John Hoeven Quotes

• From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.

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  Country, Veterans Day, War

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• Caring for our seniors is perhaps the greatest responsibility we have. Those who walked before us have given so much and made possible the life we all enjoy.

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  Senior, Responsibility, Caring

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• Nowadays, business is all about productivity - and our folks produce.

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  Produce, Folks, Productivity

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• Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.

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  Pipeline, Way, Truck

  "A blueprint for environment, energy". www.politico.com. April 15, 2012.

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• Businesses must invest in products and people in order to create new wealth.

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  Order, People, Wealth

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• You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

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  Growing, Economy, Taxes

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• 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.

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  Keys, Trying, Development

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• 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.

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  Lying, Reality, United States

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• The fact is, America needs energy and new energy infrastructure, and the Keystone XL pipeline will help us achieve that with good stewardship.

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  America, Energy, Keystone Pipeline

  "A blueprint for environment, energy" by John Hoeven, www.politico.com. April 15, 2012.

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• It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

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  Jobs, Growth, Rising

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• Since 2006, we have surpassed Alaska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and California in oil production to become the second largest oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas. In 2012, North Dakota produced more than 245 million barrels of oil and provided nearly 11 percent of all U.S. output.

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  Alaska, Oklahoma, Texas

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

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  Teamwork, Vitality, Economic

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• The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a growing economy, that's where your revenue growth comes in, not from higher taxes.

  John Hoeven

  Keys, Growth, Reform

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• The irony of environmental opposition to the Keystone XL project is that stopping the pipeline to the U.S. will not stop production in the oil sands of Canada. Instead of coming to the United States, the oil will still be produced and shipped by rail or a pipeline similar to the Keystone XL to Canada's Pacific Coast.

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  Oil, Environmental, Keystone Pipeline

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• We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

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  Moving, Moving Forward, Keep Moving Forward

  "Guerrilla Marketing on the Internet: The Definitive Guide from the Father of Guerrilla Marketing". Book by Jay Levinson, Mitch Meyerson and Mary Eule Scarborough, August 1, 2008.

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• 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.

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  Creating, Reform, Looks

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• 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.

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  America, President, United States

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• Our Keystone legislation received strong bipartisan support in the Senate. Although it didn't receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, 56 senators - a majority - voted in favor of the bill. Despite President Obama's actively lobbying against the bill, we still won the support of 11 Democrats.

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  Strong, Support, President

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• Delayed energy projects and regulatory hurdles to domestic oil production not only cost the United States economy billions of dollars and millions of jobs, but they also stand in the way of an elusive goal: true American energy security.

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  Jobs, Oil, Goal

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• 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.

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  Country, Strong, Understanding

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

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  Moving, Challenges, North Dakota

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• If we're going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we're going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.

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  Jobs, Opportunity, People

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• On Earth Day, we celebrate all the gifts the world and nature make available to us. We recognize our complete dependence on its bounty. And we acknowledge the need for good stewardship to preserve its fruits for future generations.

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  Earth Day, Needs, Generations

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• The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.

  John Hoeven

  Strong, Technology, Carbon Footprint

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