My colleague from Arizona is correct. My provisions in the Defense appropriations legislation states that the Department of Defense has the funding needed to elevate Cyber Command to a combatant command this year. We cannot wait for our…

2 weeks ago, when I held events across Montana to finally welcome our Vietnam veterans home and present them with the 50th Anniversary Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin, many of these veterans were surprised to find out that the same UH-1…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $80,000,000)''. Page 26, line 22, after the…

I thank the chairman and his staff for the hard work they have done in helping me to bring this to the floor. It was a learning experience for all of us. I thank the gentleman for his efforts and work. I also thank the Vietnam veterans…

I think we strike the right balance with the Safe Pipes Act.

the atrocity that occurred this past weekend in Orlando, FL, was an attack on every American, and my deepest condolences are with the victims and the families of this appalling attack. I am grateful for our law enforcement and the first…

I ask unanimous consent that Max DiPietro, an Air Force Fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I wish to associate myself with the remarks of the junior Senator from Montana. I appreciate his coming to the floor today. I rise today with a heavy heart. Since I first heard the horrible news about the senseless act of terrorism in…

I rise to speak on amendment No. 4251. I have filed the amendment; I have not yet requested it to be made pending. I would like to see this amendment move through. It seeks to remove the President's authority to deny troops their mandated…

We appreciate that both Senator Tester and then Congressman Daines sent letters to Interior expressing concerns about HFPAS.

It is not about me and him fighting. It is about our people at home. We represent those people.

The bottom line is we need to be thinking beyond just where the boundaries are.

FRA staff has also been in communication with Senator Daines' staff to provide the appropriate Amtrak contacts.

You are the first Secretary of Transportation to ever step foot on the reservation there.

I think it shows how important tribal sovereignty is that tribes know best how to manage their own lands.

It was not so much TFPA authority issues. It was an implementation issue?

Well, that's good news, getting them through almost in block. If you would take a look at adding the Russell Street Bridge in Missoula to that list, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Montana tribes know all too well how the health of nearby Federal lands impact tribal lands.