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.
Thousands of Montana sportsmen and women would have been forced to give up their right to fish and hunt on public lands if Rehberg passed his controversial plan to sell off prime public land to wealthy private owners for rock-bottom prices.
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 campaign of Montana farmer Jon Tester today released clips of key moments in Montana’s first televised U.S. Senate debate.
Montanans deserve answers from Rehberg on questions that he consistently dodges, like these:
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’s plan “would jeopardize hunting and fishing by prioritizing industry’s interests over sound land management,”
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.”
“This is not a made-up issue. This is an unprecedented federal land grab.” –Len Kopec, Augusta
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 […]