Jobs and the Economy

Minnesotans believe in hard work, fair play, and personal responsibility. We believe that no matter where you come from, if you work hard, you can achieve your dreams, give the gift of education to your children, and have security in your later years.
My grandpa was a miner, working 1,500 feet underground in the iron ore mines in Ely. He didn’t graduate from high school, but he and my grandma saved money in a coffee can in the basement to send my dad and his brother to college. My dad went on to be a sportswriter and a newspaper columnist. My mom was a second-grade teacher who, at age 70, was still teaching a classroom of 30 second graders. I grew up in a middle-class suburban neighborhood, and I knew I’d always have to work hard to get where I wanted to go.
I'm committed to working for economic policies that benefit all Americans and give everyone an opportunity to succeed. This means having a laser focus on jobs, wages, affordable health care, education, child care, family leave, housing, and retirement, in addition to infrastructure, homegrown energy, and fiscal responsibility.
Exports and imports are important to the success of Minnesota’s consumers, farmers, businesses, and workers. Our state’s economy depends on strong trade relationships, particularly with Canada and Mexico—our largest trading partners. That’s why I have worked to undo the Trump administration’s across-the-board tariffs—especially those placed on our neighbors and partners—which will only raise prices, hurt businesses, and put jobs on the line. Instead, we should be working with our allies to ensure a level playing field while protecting American jobs and industries, including the use of targeted tariffs to take on our adversaries, such as those used by the previous Trump, Biden, and Obama administration to counter China’s steel dumping.
We need big economic goals, long-term vision, and job growth—a competitive agenda for America. We need to be a country that thinks, that invents, that makes stuff, and that exports to the world. Minnesota has always been a national leader in innovation and now more than ever innovation will be the key to moving our economy forward.
As Minnesota’s U.S. senator, I will continue to focus on these priorities:
As Minnesota’s U.S. senator, I’ve been working hard to move our economy forward while standing up for all Americans: