Jon Tester

I think it's really important for food security. The folks -- this is a ban against China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, folks who don't want to see us exist anymore as a nation.

I think it’d be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.

I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

I think it's really important for food security. The folks -- this is a ban against China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, folks who don't want to see us exist anymore as a nation.

This has been a phenomenon that we haven't had recently, where we've had other countries that have went into our airspace for the purpose of trying to gather information.

I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.

If that was possible it would already be done.

This has been a rubber stamp Congress so far.

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

Look, everybody told the president, at least most of the people told the president, except the ones he's surrounding with, the tariffs were a bad idea, and he decided to do it.

Well, I think it's really bad. All you got to do is look at the market. But the truth is, is that if you're a businessman, you understand that what you need in the marketplace is certainty.

Was totally figuratively speaking.

No, I don't think so. I think you just got to make sure you know what you're doing, what you stand for and what you've accomplished.

That's because I don't want this race to be nationalized any more than they want it to be nationalized. I'm going to talk about Montana. That's what this race is about.

That's between me and the ballot box.

Not at all. Uh-uh. No. I mean, the case was laid out and I was part of the jury and make the call.

That's between me and a ballot box.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the flexibility.

These are important bills that need to get advanced, and today is the start of that.

This Crow Water bill in front of the Committee today is an excellent example of the good work that the Chairman is doing serving his tribe.

Many years ago, my Native friends told me that water is life, and it is, for all lives.

I think it is a very important piece of legislation.