John Hoeven

a powerful nor'easter is closing in on the east coast millions from the carolinas to boston are on alert for flooding and winds topping 60 miles an hour on north carolina's outer banks parts of highway 12 are already badly damaged along the virginia coast entire neighborhoods are underwater and in the pacific tropical storm nolo has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches hawaii's big island some areas could see nearly three feet of rain President Trump's top economic advisors are now studying a short-term ban on diesel exports.

Republican Senator John Hoeven told Bloomberg the analysis is led by Kevin Hassett, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett, and Trade Representative Jameson Greer.

JP Morgan analysts say a 30-day halt could knock diesel down from about $6.50 a gallon to $4.70 within two weeks, at least at first.

But dozens of business groups, including grocery store trade groups, are urging the president not to do it, saying a ban would only raise prices in the long run.

Producers want to know whether Congress can get a bill across the finish line this year and what help it could bring to their operations.

Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, a member of the Senate Ag Committee, joins me now.

Senator, thank you so much for being with us today.

And you were at that table when the farm bill cleared the Senate Ag Committee.

All right.

Let's pause right there.

And on the other side of the break, we'll continue our conversation with Senator Hoeven.

We'll be right back.

Um, and these are all self-inflicted wounds by Donald Trump.

You see Senator Hoeven said, others who are trying to distance, distance themselves from Trump, but they backed him for so long.

Mm-hmm.

Voters don't buy it.

Two North Dakota Republicans are introducing bicameral legislation aimed at improving healthcare and saving Medicare costs in hyper-rural America.

Senator John Hoeven and Representative Julie Fedorchak said the bill would extend by five years the Frontier Community Health Integration Project.

The program develops and tests healthcare delivery and reimbursement models for critical access hospitals, which are, quote, "lifelines for rural families," Fedorchak says.

Co-sponsors of the Senate bill are GOP Senators Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Tim Schahinger of, uh... and Steve Davis, both of Montana.

going back to school after a long break.

So McConnell quietly says aye, meaning yes, as GOP Senator John Hoeven leans over and tells him no multiple times.

A staffer then intervened and Chairman John Bruisman reinforced McConnell's aye vote as the bill advanced 12-11 along party lines.

Hoeven's office says he initially misunderstood what the committee was voting on.