the full Senate for consideration.
“Our pilots, air traffic controllers and aviation professionals need to maintain their mental health in order to do their jobs …Continue Reading
EMERADO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the formal beginning of the Point Defense Battle Lab at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked with Air Force leadership to advance Grand Forks’ selection for the battle lab, which will test and validate advanced technologies to defend installations from small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) threats. Specifically:

Hoeven made the case to Air Combat…Continue Reading
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire:
“We appreciate that President Trump and his negotiating team have secured this temporary ceasefire with the Iranian regime. This is an important step toward ending the conflict, but we need to remain vigilant. Our objectives are to eliminate Iran’s nuclear weapons program and its ability to threaten our interests and attack our allies. We must maintain pressure on Ir…Continue Reading