Issue Position: Creating Jobs for South Dakota is a Priority
Issue Position
I've had the honor of spending most of my life serving our great country in uniform, including in combat. While that's a non-traditional way of earning a paycheck by some accounts, it's taught me that freedom comes in many forms -- and they are all important. The ability to put food on the table and a roof over your family is central to who we are as a nation. And right now the politicians in Washington are going into yet another year of putting politics before people -- fighting among themselves, fighting to see who can get to the TV cameras first, fighting about who fights better -- rather than actually focusing on create more good jobs with good benefits.
That's why as our next member of Congress I'll make creating jobs for South Dakota a priority. I'll support small businesses by helping to level the playing field for them. And I'll address the federal deficit by doing more than holding press conferences. I'll fight for much-needed improvements to critical infrastructure, fullly support the use of solar and wind energy to help keep our environment safe while helping create new green jobs right here in South Dakota.
Incumbent Kristi Noem, instead of pushing to create new jobs in South Dakota, has created a record during her two terms in Washington that allows her to now be identified as one of the most reliable "rubber stamps" for her political party. According to Open Congress and other sources, Rep. Noem votes with the National Republican Party more than 95% of the time. When I was in the military we didn't ask people which party they most often agreed with before protecting their freedom. And when I'm traveling across South Dakota and talking to families still out of work, they don't ask what political party a good idea comes from.
Frankly, I believe most South Dakota families and small businesses are as tired of the partisan gridlock in Washington as I am. It's time to put South Dakota values, and South Dakota jobs, ahead of D.C. politics as usual.
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