Political Quotes

“Mr. President, tonight the Senate took a long overdue step forward in finally confirming Congressman Ryan Zinke to be our next Secretary of the Interior. You know, we could have done this on January 20. You see, Ryan Zinke is not a controversial nominee. He is a westerner. He is a Montanan whom we need serving as our next Secretary. Back on January 17, when the Energy and Natural Resources Committee had a hearing on Ryan Zinke's nomination, I detailed for the committee exactly why he is a good fit for this job. Frankly, it is shameful that it took this body this long to move forward on Ryan Zinke's nomination. You see, this is a historic moment for Montana, as Congressman Zinke will be the first Montanan ever to serve in a President's Cabinet. That dates back to statehood in 1889. Back in 1979, there was a junior from Bozeman High School and another junior from Whitefish High School who were both headed to Dillon, MT, for Boys State. They were both Boys State delegates. In fact, the keynote speaker that year was a newly elected U.S. Senator. He had been elected in the fall of 1978. This was June of 1979, at Boys State, and this Senator was named Max Baucus. So 38 years later, that kid from Bozeman was serving on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and that kid from Whitefish was testifying before that very same committee to be the next Secretary of the Interior.…”