John Hoeven North Quotations

We have the resources and technology to produce more energy than we consume and break our long-standing dependence on foreign sources of oil. All we need is the will. In fact, there's a path to follow, one that North Dakota blazed over the last decade by building a comprehensive energy plan we called Empower North Dakota.

We targeted five industries for growth, industries where we have natural advantages in North Dakota: value-added agriculture, advanced manufacturing, technology-based businesses, energy and tourism. We worked very hard to grow all those businesses, and that's what's happening.

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

A day may come when we ask the people of North Dakota to allow us to serve them in a different capacity, but that time is not now,

North Dakota and America owe a great deal to the men and women who work the land and ensure that our foods are safe, affordable, and of a quality unequaled anywhere in the world.

North Dakota farmers and shippers need the railroad, and the BNSF reaps substantial revenue from agriculture, ... We continue to urge BNSF in the strongest possible terms, to enhance service and rates to meet market demand for all shipment sizes.

North Dakota is helping with the relief efforts and we will continue to provide more assistance,

North Dakotans have opened their wallets, their homes and their hearts to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, ... We want to make sure that all evacuees who arrive in North Dakota by any means get the essential services they need while they are here.