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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

What's said in the room stays in the room. OK?

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

the problem is there in North Dakota as well as Montana and it is a serious problem.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

Are those jurisdictional boundaries an impediment from your perspective?

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

I want to apologize that we don't have a Highway Bill done, a 5-year Highway Bill that is paid for and funded.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

I think the key is cooperation between the U.S. Government and our law enforcement officials.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

the direction's not coming from Washington, D.C., Kansas City, or Denver in terms of how to operate.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

So without giving away any trade secrets here, is it flowing from the Mexican border up here or is it flowing to Canada, Mexico to Canada and back through, how's it getting here?

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

I think basically you agree there's a jail shortage, but there's also mental health services and family services and other services that we are short on.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

the beauty of the Project Safe Bakken approach is, Senator Tester, it is not Montana specific, it is not North Dakota, it is regional.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

I want to thank you and I want to thank you all for your testimony.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

Housing is a plumb, if you get this project done, to be able to get them in with rental prices that I assume since this is a joint venture the rental prices will probably be lower than what they are.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

Amen to that, Attorney General. I appreciate you bringing those points up.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

It is something that we need to be working with the BIA and beyond.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

We can not afford to let opportunities escape us.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

Paul, thank you for your testimony; thank you for your work, and I know it's a difficult conundrum, but I think working together we could find some solutions.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2014

Can Sidney grow at this point in time with the sewer that you have?

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