Hoeven Backs Big Bill

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – Amid national controversy over Congress’ “big, beautiful bill,” U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., promised the legislation will bring tax relief to North Dakota residents.

The nearly 1,000-page bill was approved in the Senate on Tuesday.

Hoeven and other Republican members of Congress have cheered the bill for its tax cuts, protections for farmers and investment into immigration enforcement and deportations.

Hoeven highlighted that the Senate version of the bill will reduce taxes by more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years. Higher-income Americans and corporations would see the largest tax cuts, though both chambers’ packages also propose tax reductions on tips.

“These are the fundamentals that make our state stronger,” he said at a Wednesday press conference with Gov. Kelly Armstrong in Bismarck. “Now we’re getting these things implemented at the federal level.”