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Ryan Zinke

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Ryan Keith Zinke is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district from 2015 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Zinke was appointed as the Secretary of the Interior under President Donald Trump, serving from March 2017 until January 2019. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as energy development, public land management, and conservation efforts. Zinke has also been involved in various initiatives related to veterans and outdoor recreation.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think all of us would be interested to know what the unintended consequences are on this so we can look at it and see if it adversely affects your mission.

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Feb 29, 2016

I continue to believe that it is paramount that we get this new information and premature for the Department of Interior to make any decisions until new information has been received.

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Feb 24, 2016

The Congress shall have the power to dispose and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or the property belonging to the United States.

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Feb 9, 2016

But it becomes even more of a threat if we don't take action of something.

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Feb 9, 2016

How much of a threat do you think our southern border is for infiltration of weapons of mass destruction, particularly chemical?

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Jan 12, 2016

We in the coal-producing States in the West do pay the majority of AML fees every year, a reminder that Montana and Wyoming have more coal than anyone else in the world. Yet, this language would rip away funding of the AML from our…

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Jan 11, 2016

Since Congress failed to stop the President's Iranian deal, we have watched Iran launch two ICBMs.

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Jan 11, 2016

I do agree with your assessment of ISIS, but I also don't think Al Qaeda is out of the game.

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Dec 2, 2015

To clarify, this amendment does not violate treaty rights, and to suggest it does is disingenuous and false. This is about fairness. It is not about two tribes. It is about fairness of a process. It would be unprecedented for the Army…

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Nov 30, 2015

But would you agree that the imminent threat, the imminent threat, the 5-yard, 5-meter threat, the most damaging threat facing us today would be ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and the non-nation-state terrorist activities?

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Oct 22, 2015

Today I rise in opposition to the President's veto and ask my colleagues to override it. I come before this body not only as a Representative of the great State of Montana, but also a former commander of SEAL Team Six and a former deputy…

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Oct 22, 2015

This week we celebrate National Forest Products Week, and I rise to recognize the important contributions of our wood products across Montana and the country. In my home State alone, we have more than 20 million acres of timber. We have 12…

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