In Missoula, Montana, three of the five bridges that cross the Clark Fork River are considered structurally deficient.

One of their major concerns... is regarding the safety on U.S. 93.

One of the misnomers on the Keystone Pipeline is it's all Canadian crude.

I think we both agreed the rest of the Federal Government could certainly learn from CSKT how to more effectively manage forests.

It is incredible how tribes will spread their resources thin and they are still better managers of their forests.

I'd appreciate that. You know, tourism is a huge part of our economy in Montana, and that is the major corridor for folks.

These are reasons why other provisions of the Tribal Forest Participation and Protection Act establish a move toward helping get more projects done faster, using tribal authorities, while at the same time and very importantly upholding…

I speak on amendment No. 4260 to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a combatant command. In 1986, Congress passed a law elevating and establishing U.S. Special Operations Command to address…

S. 3014 will require the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to reply in a timely fashion.

I think this would help us manage lands especially bordering our reservations.

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

Aren't you kind of dealing with trying to deal with the ecosystems?

At least around here, it does not matter if we are talking on committees or anywhere else, turf tends to be a big problem.

I want to thank Senator Daines for his work on this bill.

I co-sponsored the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act which would allow wildfires to be treated like other natural disasters.

Wildfire management deserves more attention and ultimately more robust action.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to discuss preventing and responding to wildfire.

We cannot continue to treat wildfires different than any other natural disaster.