John Hoeven: “We feel for those in Canada whose homes and communities are directly impacted by the fires.”

Fundamentally, we want to work with our ranchers to grow our herds.

That’s why we will continue pressing the Corps to do everything it can to conserve water and to reduce flows out of Garrison Dam as much as possible.

We depend on this water for irrigation, and low water levels create real challenges for accessing the lake.

Not only will these efforts increase domestic production of vital resources like fertilizer and critical minerals, but they will help generate the CO2 we need to increase oil production in the Bakken.