Congressman Dennis Rehberg made a mockery of Montanans’ ability to sort fact from fiction during Saturday night’s final U.S. Senate debate when he repeatedly lied about his irresponsible decisions that hurt Montana.
Montanans across the state are opening their local newspapers this week to find full-page ads contrasting Jon Tester’s Montana-first agenda with the wrong priorities of his fellow U.S. Senate candidates, Congressman Dennis Rehberg and Libertarian Dan Cox.
The 30-second ad features Wayne Hirst, a Republican from the hard-hit town of Libby….
Rehberg has voted repeatedly to make it easier for American companies to ship jobs overseas, hurting small businesses across Montana.
Rehberg and his colleagues in the House left this weekend, after failing to pass a Farm Bill during one of the driest seasons in Montana history.
Rehberg holds a leadership position in the U.S. House of Representatives. Last week he told KFBB-TV in Great Falls, Mont., that “Congress needs to stay in session until its work is done. Period.”
Tester: ‘So far, all we’ve gotten is lip service’ BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana farmer Jon Tester today released the following statement in response to failed efforts to convince the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a Farm Bill: “The only holdup of the Farm Bill is the U.S. House, where we are still waiting for […]
“Farmers and ranchers across the nation are battling record drought and reeling from historic wildfires, and agriculture – Montana’s top industry – needs certainty and predictability.”
“If Congressman Rehberg cares about Montana jobs and the men and women who drive our economy, he should pass the bipartisan Farm Bill he blocked instead of golfing and campaigning on radio shows.”
Rehberg belittled Montana’s top industry when he defined ranching as: “Sitting around… trying to keep the cows in the fence and putting water in front of them and such.”
