{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-statement-after-passage-of-ndaa", "Hoeven Statement After Passage of NDAA", "2020-12-11", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.11.20\n\t\t\t Hoeven Statement After Passage of NDAA \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator Worked to Support ND Defense Priorities, Including Global Hawk Retention, Arctic Mission for GFAFB, Nuclear Modernizations for MAFB\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON  Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after Congress approved the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important North Dakota defense policy priorities. Hoeven worked to include provisions to:\r\n \r\nSupport service members, includingauthorizing a 3 percent pay raise.\r\nRestrict the retirement of the Global Hawkand continue tostand up the Space Force and Arctic missionsimportant to Grand Forks Air Force Base.\r\nProvide continued Nuclear Modernization, includingauthorization for B-52 upgrades, as well as new helicopters and ICBMsat Minot Air Force Base.\r\n \r\nThe NDAA provides important support for our men and women in uniform, including authorizing a 3 percent pay increase. At the same time, we worked to ensure that this legislation bolsters our defense missions in North Dakota, said Hoeven. That includes preventing the retirement of the Global Hawk, which Grand Forks Air Force Base uses to provide vital intelligence and surveillance, and ensuring the Air Force budgets for the Arctic missions. The NDAA keeps advancing nuclear modernization efforts, including important upgrades for the B-52, ICBMs and helicopters used by Minot Air Force Base. As a member of the Defense Appropriations Committee, I'll continue working to provide the funding for these defense authorizations.\r\nNorth Dakota Priorities in the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act\r\nUnmanned Aerial Systems in Grand Forks\r\nHoeven worked to ensure the NDAA supports the UAS missions flown by the Air Force out of Grand Forks, including:\r\n \r\nRestricting the retirement of the Global Hawk. The Air Force must ensure that no intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities are compromised before being allowed to retire any Global Hawks.\r\nRequiring the Air Force to budget for Arctic Missions.Hoeven included a provision requiring the Air Force definehow its next budget will support activities in the Arctic, to ensure the Air Force translates strategic concepts into real capabilities and prevent the U.S. from ceding this critical region to our adversaries.\r\nAuthorizing funding for extreme cold weather research, which is conducted at UND and other universities.\r\n \r\nNuclear Modernization at Minot Air Force Base\r\nThe final FY2021 NDAA continues authorization for nuclear modernization efforts that support the missions at Minot Air Force Base, including:\r\n \r\nAuthorizingupgrades tothe B-52, including the new engine program.\r\nA new nuclear cruise missile, theLong Range Stand Off missile, to replace the Air Launched Cruise Missile carried on the B-52.\r\nAuthorization for thenew cruise missile warheads.\r\n$1.5 billion in funding authority for the newGround-Based Strategic Deterrent(GBSD), the replacement for the Minuteman III.\r\n\r\nHoeven included an amendment to prevent delays in deploying the GBSD. All nuclear weapons must be capable of withstanding electro-magnetic pulses (EMPs). Hoeven's amendment requires the Air Force to report on how the GBSD will be protected from EMPs to keep the replacement on schedule.\r\n\r\n\r\nProhibiting the reduction of ICBMs to any lower than the currently deployed 400 missiles.\r\nAuthorization for areplacement helicopterfor the aging UH-1 helicopters that provide security for the ICBM silos.\r\n \r\nSupport for the North Dakota National Guard    \r\nThe NDAA conference report also provides support for the missions of the North Dakota National Guard, including:\r\n \r\nAuthorizing $108 million topurchase 16 new MQ-9 aircraft and prevent the premature shutdown of the production line.\r\n$17.5M in funding authorization for the119thWing's Consolidated Remote Piloted Aircraft Operations Facility.\r\n \r\nAdditionally the NDAA authorizes operation of theradar warning system at Cavalier Air Force Stationto detect and warn against a Surface-Launched Ballistic Missile attack on North America.\r\n-###-\r\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-statement-after-passage-of-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.421729102730751, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}