John Hoeven: “we are going to need flexibility under these rules if we are going to be able to move forward.”

Rescinding the Roadless Rule will return decision making authority to local land managers who are best positioned to address the needs of our communities.

Today’s meeting was also an opportunity to get input from our ranchers on important priorities we’ve included in the Farm Bill, including better prairie dog management and MCOOL, which we’ve been working to advance for years.

At the same time, we’ve continued working with the DOJ to get this $1.8 million in federal funds to the CVIC. This organization does vital work in the Grand Forks region, serving some of the community’s most vulnerable members," said…

This legislation contains more than 100 bipartisan bills, including provisions I authored that will make a real difference for North Dakota producers, which come in addition to the $12 billion in agriculture assistance we’re working to…