On January 5, 2011, John Hoeven was sworn in as North Dakota’s 22nd U.S. Senator, following ten years of service as the state’s governor.
Senator Hoeven’s priorities in the Senate include working to implement national policies similar to the ones driving North Dakota’s economic success. He is committed to creating a business climate that fosters job growth and robust economic activity. Equally important to the senator are measures to reduce the nation’s budget deficits and debt. He believes a commonsense approach that fosters free enterprise and empowers people to innovate and invest will strengthen our national economy and create jobs for our country in a sustainable, ongoing way.
One of the most important challenges we face as a nation is restoring our economy to its pre-pandemic growth. At the same time, we need to focus on reducing our deficit and debt and making the right kind of pro-growth legal, tax and regulatory reforms that will create good jobs and opportunities for all Americans.
For too long, the federal government has stood as an obstacle to economic growth. Government doesn’t create jobs and economic growth; people do. The role of government is to remove obstacles and create a positive business climate that will help spur job creation and economic growth, as we have in North Dakota. If we empower the private sector to invest, innovate and create jobs, we will build a higher standard of living for our citizens.