John Hoeven Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“We believe that business is the engine that drives the car. You've got to build your business base. That means creating more jobs, better paying jobs - that's how you raise your standard of living. That's how you raise your quality of life. That's what funds all the other services people want from government.”

“Our single greatest challenge is the ability to move power to markets outside North Dakota.”

“Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.”

“The reality is that nearly 80 percent of the world's purchasing power lies outside the United States, and if we don't tap those markets, others will.”

“If you take a look at Medicare, there are things we could do, not just tort reform but truly reform the whole reimbursement system which will help in terms of reducing costs and creating the right kind of incentives for savings.”

“One of the key things that we did at Bank of North Dakota that I worked to try to do with our state economic development is make sure we are customer-service oriented.”

“President Roosevelt's leadership put the world on notice that the United States of America - with the freest, most dynamic economy the world had ever seen - was open for business.”

“Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline.”