I am working to ensure that we shape the Farm Bill in a way that it provides robust benefits to the western States.

In the great State of Montana, ag is our number one industry.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. Con. Res. 32 Whereas the democracy of the United States is…

I do not care if it is marijuana or sagebrush or thistle or cactus. I do not give a damn so long as it helps them.

We might be able to address some of those issues in the Farm Bill if you can point us in the right direction.

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the remarks I gave at the medal presentation to Joseph William Novotny's family on January 13. 2018, in Glendive, MT. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

on rollcall vote No. 10, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Montana, like much of the United States, is suffering from the rise in human trafficking. I am grateful that Montana's attorney general, Tim Fox, has taken this issue head-on. In fact…

That is an abuse of the Antiquities Act.

the most egregious example that I have seen in my history was the Grand Staircase-Escalante.

Is it fair to say that the bill we are discussing today is a much better reflection of the local voices?

I can filibuster you better than you can filibuster me.

I thank Senator Isakson for his words. I thank the Presiding Officer, who is currently sitting in the chair, for his work on the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I want to talk a little bit about Chairman Isakson before I talk about the Care…

The Mitigating METH Act would make Tribal Nations eligible to be direct grantees of federal opioid funding.

tonight, once again, Congress is proving to the American people that Washington is broken. This bill is not a product of deliberation of the world's most deliberative body. It is a not a product of meaningful public hearings. It is not a…

the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will keep over $700 million per year in Montanans' pockets. That is not a number that I calculated; that came right from the Montana Department of Revenue. And that is just for the individuals in Montana. That…

as a fifth generation Montanan and avid outdoorsman, I know how important public use of our public lands is to Montanans. Many Montanans, including myself, have also had great experiences hunting, fishing, or hiking on approved private…

America lost a hero this week, and I lost a friend. Tim Frable trained at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana and flew missions in a P-51 over Japan during World War II. During one mission, he had to ditch into the Pacific. He and a wing…