John Hoeven: “We recognize that the Corps has minimized flows going out of the upper Missouri Basin, but more needs to be done.”

Drought conditions are expected to continue throughout the fall and winter, and water levels in Lake Sakakawea will continue to decrease.

Let’s go to the floor, offer up amendments, have robust debate, and get this done for our farmers and ranchers.

This is tremendous news for our coal industry in North Dakota, which has consistently achieved its air quality targets without the need for costly, burdensome federal rules.

That's why I've worked since my time as governor to ensure the EPA approves the state's haze mitigation plan, while pushing back on one-size-fits-all rules that were imposed on our coal producers under the Obama and Biden administrations.